A prominent resignation from Italy's biathlon team

The big sensation came on Saturday in Martell the young Antholzer Rebecca Passler , who prevailed against Dorothea Wierer and Lisa Vittozzi and won the Italian championship title. Meanwhile, the big farewell was reserved for another athlete: Nicole Gontier competed in the last race of her career in the Vinschger side valley. “The right moment has come,” said the Aosta native after her seventh place in the mass start of the Italian Championships. At the finish, the 29-year-old was celebrated with a champagne shower by her long-time companion Dorothea Wierer, among others. Together with the racer, Gontier achieved her greatest career successes: in 2013 and 2015 she won bronze in the women's relay at the World Championships. In 2013, in addition to Gontier, three South Tyroleans were there: Wierer, Karin Oberhofer and Michela Ponza, and in 2015 there were two: Wierer and Oberhofer. Now we're studying In total, Gontier has 136 World Cup races to his name. She ran onto an individual podium once, namely on January 9, 2015 in Oberhof, when she came third in the sprint. In recent years, the 29-year-old has mainly competed in the IBU Cup; she contested her last race in the premier class this year in Antholz, when she came 56th in the individual. “I hope it’s not a final farewell to biathlon,” said Gontier. “I will now do a master’s degree in sports marketing and hope that at some point I can return to this atmosphere, which I have now firmly taken to heart.”

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A prominent resignation from Italy's biathlon team

A remarkable career came to an end on Saturday at the Italian Biathlon Championships in Martell.

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