A North Tyrolean first victory in Antholz

Lisa Theresa Hauser clinched her first victory in the World Cup on Thursday afternoon in the snow in Antholz. The 27-year-old from Reith near Kitzbühel prevailed over the 15-kilometer distance with just one shooting error and 43,7 seconds ahead of the Ukrainian Yuliia Dzhima. Hauser's only missed shot came at the first standing stop, but she was also among the fastest on the course.

Katharina Innerhofer won the only World Cup victory for Austrian biathletes in a sprint on March 6, 2014 in Pokljuka. An ÖSV success in the Women's Biathlon World Cup may be unusual, but in Hauser's case it came with an announcement: she had recently advanced to the absolute top of the world with three third places in the two Oberhof weeks and had a rapid increase in form on several occasions reveal. At the height of Antholz, she has now moved into the circle of favorites for the World Championships, which begin in Pokljuka in around three weeks. Wierer misses the podium Anais Chevalier-Bouchet took third place behind Hauser and Dzhima. The Frenchwoman thereby pushed Dorothea Wierer off the podium in her home race. The woman from Niederrasner was in top form on the cross-country ski trail, but made a mistake in both the first and last shooting. One less missed shot and Wierer would have been on the podium. So the local hero had to settle for the thankless fourth place. However, the fact that Marte Olsbu Røiseland, Tiril Eckhoff and Hanna Öberg, who were ahead of her in the overall World Cup, all missed the top 15 is an indication of Wierer's strong performance at the start of the Antholz World Cup.

Dorothea Wierer put on a really strong performance on the cross-country ski trail. © APA/afp / MARCO BERTORELLO

Meanwhile, the race didn't go as planned for the other Azzurre: Lisa Vittozzi is still waiting for the long-awaited top result after 13th place, while Nicole Gontier (56th), Federica Sanfilippo from Ridnaun (60th) and Michela Carrara (69th) are clearly ahead placed further back in the rankings.

The World Cup program in the Südtirol Arena continues on Friday at 13.15:XNUMX p.m. with the men's singles. The course of the race can be SportNews -Live ticker can be observed.

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A North Tyrolean first victory in Antholz

The Antholz World Cup week opened on Thursday with a winning face that is completely new in world-class biathlon. Meanwhile, Dorothea Wierer, who was once again one of the leading actresses in the women's individual competition, provided a familiar picture.

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