The German men's biathlon team disappointed in the sprint on Friday.
On Saturday the women want to do better and get their first World Cup medals.
The Biathlon World Cup * will take place from February 10 to 21 in Pokljuka, Slovenia.
The men experienced a debacle in the sprint over 10 km * on Friday.
The women will start the sprint (7.5 km) on Saturday from 2.30 p.m.
We accompany the race in the live ticker.
Update, 2 p.m.:
In half an hour the Czech Marketa Davidova will start as the first starter, Denise Herrmann starts in seventh, Franziska Preuss follows in fifteenth.
Janina Hettich will start the race as 33rd, Vanessa Hinz as 37th of the 60 participants.
Update from February 13th, 1:43 p.m.:
At the Biathlon World Cup in Pokljuka, Slovenia, the four DSV athletes want the first medals after the disappointment with the men on Friday.
But the competition is fierce, in addition to the star biathlete Tirill Eckhoff from Norway and the Swede Hanna Öberg, the French Anais Chevalier-Bouchet and Julia Simon are also among the favorites.
Biathlon World Cup in Pokljuka: DSV athletes around Preuss and Herrmann want to do better than the men
Update from February 13th, 1:16 p.m.:
Just over an hour until the women's sprint at the Biathlon World Cup.
Can the German women prevail against the favorites from Norway?
From 2.30 p.m. Franziska Preuß, Denise Herrmann, Janina Hettich and Vanessa Hinz will fight for the podium for Germany.
Update from February 13, 12.47 p.m.:
The DSV athletes want to cause a sensation today from 2.30 p.m. in the sprint over 7.5 kilometers.
The German favorites are Franziska Preuß and Denise Herrmann, but especially the Norwegians Tiril
Eckhoff and Marte Olsbu Röiseland are already looking at the medals.
The Scandinavians are ahead after winning the mixed relay, Röiseland is even going into the competition as defending champion.
Biathlon World Cup in Pokljuka: The DSV men disappoint in the sprint
1. Martin Ponsiluoma (SWE) |
24: 41.1 |
2. Simon Desthieux (FRA) |
+11.2 |
3. Emilien Jaquelin (FRA) |
+12.9 |
Update from February 12, 3:42 p.m.:
At this point we end the live ticker.
A few ski hunters are still out on the track, but nothing will change at the top.
The Swede Martin Ponsiluoma takes gold, the two French Simon Desthieux and Emilien Jaquelin take silver and bronze.
The favored Norwegians brought four runners into the top 10, but missed the podium.
The DSV team experienced a real debacle in the first individual decision at the Biathlon World Cup in Pokljuka.
It was still reasonably okay on the track, but the worm was inside when shooting, especially when standing.
Arnd Peiffer was still the best German with two penalties and 35th place.
Erik Lesser did not even finish in the top 60 and thus has a break in the pursuit on Sunday.
"That was a sad achievement," said Lesser on ARD, wondering why he is "part of this World Cup team." Tomorrow, starting at 2:30 pm, women will have the chance to do better.
3.40 p.m.:
Only the best 60 runners qualify for the pursuit on Sunday, which could still be tight for Erik Lesser, who is currently in 57th place.
3:32 p.m.:
Johannes Kühn
crosses
the finish line almost two minutes behind.
The man from Passau has the tenth best running time, but his four mistakes in standing shooting were his undoing.
3:26 p.m
.: What a drama!
Simon Desthieux overtook his French compatriot Jaquelin by a hair's breadth from second place.
So it is clear that no Norwegian is on the podium!
3:25 p.m.:
Madness!
Johannes Dale ousted his Norwegian compatriot Thingnes Boe by a tenth of third place.
Second shooting Kühn:
The German takes a long time to concentrate and then misses the first two targets, and he does not hit the last two either.
Four penalty loops - that hurts.
The German ski hunters did not manage at all in standing shooting today.
First shooting Kühn:
The Passauer stays cool and stays flawless when prone.
There is still something going on!
3:12 p.m.:
Benedikt Doll crosses the finish line a long way behind Ponsiluoma - 1: 43.7 minutes are missing on the top.
Second shooting Lesser:
Like Peiffer, the 32-year-old missed two targets while standing and robbed himself of all hopes for a medal.
3:06 p.m.:
Arnd Peiffer
crosses
the finish line, but the gap is large - 1.37 minutes.
3:05 p.m.:
The fourth and last German Johannes Kühn is on the way.
Second shooting Doll:
The 2017 world champion again misses two targets.
With four penalty loops in his luggage, he is unfortunately hopelessly behind.
First shooting Lesser:
The DSV ace shows no nakedness and confidently clears all five targets.
That gives hope for more.
2:58 p.m.:
Ponsiluoma is in the goal!
The Swede is clearly in the lead.
It is now time to beat him.
Biathlon World Cup in the live ticker: men's sprint in Pokljuka - Peiffer fails
Second shooting Peiffer:
How annoying!
While standing, Peiffer missed the first target and the last didn't want to fall either.
That's two tough penalty loops.
First shooting Doll:
Oh, that's bitter.
Benedikt Doll also has to go twice to the penalty loop.
2:51 p.m.:
Thingnes Boe shoots two tickets and has to go to the penalty loops.
2:50 p.m.:
Ponsiluoma remains flawless in the second shooting.
The Swede is considered the best runner in the field after Thingnes Boe.
Has he already got a medal?
First shooting Peiffer:
Very good series from Arnd Peiffer, the Olympic champion clears all the targets and does not have to go into the penalty loop.
This puts him in the top group.
If he stays clear in the second shooting, he'll have a medal today.
2.45 p.m.:
With Benedikt Doll, the second German has also started.
2.44 p.m.:
With Johannes Thingnes Boe, the top favorite is also on the route.
Arnd Peiffer is now six seconds behind Boe's brother Tarjei.
2.42 p.m.:
After the first runner in the prone shooting, the Swede Ponsiluoma leads in front of Hofer and Eliseev.
Compared to the other times, however, these intermediate times are of little significance.
2.39 p.m.:
Now Arnd Peiffer
gets started
.
The 2018 Olympic sprint champion has already been on the podium twice this season and is probably the hottest DSV iron in the fire today.
2.36 p.m.:
The defending champion Alexander Loginov starts the sprint with start number 12.
Start
: The Estonian Kalev Ermits is the first to go on the trail.
The Austrian Lukas Hofer, who is one of the favorites, takes up the chase.
Update from February 12, 2:20 p.m.:
In just under ten minutes
, things
are slowly getting serious for German ski hunters.
Arnd Peiffer will start the race in the sprint with starting number 18.
A total of 104 biathletes are fighting for the first individual medals at this World Cup.
Meanwhile, Peiffer shoots himself warm.
Biathlon World Cup in the live ticker: Men's sprint in Pokljuka - Doll wants to get started
Update from February 12, 1:35 p.m.:
In just under an hour, the German men will start their first individual race at the Biathlon World Cup.
Benedikt Doll
can hardly wait for his delayed start to the World Cup after he did not get a chance in the mixed relay.
"I've trained here for four days now, and at some point you don't feel like just training here, you want to run a race again," said the 2017 world champion before the sprint in Pokljuka, Slovenia.
First report from February 11th:
Pokljuka - The German biathlon team * is looking to make amends after the failed World Cup kick-off in the mixed relay.
The first chance for the men arises on Friday in the sprint, on Saturday the women follow suit.
Biathlon World Cup in the live ticker: Men's sprint in Pokljuka - Peiffer and Lesser highly motivated
After the disappointing seventh place in the mixed relay, the DSV team * around Arnd Peiffer and Erik Lesser want to get back on the road to success in the ten-kilometer sprint *.
“It's another chance to do better,” Lesser told the SID, “a completely different race.” In the relay, starting runner Lesser passed after three spare rounds in 17th place with an enormous deficit of more than a minute.
Sprint Olympic champion Peiffer worked much better with just one spare, which is why he was “not dissatisfied” with his performance.
But Peiffer also lost valuable seconds in terms of running.
That should change with the sprint over ten kilometers.
What the German ski hunters might like: On the Pokljuka plateau, temperatures of up to minus 17 degrees Celsius are predicted in the coming nights, which should make cross-country skiing on a compact surface much easier.
In any case, Lesser is fully motivated in the first individual race in the title fights in Slovenia.
"If I do what I can on Friday, it will look better," said the veteran.
He knows that he “actually has it”.
Biathlon World Cup in the live ticker: Sprint in Pokljuka - women's quartet stands
Just like Peiffer, who finished third in the last World Cup sprint in Oberhof a month ago.
In addition to the relay duo, Benedikt Doll, after all sprint world champion of 2017, and Johannes Kühn, who recently recommended himself with EM bronze in the sprint, will also start in the World Cup.
The top favorites for gold are again the Norwegian dominators around Johannes Thingnes Bö and Sturla Holm Lägreid.
In the previous six World Cup sprints, a Norwegian has always been at the top of the podium.
But the DSV athletes also hope for precious metal after the stuttering start.
On Saturday the women will start their first individual race at this World Cup.
Franziska Preuß *, Denise Herrmann *, Janina Hettich and Vanessa Hinz * will then start in the sprint over 7.5 kilometers.
Kühn and Hinz had narrowly missed the DSV World Cup norm, but still recommended themselves with good performances for a start in the title fights in Slovenia.
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