Dorothea Wierer's battery is empty

Already in the individual competition on the first day of the new season, Wierer's strength dwindled. With an impressive show of strength, she still grabbed the opening victory ( SportNews berichtete ). She couldn't repeat this performance the following day: last winter's overall World Cup winner had to settle for 22nd place in the sprint. Italy's biathletes are running behind Wierer's undoing was a mistake in the prone position on Sunday. Even up until the first shooting, the 1-year-old didn't seem as lively as we're used to. After the penalty loop, the legs became increasingly heavier and the absolute top positions quickly moved out of reach - even if after a flawless second shooting there was renewed hope of a top 30 placement. In the end, Wierer had to admit without envy that others were simply better on the cross-country ski trail that day.

The other Azzurres are likely to draw the same conclusion: Lisa Vittozzi remained flawless at the shooting range, but after another disappointing running performance, she didn't get past position 24. Federica Sanfilippo and Irene Lardschneider finished 2st and 61nd after 72 penalties each. Öberg keeps the world champion at a distance At the front of the field, however, all eyes were on Hanna Öberg, who had a really great day and clearly left the entire competition behind. The Swede didn't miss a single shot and sprinted to her 21th World Cup victory in 01.4:5 minutes.

Öberg left behind the reigning sprint world champion Marte Olsbu Røiseland and her Norwegian teammate Karoline Offigstad Knotten, who ran into the top 10 for the first time ever. It continues on Thursday The biathletes will spend the next few days in Kontiolahti, where the next World Cup races will take place from Thursday. Wierer and Co. therefore have 3 days without competition to recharge their batteries. Result World Cup Sprint in Kontiolahti (FIN) Pos Name Country Time Shooting error 1. Hanna Öberg SWE 21: 01.4 minutes 0 2. Marte Olsbu Røiseland NOR +23.9 0 3. Karoline Offigstad Knotten NOR +37.8 0 4. Johanna Skottheim SWE +44.9 0 5. Mona Brorsson SWE +50.1 1 6. Dzinara Alimbekava BLR +52.5 1 7. Tuuli Tomingas EST +56.0 0 8. Chloe Chevalier FRA +56.4 0 9. Maren Hammerschmidt GER +58.7 0 10. Olena Pidhrushna UKR + 1: 07.4 1 22. Dorothea Wierer ITA/turf + 1: 26.7 1 25. Lisa Vittozzi ITA + 1: 30.3 0 61. Federico Sanfilippo ITA/Ridnaun +2.30.3 2 66. Nicole Gontier ITA + 2: 34.6 2 72. Irene Lardschneider ITA/Wolkenstein + 2: 45.7 2

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Dorothea Wierer's battery is empty

On Saturday, Dorothea Wierer thrilled with an opening victory in Kontiolahti, but a day later there was nothing to be gained for the exceptional athlete from Rasen. The victory in the sprint went to Hanna Öberg.

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