The squad for Antholz is set

On Tuesday, the men train from 11:00 a.m. to 13:00 p.m. and the women from 14:00 p.m. to 16:00 p.m. They are all working on their form with a view to the six World Cup races that will be held in the South Tyrolean biathlon stronghold. There have been World Cup races in Antholz since 1978. On Monday there was a touch of competitive sport in the Südtirol Arena for the first time, as the world's best biathletes did their first training laps and took shots at the shooting range. This year, after two seasons, there will finally be a corona-free World Cup weekend again: full spectator stands, marquee, biathlon village, normality has returned to the Antholz Valley. The South Tyrolean fans are looking forward to Dorothea Wierer. The 32-year-old from Rasner got off to a strong start to the season and is currently in 4th place in the overall ranking. This year, “Doro” has already achieved six podium places: At the World Cup opener in Kontiolahti, the Puster native took silver in the pursuit, with the relay team She came third in Hochfilzen. In Pokljuka, Wierer reached the podium three times (third in the sprint and second in the pursuit and mixed relay). Just last weekend, Wierer won the next bronze medal in the relay in Ruhpolding. Now Wierer wants to be at the forefront on her home track in Antholz. These Azzurri are there A total of 15 “Azzurri” are registered in Antholz. In addition to Wierer, the current overall World Cup runner-up Lisa Vittozzi, the two local heroes Rebecca Passler and Hannah Auchentaller, Michela Carrara, Samuela Comola and Eleonora Fauner are in the women's squad, while the men's squad includes the home team Patrick Braunhofer and David Zingerle, the in-form Tommaso Giacomel, Daniele Cappellari and Daniele Fauner are used. Lukas Hofer is also registered. However, he will only take part in the training sessions. The Montaler doesn't have enough for the competitions yet. The competition program begins on Thursday at 14.30:7,5 p.m. with the women's XNUMX km sprint. After four of seven races held, the German Denise Herrmann-Wick is currently leading the rankings, but the big favorite is the French overall World Cup leader Julia Simon, who has already been on the podium eleven times this year. At the last stage in Ruhpolding, Simon came third in the individual and won the mass start. The Frenchwoman also has the South Tyrol Arena. Here she also won the mass start two years ago and took bronze in the relay. Last year, Simon completed her medal set with the individual silver medal. For the men, the Antholz World Cup week begins on Friday, also with the sprint race. At the weekend there are two races a day on the program (pursuit on Saturday, relay on Sunday). Antholz is the last World Cup stop before the World Championships in Oberhof and therefore a final, important test of form for many athletes.

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The squad for Antholz is set

Three days before the first World Cup decision, the South Tyrol Arena in Antholz is gradually coming to life. 285 athletes from 29 nations will take part in the 6th stage of the IBU World Cup from Thursday to Sunday. The first training session took place on Monday. Here is the Azzurri squad.

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