ÖSV women shine at World Cup: only 5.6 seconds to the bronze medal!

An incredible race took place on Saturday at the Biathlon World Championship in Lenzerheide when the Austrian biathletes fought for a sensational fourth place. The relay, consisting of Lea Rothschopf, Lisa Hauser, Tamara Steiner and Anna Andexer, was only 5.6 seconds on the bronze medal. Gold secured France in a total time of 1: 07: 23.9 hours, followed by Norway and Sweden. Despite a criminal round and five reloads, the Austrians showed a strong performance that many had not expected, especially in the absence of Anna Gandler, whose lack of the team, of which the team was added, such as The press reported.

The nervousness was high, and in particular Rothschopf had to be comforted after the race. She expressed herself with a loyalty: "It was a huge honor, unfortunately I fed it a bit." Lisa Hauser, who caught up in the race, was also surprised by the team performance and emphasized the great joy of the result. Anna Andexer, as the final runner, came up with an impressive performance: With just one after -loader, she closed the distance to her Swedish competitor Elvira Öberg and almost came to the medal. "It's a shame that the few seconds are missing on bronze," she summed up, but the joy of the common result was unmistakable. This achievement has brought the Austrian women's relay its best World Cup result since 2011, which is proud of everyone in the team, as already Laola1 reported.