Biathlon World Cup in Lenzerheide: Disconnected Prussia without a World Cup medal: “No broken leg”

The fact that Franziska Preuß would have become world champion again without her two minute walk in the last shooting was not really interested in the medal collector that failed this time. “This is too theoretical, you can probably still think ten girls. It’s now the way it is,” said the 30-year-old after the singles at the biathlon World Cup. After three medals in a row, the Bavarian went empty at her fourth start in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, and became tenth. Also because it was distracted shortly before the crucial moment.

Preuss brings out the concept shortly before the end

Although Prusser didn’t want that at all, she was called to her in the field before the final shooting. “That paid me off my plan a bit,” said the persecution world champion. “But you also have to get that that you get it out of your head immediately. This is not a broken leg now, but of course it’s already annoying,” she said, who at the end of 1: 53.3 minutes behind the victorious Julia Simon had. Preuss had previously received a complete medal set in Switzerland in the chasing, silver in the sprint and bronze in the mixed season.

Behind the French woman Simon, who won her second gold after the mixed season, Swede Ella Halvarsson Silver, bronze went to Simon’s teammate Lou JeanMonnot. “Franziska is not a machine. She has already done a great race and you shouldn’t forget, the world championship title is also very demanding,” said ZDF expert Denise Herrmann-Wick, who won in this discipline at the Olympic Games in Beijing Gold had.

“I am very satisfied until the last shooting. Somehow I lost the concentration and I couldn’t do the switch to change the switch,” said Preuss. If you are restless, “two mistakes quickly happen,” she said. The fact that the intermediate status against the prior agreement was called up did not want to make her bigger than it is. “I will speak briefly again, which was, but that was definitely not a intention. That happens,” said Preuss and showed understanding.

Too many shooting errors of the Germans

As the only DSV ski hunter, World Cup debutante Johanna Puff (22) remained flawless, she was 22nd Julia Tannheimer (19) shot four times and landed in 33th place. Selina Grotian, who was only 46 after five minutes, got worse. Tears flowed in the target area at Tannheimer after the legs wobbled at her last shooting – the infamous, infamous sewing machine. At least she was satisfied with her running idea as a partial performance. For Grotian, it is not yet possible after mixed bronze in the individual races. “I can’t explain that,” said the 20-year-old in the target area in the evaluation to Prussia.

Laura Dahlmeier won the last single gold for Germany in 2017 in Hochfilzen. At the World Cup last year in Nove Mesto, Janina Hettich-Walz, who was about to born her first child, ran onto the silver rank.

First everything runs according to plan

In the best conditions, Preuss initially worked like clockwork at the shooting range. She confidently cleared the first 15 slices, with her success she has the necessary security. She also ran in a controlled manner in the trail, but there was something behind the fastest. “I was almost too relaxed. I was really pleasantly surprised at how well I got into the race. In the first three shooting I felt really stable,” reported the overall World Cup.

But then Preuss left two slices in front of 6,200 spectators in the Roland Arena at the showdown. “Then I already perceived stadium spokesman, this is not a good sign,” said Preuss, who had slipped into the role of the hairdresser after her big coup and had missed the coaches Kristian Mehringer Mehringer and Sverre Olsbu Röiseland in the team accommodation. The duo also had to appear slightly defaced, but took the lost bet with humor.

Preuss will probably still be used in the single mixed, but certainly in the season and in the final mass start. The previously disappointing men have a maximum outsider chances in singles on Wednesday (3:05 p.m./ARD and Eurosport). Norway’s world champion Johannes Thingnes Bö was able to get his third gold in the Swiss Alps.