Wierer is annoyed: “This is not biathlon”

In the finish area, the double world champion was interviewed by the stadium announcer. It was clear that Wierer was unnerved. “It was chaos at the beginning, the opponents got on my skis. That’s not biathlon, that’s wrestling,” said a visibly annoyed Wierer. After a few minutes, she specified: “With starting number 13, I was stuck in a traffic jam from the start, so to speak. My opponents didn't let me pass. When I first arrived at the shooting range, the first three had already finished.” In the first two shooting sessions, the double world champion accumulated 5 errors - also because she had to take full risks. As a result, she sent Lukas Hofer onto the trail more than 30 seconds behind. Her second appearance initially went better: She finished the prone shooting without any mistakes and was suddenly back on track for a medal, but made 4 mistakes in the standing stage - and her chances of winning precious metal were gone. “It is difficult to catch up on this route. Everything has to fit here, otherwise you have no chance.” “Now we are returning to traditional biathlon. I want to try to do something good again.” Dorothea Wierer And further: “I feel very good on the skis, but today things didn’t go as planned. If you have to catch up from the start, it's difficult. This is a very fast-paced, special competition. Now we are returning to traditional biathlon and I am motivated: I want to try to do something good again.”

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Wierer is annoyed: “This is not biathlon”

Dorothea Wierer only ended up in 9th place in the single mixed relay together with Lukas Hofer. After the competition, the racer was satisfied.

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