The Biathlon World Cup in Pokljuka has not yet gone well for the German athletes.
Will it work out individually with a medal?
The women's race in the live ticker.
In the first two disciplines at the Biathlon * World Championships there were no German medals yet.
The hope is now on the individual competition - on Tuesday (12:05 p.m.) the women will follow, on Wednesday (2:30 p.m.) the men will follow.
We are in the live ticker for both races.
>>> UPDATE <<<
Update from February 16, 9:56 a.m.:
The women's singles at the Biathlon World Cup will start here in around two hours!
What's in it for the Germans?
We are already excited.
Biathlon World Cup in Pokljuka in the live ticker - women's singles on Tuesday
First report from February 15, 1:12 p.m .:
Pokljuka - The German men would probably prefer to forget the first part of the Biathlon World Cup.
The historically poor result in the sprint and the pursuit wasn't just Erik Lesser's cause for concern.
"I'm really ashamed," he said, sobering after his 66th place in the sprint.
It went better with the women - but the big hit also failed to materialize.
Franziska Preuß * came fifth in the pursuit and feels “in the flow”.
According to her own statements, she was “never in better shape at the season finale.
A medal is definitely the goal, ”she says.
Biathlon World Cup in Pokljuka: German men with a disaster start - Preuss is aiming for a medal
The gentlemen are miles away from medals - the pressure is great.
Despite the severe setbacks, national coach Mark Kirchner also tried to be confident after a crisis meeting.
"We will start from scratch on Wednesday, so we want to prove that we belong to the best nations", emphasized Kirchner.
In biathlon in particular, things can "turn very quickly".
Especially at the shooting range, little or nothing has worked so far.
The DSV men allowed themselves 29 (!) Mistakes in six inserts.
Four to five medals had actually been targeted, now it seems that the women are mainly responsible for this.
Besides Preuss, Denise Herrmann * and Vanessa Hinz * are also in good shape.
Biathlon World Cup in Poklyuka: German medal in individual?
"We are up front as a team, that could look completely different," said women head coach Kristian Mehringer.
“Unfortunately we haven't won the medal yet.” It should now work out individually.
We'll be in the live ticker on Tuesday from 12 noon.
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