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By: Tobias Ruf
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Biathlon: Julia Kink at the shooting range.
The 20-year-old from WSV Aschau is competing in her second World Cup in Canmore.
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The 2023/24 Biathlon World Cup continues on Thursday.
The final women's sprint takes place in Canmore, Canada.
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Canmore - The
Biathlon World Cup is entering the home stretch
.
After a long season, the last races will be held in Canada.
On Thursday the women will start in the sprint from 5:40 p.m.
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From an international perspective, the last women's sprint of the biathlon winter is
of multiple importance.
The overall World Cup is still open, and the Sprint World Cup has not been decided either.
For the German team, it's primarily about a good feeling at the end of the season.
Biathlon in the live ticker today: Best DSV sprinter is missing - three talents want to recommend themselves
The German Ski Association is entering the race with six athletes over 7.5 kilometers with two shooting stages each.
With
Franziska Preuß, the strongest sprinter of the winter is out
, a podium finish would be a big surprise.
Janina Hettich-Walz, Vanessa Voigt, Sophia Schneider, Johanna Puff, Selina Grotian and Julia Kink are at the start.
The German biathletes are putting a lot of talent
into the last three
.
Grotian (19 years old), Kink (20) and Puff (21) want to be in the foreground again at the World Cup in Canada and recommend themselves sustainably for next winter.
Biathlon today in the live ticker: Thrilling battle for the overall World Cup
The basis for this is a good sprint on Thursday.
The results are the basis for the pursuer on Saturday.
In addition, only the top 25 of the overall World Cup and the five best athletes of the current World Cup who are not in the top 25 are allowed to take part in the final mass start on Sunday.
Voigt and Hettich-Walz are sure to take part in the mass start
, the remaining DSV women have to qualify via sprint and pursuit.
The focus at the first race in wintry Canada is on the big stars of the scene.
Three races remain,
three women have the best cards in the fight for the overall World Cup
.
Norwegian Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold leads with 73 points ahead of Italian Lisa Vittozzi.
Justine Braisaz-Bouchet from France is only ten points behind Vittozzi and she is also still within striking distance.
The
Sprint World Cup will be decided on Thursday
.
Here there is a duel between Tandrevold and Braisaz-Bouchet.
The Norwegian is 18 points ahead of the Frenchwoman.
There are 90 points for a win, 75 for second place and 60 for third.
In the further points system, the gaps become significantly smaller.
Excitement is guaranteed, in addition to the three contenders for overall victory, Lou Jeanmonnot, Julia Simon and Elvira Öberg are also high on the favorites list.
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The races at the World Cup in Canmore are
part of the official World Cup
.
The races will be held as part of the calendar for the 23/24 season.
All results are included in the overall rankings for women and men.
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