Lukas Hofer in seventh heaven: “Super happy”

“It was today a perfect race . At the beginning I felt a bit tired, but then I got better and better. “I always felt good at the shooting range,” said the Montaler, analyzing his performance. When asked why it took him seven years to win a World Cup race again, Hofer replied with a laugh: “If I knew that, then I would change it immediately. I was often close, often only one shot was missing.” The 31-year-old also knew that Hofer was “only” at the top of a World Cup race for the second time. The 10-year-old also knew that: “The level among men is getting better and better, so many athletes can win a race. Every detail can decide whether you end up on the podium, in the top 20 or even in the top XNUMX,” explained Hofer. But he doesn't want to stop for a long time: “I still really enjoy biathlon, it makes me happy that I can stand on skis every day and do what I love. I'm confident about a few more years. I don’t know for how long, but every race is still special for me.” Big praise from the competition Hofer's opponents also knew that Azzurro was almost unbeatable on Friday. “After the standing stage I was 5 seconds behind him,” said Swede Sebastian Samuelsson, who finished second. “Afterwards I gave it my all on the cross-country ski trail and once even came within three seconds. But he was too strong today. Nevertheless, I'm happy about second place here in my home country." The third, Tarjei Bø (Norway), also had a lot of praise for Hofer: "What he did today was incredible. It was such a strong race from him. If I analyzed my race and had been perfect today, then the most I could have gotten out of it was five seconds. Even then it wouldn’t have been enough for Luki.” For the South Tyroleans, the start of the World Cup final in Östersund could hardly have gone better. Dorothea Wierer was second best in the women's sprint behind Tiril Eckhoff and Dominik Windisch also showed a strong performance and ended up in 27th place.

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Lukas Hofer in seventh heaven: “Super happy”

With a perfect performance, Lukas Hofer won the sprint at the World Cup final in Östersund on Friday. The Montaler was beaming from ear to ear at the press conference after the race. This was also noticeable despite the mouth and nose protection.

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