Lisa Hauser surprises with top placement in the biathlon sprint!

Lisa Hauser surprises with top placement in the biathlon sprint!

In Nove Mesto, Thuringia, Austrian biathlete Lisa Hauser celebrates an impressive comeback in her first competition after the Biathlon World Championships in Lenzerheide. The 31-year-old athlete from Kitzbühel performed flawlessly in the 7.5 kilometer sprint and secured fifth place, 37 seconds behind. This means she surpasses her best result so far this season, after finishing sixth in the individual race in Kontiolahti laola1.at reported. The victory of Norwegian Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold, who celebrated her first victory in a year after heart surgery last December, is noteworthy. French biathletes Justine Braisaz-Bouchet and Julia Simon follow closely in second and third place.

Both the men's and women's pursuit races are scheduled for next Saturday. Hauser will also compete in the single mixed relay at the World Cup opener in Kontiolahti together with Simon Eder. This duo already has two victories in this discipline and could exceed expectations on the podium again after they achieved a third place in Antholz last season sn.at. The relay starts at 1:15 p.m. and promises exciting competitions, followed by the mixed relay in which Dunja Zdouc, Lea Rothschopf, Felix Leitner and David Komatz compete for Austria.