Biathlon World Cup live today: women's singles in Ruhpolding - will the power line hold up?
Created: 01/12/2023 13:06
By: Antonio Jose Riether
Olympic champion Denise Herrmann-Wick finished seventh in the pursuit in Pokljuka.
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On Thursday, the German biathletes will start another attempt to reach the podium in the individual race.
The live ticker for the competition in Ruhpolding.
Biathlon World Cup 2022/2023: The
15 km individual race for women
is coming up in Ruhpolding .
The German hopes rest on Olympic champion
Denise Herrmann-Wick
.
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Ruhpolding – Just one day after the chaotic men's individual race in Ruhpolding, which was overshadowed by a power failure in the stadium, the women will start.
On Thursday afternoon, the individual over 15 kilometers is on the program, in the Chiemgau Arena the German Olympic champion Denise Herrmann-Wick wants to achieve a better result than in the pursuit race.
Biathlon World Cup: women's singles in Ruhpolding in the live ticker - Herrmann-Wick as a German hope
On Saturday Herrmann-Wick was only seventh in Pokljuka, Slovenia, while the 34-year-old from Aue-Bad Schlema fell short of expectations.
The Swede Elvira Öberg won the pursuit over ten kilometers.
This time, too, the 23-year-old is one of the favorites.
The South Tyrolean Dorothea Wierer and the French overall World Cup leader Julia Simon are to be expected, both ended up on the podium behind Öberg on Saturday.
The Czech biathlete Marketa Davidova is also one of the contenders for the podium as a good shot.
Biathlon: The German women's squad for the 2022/23 season
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Biathlon World Cup: Women's singles over 15 kilometers - six DSV starters in Ruhpolding
There are still about four weeks until the home World Championships in Oberhof, which is why the German ski hunters want to show themselves all the more.
In addition to the experienced Denise Herrmann-Wick, 25-year-old Vanessa Voigt, who is considered a good shooter, and Anna Weidel, who is one year older, will start the race.
25-year-old Sophia Schneider, Juliane Frühwirt (24) and Janina Hettich-Walz (26) complete the six-man DSV team in the individual competition.
The process of the individual race is quite simple.
The longest competition in women's biathlon is heavily influenced by the hits of the respective athletes due to four stops at the shooting range.
There is a penalty minute for each mistake, the ski hunters can no longer compensate for too many missed shots on the track.
So it will depend above all on the good shooters.
(ajr)
