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Biathlon World Cup: surprise victory in women's singles - next German disappointment

2021-02-16T21:22:41.599Z


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.


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.

Biathlon World Cup in the live ticker: The women's singles

1. Davidova (CZE)

42: 27.7

2. Oeberg (SWE)

+ 27.9

3. Tandrevold (NOR)

+1: 00.3

>>> UPDATE <<<

1:26 p.m.:

At this point we end the live ticker.

The podium should be up - Davidova ahead of Oeberg and Tandrevold.

We will submit the final result later.

1:21 p.m.:

The Swiss Selina Gasparin

crosses

the finish line - she is a few seconds faster than Franziska Preuss, who has now slipped to sixth place.

1:14 p.m.:

Some medal hopes are still on the way.

The Norwegian Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold currently has really good chances.

She is the new third, Franziska Preuss slips to fifth place.

Biathlon World Cup: Marketa Davidova wins gold in women's singles

1:07 p.m.:

And here comes the new world champion!

Marketa Davidova hits all 20 targets and crosses the finish line with a lead of almost 28 seconds.

It's her first world title!

With that she throws Franziska Preuss off the podium, what a shame.

It will now be passed on gradually.

1 p.m .:

Lisa Theresa Hauser takes second place, so Franziska Preuss should soon fall out of the medal ranks.

Is Denise Herrmann still running in front?

Vanessa Hinz is now at the finish - three mistakes, now she is fourteenth.

For Denise Herrmann it is no longer enough as a surprise, she crosses the finish line in seventh place.

Fourth shooting (Hinz, Herrmann, Hammerschmidt):

Denise Herrmann attacks again!

Zero mistakes in the last shooting, what's in there?

Another one will probably win - namely Marketa Davidova!

Strong appearance of the Czech.

12.50 p.m.:

And that could be a medal!

Hanna Oeberg completed her last shooting with zero mistakes.

Ida Lien, however, affords two penalty minutes.

Lisa Theresa Hauser also, bitter for the Austrian!

Franziska Preuß is now at the finish, just under six seconds ahead of Dorothea Wierer!

Is there still something going on?

Third shooting (Hinz, Herrmann, Hammerschmidt):

Vanessa Hinz also makes a mistake - she falls significantly behind.

Denise Herrmann and Maren Hammerschmidt stay clear.

Fourth shooting (Preuss):

Dorothea Wierer makes another mistake, that will probably not be enough for the Italian.

And Franziska Preuss?

She needs all five discs here!

But she makes a mistake, that will probably not work with a medal.

12.44 p.m.:

It's getting exciting.

One or the other medal candidate is now emerging.

The Austrian Lisa Theresa Hauser is also very strong.

Second shooting (Hinz, Herrmann, Hammerschmidt):

A mistake for Vanessa Hinz and Denise Herrmann - bitter!

Maren Hammerschmidt clears all five of them.

In terms of running, however, she cannot keep up.

Biathlon World Cup in the live ticker: Franziska Preuss with a strong performance

Third shooting (Preuss):

Is there anything else going on for Franziska Preuss?

In the third shooting she is clear!

Dorothea Wierer has meanwhile made the first mistake.

Ida Lien is currently the most popular.

The Norwegian takes the lead.

12.33 p.m.:

Hanna Oeberg has delivered a great race so far, the Swede is one of the big contenders for victory here.

Can the German biathletes still provide a surprise?

So far, only Vanessa Hinz is flawless.

ARD expert Magdalena Neuner said before the race: “You can get over a mistake.” After two mistakes it gets tight.

First shooting (Hinz, Herrmann, Hammerschmidt):

Vanessa Hinz stays clear, Denise Herrmann and Maren Hammerschmidt each get a penalty minute.

Second shooting (Preuss):

Wierer continues to accelerate and hits everything in the first standing shooting!

Again she stops before the last shot, again it takes a long time - but the target falls.

And then it is Franziska Preuss's turn.

What a shame, a mistake!

That means a penalty minute.

12.22 p.m.:

Denise Herrmann and Maren Hammerschmidt are now also on track.

Biathlon World Cup in the live ticker: German sensation in Pokljuka?

12.20 p.m.:

Vanessa Hinz is now also on the track.

So the Germans are gradually getting into the race.

Franziska Preuß is fourth, currently eleven seconds behind the leaders.

But the race is still long.

First shooting (Preuss):

Lisa Vittozzi is at the shooting range.

Two mistakes at the beginning - that means: two minutes penalty!

There are 60 seconds on top per error.

And now the favorites are slowly coming in.

Anais Chevalier-Bouchet makes a mistake.

And Linn Persson?

She does it better!

The Swede is considered a top shooter and clears all five targets.

Dorothea Wierer immediately followed suit and Franziska Preuß did a great job too - five hits!

12:05 p.m.:

And let's go!

Franziska Preuß, Vanessa Hinz, Denise Herrmann and Maren Hammerschmidt - those are the German hopes for a medal.

Lisa Vittozzi has opened the race, Preuss will then enter with starting number twelve.

12 noon:

Pokljuka is crackling!

There were still no German medals at the Biathlon World Cup.

In a few minutes the ladies will start their next attempt.

15 kilometers in individual - let's go!

11.35 a.m.: It starts in

half an hour!

Who has their nerves under control in Pokljuka?

There was an upset beforehand: five positive coronavirus tests!

As the world association IBU announced on Tuesday, these are exclusively people from the media sector.

Athletes are not affected.

A total of 2100 tests have been carried out at the peak of the season for ski hunters, nine of which were positive.

Ricco Groß, the coach of the Austrian men, was one of them.

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.

(epp with dpa and sid) * merkur.de is part of the Ippen editorial network.

Source: merkur

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