Eckhoff is nibbling at Wierer's overall World Cup lead

What the Norwegian showed was biathlon perfection: she missed a single target on the way to her seventh World Cup victory of the current season. The 29-year-old from Bærum is already one of the best on the cross-country ski trail. Dorothea Wierer's competition didn't go as planned, but still ended with a conciliatory 5th place. 3 mistakes are too many On the thin band of snow that runs through the Czech forests, Hanna Öberg dictated the pace at the beginning. This was significantly higher than in the past few days as the snow base had increased due to the lower temperatures. The shooting range was also at its best in bright sunshine and hardly any wind. Wierer took advantage of the good conditions to shoot clean for the first time this weekend. Tiril Eckhoff and the sprint winner Denise Herrmann followed suit.

Dorothea Wierer follows Tiril Eckhoff. © APA/afp / MICHAL CIZEK

The athletes didn't give each other anything on the cross-country ski run; it was only in the second prone position that the field separated. Wierer went into the penalty loop, while Eckhoff put all his shots on target and took a commanding lead. The South Tyrolean showed great improvement on the cross-country ski trail and kept the gap within limits. But at the shooting range, the Norwegian was in a class of her own, cleared all the targets in the first standing position and continuously increased her lead. Wierer, on the other hand, paid tribute to the high pace, made two more mistakes and fell back to 11th place. Eckhoff doesn't let butter be taken away from his bread At the front, Eckhoff circled inexorably and was never in danger of losing the race. Öberg, who made a mistake at the beginning, fought her way back over the course of the competition and ended up in second place. The podium was completed by the German Franziska Preuss, who - like the Swede - only took center stage in the final phase. Thanks to a flawless final shooting performance, Wierer limited the damage to the overall World Cup, whose lead she successfully defended. Her lead over Eckhoff is now 2 points, that over Öberg 69. Lisa Vittozzi reached 71th place after a mixed race.

The result: Pos Name Country Time Error 1. Tyril Eckhoff Norway 34.00,8 Minutes 1 2. Hanna Öberg Sweden +25,3 seconds 1 3. Franziska Preuss Germany +32,4 1 4. Justine Braisaz France +41,3 3 5. Dorothea Wierer Italy/Niederrasen +43,2 3 6. Monica Hojnisz-Starega Poland +43,5 2 7. Kaisa Mäkäräinen Finland +59,7 3 8. Emma Lunder Canada +1.09,6 minutes 3 19. Lisa Vittozzi Italy +2.20,3 5

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Eckhoff is nibbling at Wierer's overall World Cup lead

With an almost perfect performance, Tiril Eckhoff won the mass start in Nove Mesto on Sunday and further reduced the gap to Dorothea Wierer in the overall World Cup.

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