Normally, she doesn’t like starting number one that much, says Lisa Hauser, but this time “I saw it as an advantage because I might be able to catch one or the other compact section on the trail with it”. Only the Norwegian local hero Tiril Eckhoff (28th World Cup victory) was able to beat the time that the biathlete, who was flawless on the shooting range, achieved yesterday in Oslo in spring-like temperatures of almost ten degrees by seven seconds. For the Tyrolean world champion, second place meant the third individual podium finish of the season that ended this weekend.
Hauser thus improved her chances of finishing third in the overall World Cup. The 28-year-old currently has an eleven-point lead over fourth-placed Hanna Öberg (Swe). The big crystal ball decides between Elvira Öberg (Swe) and Marte Olsbu Röiseland (North), who leads by 106 points and finished third behind Hauser in the sprint yesterday. Dunja Zdouc dropped out of the top ten yesterday after a standing shooting penalty and ended up in 20th place. “It was tough today and really hot,” said the Carinthian.
Men’s trainer Big must go
After a disappointing season, the German Olympic champion Ricco Groß will no longer be the men’s head coach of the ÖSV. Yesterday, Simon Eder finished 23rd as the best red-white-red athlete, Felix Leitner was 40th. Sturla Holm Laegreid (North) secured victory with a lead of 22.4 seconds on overall World Cup winner Quentin Fillon Maillet (Fra).
Source: Nachrichten
