Jakov Fak: Sensational victory after almost ten years in biathlon!

Jakov Fak: Sensational victory after almost ten years in biathlon!

Pokljuka, Slowenien - in Pokljuka, the Slovenian Jakov Fak caused a sensation with its surprising victory in the shortened individual competition. After almost a decade without victory, the 37-year-old triumphed again at the highest level. His last gold medal was won in Chanty-Mansijsk on March 22, 2015. Despite adverse weather conditions, which were still exacerbated by a sudden porridge shower, FAK showed an impressive performance, remained flawless at the shooting range and therefore crowned the winner. Sturla Holm Laegreid from Norway, who landed very shortly behind Fak with a false shot, ran to second place, while the Swedish athlete Martin Ponsiluoma finished third after he recorded two mistakes when shooting. This exciting phrase was documented by laola1.at.

In the women's race, the French biathlete Julia Simon set another exclamation mark by celebrating her first victory in the individual race of the World Cup. After her world championship title in Lenzerheide, the 28-year-old showed a flawless performance and crossed the finish line in 38: 08.2 minutes without making a single mistake when shooting. The deficit of Swede Hanna Öberg on Simon was almost 40 seconds, despite a mistake, she had to be satisfied with second place in the last shot. Franziska Preuss from Germany completed the podium as the third and expanded its lead in the overall World Cup. These impressive services were also highlighted by The Austrian athletes also showed appealing services despite challenging weather conditions, with David Komatz raning 20th place as the best ÖSV runner. Simon Eder and Felix Leitner also ended up in the top 30. However, Fredrik Mühlbacher experienced a difficult day and ended up in 80th place after seven missed shots. The performance of the competition as well as the sensational returnees and new talents keep the biathlon world in suspense