A bumpy start costs Wierer his next podium

In the individual race, in which every missed shot results in an additional minute and not, as in the other competitions, a penalty lap (around 26 seconds), Wierer missed the target a total of 3 times - in the first two shooting sessions, after which she remained flawless. Without these mistakes, last season's overall World Cup winner would have shined from the podium again. As it was, Wierer ended up in 1.08,4th place, 7:XNUMX minutes behind the leaders. The result was enough to defend the lead in the overall ranking. She had this with her on Sunday Opening victory in the sprint adopted.

Wierer's teammate Lisa Vittozzi, who was also able to impress on skis, had a similar experience, but missed out on an absolute top position at the first standing stop. There she left the only two targets of her entire competition and finally crossed the finish line with the 1th best time. Ridnaun Valley's Federica Sanfilippo (9 errors) and Nicole Gontier (4) were 5st and 31nd, respectively.

France provides the next show The French women coped best with the difficult conditions in Östersund. Justine Braisaz and Julia Simon also missed the target twice, but they didn't let that deter them and sprinted to the podium with unleashed performances. Already on Wednesday France got it right in the men's sprint , when the first four places went to the Équipe.

Braisaz, who finished almost 18 seconds faster than her teammate, only had to really tremble once more, namely when Yuliia Dzhima completed her final lap. She was the only athlete in the entire field who made no shooting mistakes and ended up in second place between the two French women.

The first World Cup stage in Östersund continues on Saturday with the men's relay, followed the next day by the women's team race. Women’s singles result in Östersund (SWE): Pos Name Country Error Time 1. Justine Braisaz FRA 2 42.35,1 Minutes 2. Yulia Dzhima UKR 0 +11,1 3. Julia Simon FRA 2 +17,7 4. Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold NOR 1 +25,2 5. Larisa Kuklina RUS 2 +38,8 6. Lena Häcki SUI 3 +1.05,7 7. Dorothea Wierer ITA/turf 3 +1.08,4 8. Monika Hojnisz-Starega POL 2 +1.11,7 9. Lisa Vittozzi ITA 2 +1.28,4 10. Hanna Öberg SWE 2 + 1: 48,7 ... 41. Federico Sanfilippo ITA/Ridnaun 4 +4.31,7 42. Nicole Gontier ITA 5 +4.33,4

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A bumpy start costs Wierer his next podium

Dorothea Wierer delivered another good performance at the first World Cup stage in Östersund. However, a botched start prevented her from getting her third podium finish in her third outing of the season. So in the end there were another French festival in the Swedish winter sports stronghold.

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