The German women’s relay around Sophia Schneider is hoping for a podium finish at the Biathlon World Cup in Ruhpolding. The home setting is both a source of motivation and a challenge.
Biathlete Sophia Schneider is hoping for success in her second relay of the season at the home World Cup in Ruhpolding.
“Of course it would be great to get on the podium. That’s always the goal together with the team,” said Schneider, who played in a quartet with Anna Weidel, Vanessa Voigt and Denise Herrmann-Wick on Saturday (2:25 p.m. / ARD and Eurosport). starts on the 4 x 6 kilometers.
At the start of the World Cup in Kontiolahti, Schneider and his three teammates secured second place behind the victorious Swedes. “That was really super cool and my first World Cup podium. We’ll definitely tackle that,” said the 25-year-old, who was the second runner in the race in Finland and needed a spare in both shooting bouts.
Pressure from the home fans
The home scenery in the Chiemgau Arena is both a drive and a challenge for the Traunstein native. “A home World Cup is something special. You always have to make sure you stay with yourself and really work through your things and don’t let yourself be influenced too much from outside,” said the biathlete.
In front of the home crowd, Schneider will start third and then take on the Swede Hanna Öberg and the Norwegian overall World Cup winner Marte Olsbu Röiseland. Her plan for the competition is clear: “Take in the mood, let myself drift away and still keep my focus and just do biathlon.”
Source: Stern
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