“Conquered 20.000 hearts”: Wierer hype in the press

By Thomas Debelyak from Antholz

The daily paper Dolomites speaks in his World Cup special issue of the “Golden Fairy Tale of Doro Wierer” and at the same time also of the 29-year-old from Pusteria’s greatest triumph: “The hands to the sky, the eyes closed briefly behind the sunglasses, the deafening noise of the 15.000 spectator wall in the Enjoying the stadium: Dorothea Wierer made her biggest sporting dream come true and was crowned pursuit world champion at home.”

A memorable moment: Wierer crosses the finish line in front of the spectator wall. © ANSA / ANDREA SOLERO

He does it in big letters South Tyrol with a play on words: “Dorothea, sei un capolavOro.” Afterwards, Wierer is euphorically acknowledged: “Dorothea Wierer is the prophetess in her homeland. In the Antholz, which is considered the mecca of biathlon, in the middle of whose forests Dorothea grew up.”

But Wierer can also be found on the front pages of the national media. “Doro makes you go crazy,” is the headline of Italy's largest sports newspaper Journal of Sport . “Wierer conquers the biathlon world and 20.000 hearts in the South Tyrol Arena. Fast on the skis, ice-cold at the shooting range: the comeback was a masterpiece and led to the world championship title,” continued Gazzetta, which also chose Wierer as “Woman of the Day.” Grandma is the biggest fan “Wierer makes an entire valley freak out – including Grandma Burgl,” is the headline Corriere dello Sport , the second largest sports newspaper in Italy. “13 years ago, Dorothea was the forerunner at the home World Championships in Antholz. Now she has conquered the South Tyrol Arena,” writes the paper from Rome, which also elicited a nice quote from Wierer’s brother Richard: “Dorothea’s biggest fan is Grandma Burgl, who is 86 years old. She watches all the races on TV.”

“In the right place at the right time” is the motto Republic to read. “Dorothea has had this dream of winning the world championship in front of her home crowd since she first left the house at the age of 10 with skis and a rifle on her back. Now it’s a reality.”

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“Conquered 20.000 hearts”: Wierer hype in the press

Dorothea Wierer fulfilled her biggest sporting dream on Sunday and was crowned world champion in Antholz. It goes without saying that the speeder dominated the headlines in the local and national media on Monday. SportNews presents the press reviews.

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