Austria's biathletes show great performance and finish in sixth place!

Austria's biathletes show great performance and finish in sixth place!

In an exciting final race of the biathlon relay in Nove Mesto, the Austrian biathletes secured an excellent fifth place. This success follows a convincing performance at the World Championships, where the team narrowly missed out on bronze. The first rounds of this competition were marked by a few surprises. Lea Rothschopf started the race, handed over to Lisa Hauser and was able to reach seventh place after a spare. Hauser impressed with a strong shooting performance, which then brought Austria into second place. But Tamara Steiner finally fell back to fifth place after five missed shots. Despite a standing penalty, Anna Juppe showed a strong performance and held her place until the finish. France triumphed in this competition, while Norway and Germany came second and third, respectively laola1.at reported.

The men's relay also contributed the best result of the World Cup winter and secured fifth place. The competition featured strong performances, particularly from Tamara Steiner, who laid a solid foundation before shooting. She handed over to Anna Gandler, who accomplished her task with one missed shot. Anna Juppe followed, showed strong nerves and avoided a penalty before passing the baton to Lisa Hauser. She gave it her all once again, didn't allow any further mistakes and finished the challenge in sixth place (+1:41.3 min.), as well skiaustria.at stated. The team performances in this race underline that Austria's biathletes are on a promising path and regularly deliver strong results.