The tops and flops of the biathlon season

TOP Marte Olsbu Røiseland: For a long time, the Norwegian was considered unfulfilled in a sporting sense. This year the 31-year-old has finally set a monument for herself. Røiseland was the dominator of this biathlon season. The reward he deserved: winning the overall World Cup for the first time. She also got two small crystal balls (in sprint and pursuit). At the Olympic Games in Beijing, Røiseland won 5 medals (3 gold and 2 silver). Cheers!

Marte Olsbu Røiseland was in a class of his own. © APA/afp / CHRISTOF STACHE

Quentin Fillon Maillet: The same applies to Fillon Maillet as to Røiseland: the Frenchman was long considered Fourcade's successor in his home country. This year he finally made the final breakthrough by winning the overall World Cup and two more balls (pursuit and sprint). Fillon Maillet also won precious metals at the Olympics 5 times (2 gold and 3 silver). What a winter for the 29-year-old.

Wierer's Olympic dream: Dorothea Wierer dreamed of an individual medal at the Olympics for a long time. This year she fulfilled this dream by winning bronze in the sprint in Beijing and at the same time achieved her big goal for the season. The fact that she missed the seventh crystal ball of her career at the last race of the winter is certainly something the soon-to-be 7-year-old can cope with. Currently, the biathlon world and Wierer herself are much more concerned with the question of whether she will continue or not.

Dorothea Wierer won her long-awaited individual medal in Beijing. © AFP / MARCO BERTORELLO

Erik Lesser's departure: What Erik Lesser conjured up after announcing his resignation was remarkable. The German landed on the podium just as often at the last three World Cup events. The highlight was certainly his pursuit victory in Oslo. After the mass start on Sunday, Lesser was celebrated by the entire biathlon family at the finish. No matter where you listen, the 33-year-old is only talked about well. He was not only known as a fair sportsman, but also always looked outside the box. Flop Lisa Vittozzi: What's wrong with Lisa Vittozzi? After her fabulous 2018/19 season, when she came second in the overall World Cup, she is actually a shadow of herself. Even for the third winter in a row, the 27-year-old did not find her previous form. Particularly bitter: in several prone shootings she left four targets or even more standing at the beginning of the race. Afterwards she always finished the competitions (which you have to give her credit for), but then logically there were no longer any viable placements. Vittozzi showed, especially in the relays, that she can actually do much better.

Elvira Öberg would have earned even more this season. © ANSA / MARTIN DIVISEK

The bad luck of Elvira Öberg: What kind of bad luck did Elvira Öberg have this season? The young Swede came second in 4 final rankings (overall World Cup, sprint, pursuit and mass start). Missing the small crystal ball in the mass start was particularly tragic With Linn Persson of all people, her own teammate thwarted her plans on the home straight . At the Olympics in Beijing, Öberg also came second twice (sprint and pursuit). At least the 23-year-old can console herself with relay gold and the fact that she can win anything in the future with her potential.

Olympics in Beijing: Double-digit temperatures below zero, sharp winds, hardly any snow: Extreme weather awaited the Olympic participants, especially in Zhangjiakou. Cross-country skiers, biathletes and ski jumpers experienced the full rigor of the Chinese winter. The ski hunters at the Olympics certainly deserved something better than the conditions they found at the Guyangshu Biathlon Center.

Ghost scenes: The sport of biathlon has developed into a real crowd puller over the last 10 to 15 years. Spectators were allowed in many places this year. The atmosphere at the World Cups in Oslo, Otepää and Le Grand-Bornand was really good. Nevertheless, it was a shame that no fans were allowed again, especially in the biathlon strongholds such as Antholz, Oberhof and Ruhpolding. But the Corona situation around the turn of the year gave the organizers no leeway.

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The tops and flops of the biathlon season

The 2021/22 Biathlon World Cup has been history since Sunday. SportNews has compiled the tops and flops of the past season.

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