Austria's biathlon men disappoint: No World Cup point in Le Grand-Bornand!

Austria's biathlon men disappoint: No World Cup point in Le Grand-Bornand!

The Austrian biathlon men experience a bitter defeat at the World Cup opening event in Le Grand-Bornand after a failed home appearance in Hochfilzen. Simon Eder, the best ÖSV athlete, completed the sprint over ten kilometers on the disappointing 45th place after he fought with a shooting error and thus missed the qualification for the persecution. Eder was finally 1:49 minutes behind the fastest skier, Johannes Thingnes Boe. The other Austrian athletes also performed poorly; Fredrik Mühlbacher, Felix Leitner, Fabian Müllauer and Patrick Jakob took place 70, 74, 75 and 86, whereby nobody could collect points for the World Cup, since only the top 40 are rewarded. It became apparent that the athletes clearly lost a lot of time in the trail, which significantly impaired their performance, such as Laola1.at reports .

New winning face in the Biathlon World Cup

The 23-year-old Norwegian Martin Uldal was able to secure the victory in the sprint with a flawless shooting performance and outstanding term. He crossed the finish line just 1.4 seconds before Johannes Thingnes Boe, who came to second place with a shooting error. The Swede Sebastian Samuelsson rounded off the podium in third place, and the new winning face brings a breath of fresh air to the biathlon circus, while the Italian team hopes to cut off more successfully in the upcoming competitions, including the other sprints on Friday, such as oasport.it reports .

The competition in Le Grand-Bornand continues with the women's sprint, which is scheduled for 2:20 p.m., followed by the persecution competitions on Saturday and Sunday. The athletes are under pressure to increase their performance in order to exist in the biathlon World Cup characterized by tension and rivalry.