Biathlon sensation: Grotian and Riethmüller cheer in the World Cup!

Biathlon sensation: Grotian and Riethmüller cheer in the World Cup!

in the exciting world cup, which took place on Sunday in Le Grand Bornand, France, the German athlete Selina Grotian achieved a historical first victory. At the time of just 20, she won first place at the mass start and prevailed under difficult weather conditions, shaped by rain and deep underground. Franziska Preuß secured second place and thus confirmed her impressive form this season, while Danilo Riethmüller surprised for the men with an unexpected podium in the same event. This performance comes after its increase in the persecution race, in which he had already ran to seventh place. As the Black Forest reported, the double victory of the German women was the first in almost five years.

a memorable day for Grotian

Selina Grotian triumphed with a solid performance at the shooting range, with just one error during the four deposits, and took the lead on the final round. At the finish, she was overwhelmed by her success and could hardly believe that she reached first place: "I am flabbergasted and have no words for it. I can't believe that I won," she said. Franziska Preuß, who does not do worse than fifth this season, further expanded her leadership in the overall World Cup and is now at the top of three ratings, such as chiemgau24 reported.

Riethmüller surprises with men

Danilo Riethmüller, who was only included in the team this season, also celebrated his World Cup podium and achieved second place in the mass start behind the Norwegian Star Tarjei Boe. Riethmüller not only showed a strong performance by successfully success, but also held the pressure of the competition: "I knew that Johannes Thingnes Boe was coming from behind and had to invest everything," he said after the race. These successes let the German Biathlon team be delighted with the Christmas break, with a total of six podium in this event.