An Upper Austrian was delighted with the winner Hanna Sola from Belarus, who was flawless at the shooting range and superior in the cross-country ski run: Reinhard Gösweiner from Windischgarstner is the head coach of the Belarusians.
“It’s funny that things are going so well for us here,” said Gösweiner, who conjured up a sprint winner with Dschinara Alimbekawa last year. The former supervisor of the ÖSV men’s team has been working there since the previous year. And has made a lot of progress with his athletes, especially at the shooting range. “You can now feel a lot more self-confidence,” says Gösweiner.
That is just as urgently needed in Austria’s team. Only mass start world champion Hauser made it into the women’s world cup. It was even worse for the men. For the ÖSV men, the first victory of the German Johannes Kühn was a setback. Felix Leitner only finished 32nd with two penalties. Simon Eder did not get past 40th place. On his 30th birthday, David Komatz slipped into the chase field of the best 60th as 56th.
Biathlon World Cup in Hochfilzen: women, sprint (7.5 km): 1st Sola (Blr) 20: 44.4 min. (0), 2nd Braisaz-Bouchet (Fra) +46.8 sec. (2) , 3. Röiseland (Nor) +50.3 (0); furthermore: 26. Hauser +1: 47.1 (2); 55. Schwaiger +2: 38.7 (1); Men, sprint (10 km): 1. Kühn (D) 26: 05.0 min. (1), 2. Ponsiluoma (Swe) +14.3 sec. (1), 3. Smolski (Blr) +20, 5 (0); furthermore: 32. Leitner +1: 15.5 min. (2); 40. Eder +1: 30.7 (2); 56. Komatz +1: 46.7 (1); Today: 12.15 p.m .: persecution of men; 14.15: Relay women; Sunday: 11.45 am: Relay men; 14.30: Persecution of women.
Source: Nachrichten
