Biathlon World Cup: Franziska Preuß fights for crystal ball in Pokljuka!

Biathlon World Cup: Franziska Preuß fights for crystal ball in Pokljuka!

Pokljuka, Slowenien - The biathlon fans in Pokljuka experienced an exciting competition today, but this was anything but satisfactory for the Austrian athletes. Lisa Hauser, the best starter of the ÖSV team, was only able to assert herself in the 22nd place in the individual race over 12.5 kilometers. Despite the initial hopes, who bought solid performance in previous competitions, she allowed four mistakes when shooting, which ultimately ended up 3: 38.5 minutes behind the winner Julia Simon from France. This celebrated an impressive victory by hit all 20 slices. The Swedish athlete Hanna Öberg and the German Franziska Preuss also secured places on the pedestal and thus consolidated their positions in the overall World Cup, such as laola1.at reported.

The struggle for global Cup points was sobering for the Austrian team. Anna Andexer and Anna Juppe landed in ranks 34 and 35, while Lea Rothschopf finished 5th and Tamara Steiner. Only Aita Gasparin managed to convince with a respectable 14th place and, as the best Swiss woman, did a solid performance. Her sister Elisa followed the 20th in the top 20, while the rest of the Swiss also achieved appealing results. This was also shown compared to the achievements of the German athletes, in which Selina Grotian claimed the best position for himself with a 15th place, which can be seen as a success in the team, reported t-online.de

With a view to the competition days, it remains to be hoped that the ÖSV athletes can achieve better success at the upcoming mass start on Saturday over 12.5 kilometers, while the competition in Oslo is due as the season finale. The atmosphere remains tense, and while the athletes are preparing for the next challenge, the first unique insights into the achievements of the world elite in biathlon have already been placed.