Dorothea Wierer and her fight for crystal

The 27-year-old powerhouse from Niederrasen wants to defend her third place in the overall World Cup against Laura Dahlmeier, who is only two points behind. On the other hand, she has the small crystal ball in her sights in the pursuit. Of all the disciplines in which she has never achieved a World Cup victory. After the two second places in Antholz and Oberhof, as well as three further top 15 placements this winter, Wierer is tied with Anastasiya Kuzmina in the lead in the discipline rankings. Should she record another top placing in the pursuit on Sunday at the end of the penultimate World Cup stage, the second little crystal ball of her career would be within reach. Two years ago, Wierer took overall victory in the individual competition.

Sanfilippo, Windisch and Hofer also at the start Before the preliminary decision in the pursuit possibly comes, the women will compete in two more races in Oslo. There is a sprint on Thursday and the relay on Saturday. In addition to Wierer, Federica Sanfilippo from Ridnaun, Lisa Vittozzi and Nicole Gontier will also be at the start. Alexia Runggaldier, on the other hand, will compete in the IBU Cup in Khanty Mansiysk this weekend.

For the men, alongside the Pusterers Dominik Windisch and Lukas Hofer as well as Thomas Bormolini, the young Friulian Daniele Cappellari is in the Italian squad for the first time. The “Azzurri” also compete in a sprint (Thursday), a pursuit (Saturday) and a relay (Sunday) in Oslo.

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Dorothea Wierer and her fight for crystal

The penultimate World Cup stage for biathletes begins on Thursday at Holmenkollen in Oslo. The upcoming races in Norway's winter sports mecca are particularly important for Dorothea Wierer.

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