German biathlon ace mentally “at rock bottom”

“I’ll decide at the end of the week whether I’ll fly with the team or maybe two or three days later,” said the 27-year-old in a digital media roundtable on Thursday. The German ski hunters are setting off for China from Frankfurt/Main next Monday. Preuß was infected with the coronavirus at the end of December and was therefore missing from the World Cups in Oberhof, Ruhpolding and Antholz. “I was already at my lowest point,” said the former world champion, especially in mid-January, when races were taking place in her adopted home of Ruhpolding. She saw the athletes outside her window at home, but wasn't able to take part herself. “The mental framework collapsed. It wasn’t that easy to pull yourself out of it again,” said Preuß, who can now train normally again. “I fight every day to be competitive there” Franziska Preuß after her corona infection The overall World Cup third place last season was considered one of the biggest medal hopes, but after her long break from competition and a foot injury she suffered in December, she is now competing in her third Winter Games under completely different circumstances. “I fight every day to be competitive there,” said Preuß, who described her corona infection as quite mentally stressful. The Germans train in Antholz Preuß has no doubts about her trip to Beijing, but it remains unclear when the Bavarian will be able to compete in her first race. An appearance at the start of the mixed relay on February 5th in Zhangjiakou, northwest of Beijing, already seems almost impossible. “I try to concentrate on myself. “I’m not putting unnecessary pressure on myself yet,” said Preuß, who continues to train in Ruhpolding. The rest of the German team is currently completing a training camp in Antholz and will travel from there by car to their flight to Frankfurt.

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German biathlon ace mentally “at rock bottom”

Biathlete Franziska Preuß may only travel late to the Winter Olympics in Beijing after recovering from the corona infection.

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