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Biathlon: Johannes Thingnes Boe will open the chase.
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The 2023/24 Biathlon World Cup continued on Saturday.
At the World Cup in Canada there was a decision in the overall World Cup for men and a preliminary decision for women.
Canmore - The
penultimate day of the 2023/24 biathlon season
is upon us.
On Saturday things really get going in Canmore, Canada.
The women started in pursuit, which brought with it a preliminary decision in the overall World Cup.
For the men,
Johannes Thingnes Boe didn't miss a beat
and was able to celebrate three times.
Johannes Thingnes Boe has won the overall World Cup in biathlon for the fifth time
.
On Saturday, the Norwegian made everything clear in the pursuit over 12.5 kilometers.
The 30-year-old also won the discipline ranking.
Biathlon on Saturday: German material is causing problems again
Boe, who had won the sprint on Friday, started with a big lead over his last rival of the season.
He had three penalties and won ahead of
Sebastian Samuelsson from Sweden and Eric Perrot
from France.
The best German was
Philipp Nawrath in eleventh place
in sunny conditions .
The German athletes once again had major problems with the material as the snow melted.
Nawrath only made one mistake.
The strong runner had no chance on the route.
Biathlon in Canada: Strelow strong at the shooting range, Riethmüller falls behind
Justus
Strelow hit all 20 targets
and made it into the top 20 in 15th place. Philipp Horn also achieved this, coming in 17th with two errors.
Danilo Riethmüller was on course for the top ten for a long time, then fell back to 23rd place.
Benedikt Doll (26th), Johannes Kühn (28th) and Roman Rees (29th) crossed the finish line with similar distances.
Biathlon on Saturday: The final standings in the men's pursuit
1. Johannes Thingnes Boe (Norway) |
34:38.0 minutes / 3 penalties |
2. Sebastian Samuelsson (Sweden) |
+ 11.2/1 |
3. Eric Perrot (France) |
+11.6/1 |
11. Philipp Nawrath (Germany) |
+ 2:01.5 / 1 |
15. Justus Strelow (Germany) |
+ 2:15.1 / 0 |
17. Philipp Horn (Germany) |
+ 2:24.5 / 2 |
23. Danilo Riethmüller (Germany) |
+ 2:59.2 / 2 |
26. Benedikt Doll (Germany) |
+ 3:10.4 / 3 |
28. Johannes Kühn (Germany) |
+ 3:21.5 / 5 |
29. Roman Rees (Germany) |
+ 3:22.8 / 2 |
Biathlon on Saturday: Vittozzi strikes three times - DSV women convince
Lisa Vittozzi
took the lead in the overall World Cup in the penultimate race of the biathlon season.
On Saturday, the Italian in pursuit of Canmore again achieved the maximum points and struck on three levels.
The 29-year-old took the
day's victory, won the pursuit classification and took over the yellow jersey
from the overall leader.
Before the race she was seven points behind Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold.
But
the Norwegian made a mistake again
and lost a lot of points with 19th place.
The last race of the season is on Sunday, Vittozzi is 61 points ahead and is therefore clearly the favorite.
The Italian opened the 10-kilometer race with four shooting stages and always remained at the top.
She was chased by several French women.
Lou Jeanmonnot and Justine Braisaz-Bouchet completed the podium.
Biathlon in Canada: Four German women in the top 16
Overall, the German women once again had a good race.
Janina Hettich-Walz started the race from seventh place.
With four mistakes she lost two positions, but ran a solid race.
This also applies to
Selina Grotian, who only had to run two penalty laps and improved from 18th to eleventh place
.
With two extra laps, Vanessa Voigt rose from 23rd to 15th place and was directly ahead of Sophia Schneider, who made three errors.
Johanna Puff finished a decent 32nd,
Julia Kink finished the race in 44th place
.
Both made two errors each.
Biathlon on Saturday: The final standings in the women's pursuit
1. Lisa Vittozzi |
28:15.9 minutes / 1 penalty loop |
2. Lou Jeanmonnot |
+12.2/3 |
3. Justine Braisaz-Bouchet |
+ 19.4 / 3 |
9. Janina Hettich-Walz (Germany) |
+ 1:18.0 / 4 |
11. Selina Grotian (Germany) |
+ 1:19.0 / 2 |
15. Vanessa Voigt (Germany) |
+ 1:42.4 / 2 |
16. Sophia Schneider (Germany) |
+ 1:44.6 / 3 |
32. Johanna Puff (Germany) |
+ 2:54.3 / 2 |
44. Julia Kink (Germany) |
+ 4:05.2 / 2 |
The entire result
Biathlon: The men's pursuer in the live ticker
Goal:
Johannes Thingnes Boe wins the pursuit, the discipline ranking and the overall World Cup.
After a thrilling duel, Sebastian Samuelsson secured second place ahead of Eric Perrot.
The best German is Philipp Nawrath, who finishes in eleventh place.
Race:
Jacuqelin can't get close to Samuelsson and Perrot.
Boe will win, second and third places are still vacant.
Race:
Nawrath and Strelow hit everything, they will be the best Germans here.
Riethmüller has to go into the penalty loop, Kühn has three penalties.
Race:
Who will join Boe on the podium?
Eric Perrot and Sebastian Samuelsson hit everything.
Jacquelin makes a mistake, but is incredibly fast.
These three are in the raffle.
Race:
The overall World Cup has been decided.
Boe does make a mistake, but he can easily afford it.
He wins the race, the pursuit classification and the overall World Cup!
Race:
Johannes Thingnes Boe comes to the last shooting.
He can allow himself two penalties.
Race:
Riethmüller is eighth, Nawrath eleventh and Kühn twelfth.
The podium is out of reach, but the top ten is within reach.
Race:
What are the Germans doing who are still within striking distance?
Only Riethmüller gets through without making a mistake, everyone else has to go into the penalty loop.
Race:
Boe clears everything, he stays in front.
Jacquelin has to run two penalty laps.
Samuelsson also has to go into the round.
Everything is going for Boe.
Race:
Now it's time for the first standing shooting.
That can point the way.
Race:
At the front, however, Boe's lead has melted away.
It's half time here, anything is still possible.
Race:
Horn and Strelow also hit everything, Doll also cleared all five targets.
Things are moving forward for the German men.
Riethmüller, Nawrath and Kühn are in the top ten.
Race:
Jacquelin and Samuelsson finish clean.
Riethmüller now has to go into the penalty loop.
Nawrath and Kühn, on the other hand, hit everything and worked their way forward.
Race:
The second and final prone stage of this race ends with another penalty loop for Boe.
The thing isn't through here yet.
Race:
Boe is about to take part in the second shooting.
He continues to lead clearly, behind him everything is close together.
Race:
Nawrath and Horn hit everything, they pushed themselves forward.
Doll and Strelow also score, but they are already clearly behind.
Rees has one penalty and is 24th.
Race:
So, what's going on behind Boe now?
Sebastian Samuelsson moves into second place.
Johan-Olav Botn takes third place.
Kühn has to run a penalty lap, Riethmüller kills everything.
Race:
We are now looking first at Boe, then at the competition.
The Norwegian is prone shooting.
He starts with a penalty lap.
Despite the lead, it's not a sure-fire success, but he remains clearly in the lead.
Race:
Boe is about to come to the shooting range.
He was able to easily expand his lead.
Race:
Kühn and Riethmüller set off on the first lap together.
They are within reach of the podium.
Race:
Five laps of 2.5 kilometers each are run.
You shoot twice while lying down and twice while standing.
Race:
If Boe delivers on his performance, he will be hard to beat.
But the fight for the podium could be very exciting, as the gaps are small.
Race:
It's starting, the men are getting ready.
Boe starts, but nothing happens for a long time.
Before the race:
In Canada it is 3 p.m.
The sun is shining, but it is still beautifully wintry.
Before the race:
Seven German athletes are at the start.
Johannes Kühn and Danilo Riethmüller start 1:20 minutes after Boe.
Philipp Nawrath is 1:50 behind, Justus Strelow 1:53, Roman Rees 2:02, Philipp Horn 2:08 and Benedikt Doll 2:26.
Before the race:
Boe brings a big lead into the race over 12.5 kilometers with four shooting stages.
He leads the Pursuit World Cup, this discipline suits him.
Before the race:
The focus today is Johannes Thingnes Boe.
The Norwegian confidently won the sprint yesterday and will open the race today.
With another win he can secure the overall World Cup.
Before the race:
We are back in the live ticker for the biathlon in Canada today.
The men's pursuer is now on the program.
Before the race:
At 10:10 p.m. the men will run in pursuit.
We'll be back on the live ticker at 9:50 p.m.
Biathlon: The pursuit of the women in the live ticker
Goal:
Lisa Vittozzi strikes three times here.
She wins the race, wins the pursuit classification and takes the lead in the overall World Cup.
Janina Hettich-Walz came in a good ninth place, Selina Grotian impressed once again in eleventh place.
Voigt and Schneider also showed a decent race.
Race:
Johanna Puff is in 29th place with a total of two penalties, Julia Kink also made two mistakes and is 45th.
Race:
Tandrevold made two mistakes again and is falling further back.
This is the preliminary decision in the overall World Cup!
Race:
Hettich-Walz and Schneider each make two mistakes and fall behind.
Grotian and Voigt also have to go into the round.
Things were looking so good until that last shoot.
Race:
She now shoots her first penalty lap.
Simon messes up too.
And Jeanmonnot also has to run extra meters.
Vittozzi will win here and take the yellow jersey.
Race:
It's about to go to the last and decisive shooting.
Vitttozzi has the victory and the yellow jersey in his own hands.
Race:
The German women have shown a good performance so far.
Hettich-Walz and Schneider are in the top ten, Grotian and Voigt are in 15th and 16th place.
Race:
It's crazy how Vittozzi is doing this.
She hit all 15 targets.
Race:
Tandrevold has to run two penalty laps, today the overall ranking is tipped.
What are the Germans doing?
Hettich-Walz hit everything and is seventh.
Schneider and Voigt have to go into the penalty loop, Grotian hits everything.
Race:
Vittozzi cannot be beaten like this.
She clears everything again, Simon and Jeanmonnot have to go into the penalty loop.
Race:
We're about to get to the first standing stage.
Race:
Simon is now putting pressure on Vittozzi.
That brings a new dynamic here.
Race:
What does Tandrevold do?
She hits everything and is already ninth.
But her competitor for yellow is 52 seconds away.
Meanwhile, Johanna Puff hit everything, Kink had to run a penalty loop and Grotian made no mistakes.
Race:
Schneider is hitting everything again, she has had a strong race so far.
Voigt also clears everything again, Hettich-Walz avoids the penalty loop.
Race:
Vittozzi's nerves holding up?
She's hitting everything again and is well on her way to the yellow jersey.
Julia Simon follows her, Häcki-Groß falls behind.
Race:
Vittozzi is in the second shooting, the field behind is tightly packed.
Race:
Julia Kink hit everything, Johanna Puff has to go into the penalty loop.
Race:
Grotian has to run a penalty lap, Voigt and Schneider hit everything.
What is Tandrevold doing?
She hits everything and is already in eleventh place.
Race:
Vittozzi hits everything, Jeanmonnot and Häcki-Groß have to go into the penalty loop.
Hettich-Walz ruined her good starting position with two penalties.
Race:
Jeanmonnot and Häcki-Groß are next to Vittozzi, we're about to get to the first shooting.
Race:
Vittozzi runs from the front, Tandrevold is a minute behind.
The Norwegian is still wearing yellow, but Vittozzi is in a much better starting position.
Race:
Five laps of two kilometers each are run.
After the first two there is prone shooting, followed by two standing shooting before the final round.
Race:
It starts with the last pursuer of the season.
Lisa Vittozzi started, closely followed by numerous athletes.
The gaps in the sprint were small, so we can look forward to a thrilling race.
Before the race:
The ladies get ready, it starts in just a few moments.
Before the race:
It's still wintery in Canada.
The thermometer shows four degrees, it is dry and the wind is calm.
Before the race:
Selina Grotian (18th) is 1:04 behind, Sophia Schneider (20th) is 1:10 behind, Vanessa Voigt (23rd) is 1:13 behind, Johanna Puff (28th) is 1:35 behind and Julia Kink (51) from 2:22.
Before the race:
Six German women are starting today.
Janina Hettich-Walz starts seventh and is in an excellent starting position, only 31 seconds behind.
Before the race:
Lou Jeanmonnot starts the race six seconds behind Vittozzi, closely followed by Lena Häcki-Groß from Switzerland.
Julia Simon leads the pursuit classification and starts in fourth position.
Before the race:
If Vittozzi wins today, she will take the lead in the overall World Cup.
The classification will remain open until tomorrow's mass start.
Before the race: With
two races to go before the end of the season, Norwegian Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold is leading Lisa Vittozzi by just seven points.
The Italian won the sprint on Thursday and will open today's race.
Tandrevold was only 17th and starts already a minute behind her competitor.
Before the race:
The women start today.
10 kilometers are run and there are four shots.
The starting position in the overall World Cup could hardly be more exciting.
Before the race:
Hello and welcome to the live ticker for the biathlon in Canada today.
The last two pursuers of the season are lined up.
Biathlon today in the live ticker: The preliminary report on the races
For the women, the starting position in the fight for the overall World Cup could hardly be more exciting.
A long biathlon winter lies behind the athletes, but
things are still very thin at the top of the World Cup
.
Biathlon today in the live ticker: Tandrevold is leading - but there is a lot going for Vittozzi
With two races to go before the end of the season, Norwegian Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold leads the overall standings with
just seven points
ahead of Italian Lisa Vittozzi.
On Thursday, Tandrevold lost a whopping 65 points in the sprint, Vittozzi won and has a very good chance of winning the big crystal ball for the first time in her career.
The Norwegian still has a slight lead, but the starting position for her pursuer on Saturday is significantly worse.
The starting frequency is based on the results of the sprint.
Vittozzi opens the 10 kilometer race with four shooting stages,
Tandrevold starts one minute behind
.
Vittozzi is in impressive form, Tandrevold has recurring problems when shooting standing.
Biathlon today in the live ticker: Hettich-Walz looks at the podium - three DSV women in waiting position
From a German perspective,
Janina Hettich-Walz (starting position 7) has the best starting position
.
She starts half a minute behind Vittozzi.
Three DSV women follow with a gap of just over a minute.
Selina Grotian (18), Sophia Schneider (20) and Vanessa Voigt (23) could still have a say in the top places given the favorable race.
Johanna Puff (28) and Julia Kink (50) are significantly behind.
Click here for the start list
For the men, the starting position after the sprint on Friday is much clearer - at least at the front of the field.
Johannes Thingnes Boe
will open the 12.5 kilometer race from 10:10 p.m.
He starts with a minute lead over the competition and can bag the overall World Cup with a win.
But things get exciting behind that.
Numerous athletes are closely spaced.
The
fight for the podium is completely open
, there are numerous contenders.
With Johannes Kühn and Danilo Riethmüller, two German athletes are also within reach of the podium.
Click here for the start list
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.
chiemgau24.de reports on all races of the Biathlon World Cup in the live ticker.
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