Return to the podium: Wierer impresses in Oberhof

“I'm happy that I finally didn't make any mistakes in a sprint race today,” was Wierer's conclusion shortly after she reached the finish line. With this flawless performance, the 30-year-old from Niederrasen took second place in Oberhof on Thursday afternoon. It is Wierer's third podium finish this season, the first since her third place in the Hochfilzen mass start immediately before Christmas. At the opening of the second week of the World Cup in Thuringia, Wierer was still not in top form and was sometimes half a minute slower on the cross-country ski trail than her worst opponents. However, the woman from Puster showed great results at the shooting range and made no mistakes in both the standing and prone positions. “It’s not quite right on the cross-country ski trail yet” Dorothea Wierer With dwindling strength, Wierer dragged himself across the finish line and ultimately into second place. “It's not quite right on the cross-country ski trail yet,” was the initial summary, but she added: “After my usual dip in form after Christmas, things are now doing a lot better. I hope to take the next step next week in Antholz.” Then she also wants to leave her last competitor behind. Eckhoff can hardly be stopped This Thursday, Wierer was unable to shake the victory of her long-term rival Tiril Eckhoff. The Norwegian had to go into the penalty loop once, but she still took 9,3 seconds off Wierer by the time she reached the finish. “It was a lot of hard work, especially on the last lap. “But I’m very happy that I was able to take first place,” said Eckhoff happily at the finish. The faultless North Tyrolean Lisa Theresa Hauser completed the podium in third place. However, Lisa Vittozzi, who was still in poor form, did not make it into the top field, finishing in 16th place. Federica Sanfilippo (1 mistake) made it into the World Cup points in 33rd place, while Irene Lardschneider (3) clearly missed out on this with 89th place. The World Cup program in Oberhof continues on Friday with the men's relay. With the SportNews -Live ticker allows you to be there in real time from 14.30:XNUMX p.m. The result of the women's sprint (7,5 km):

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Return to the podium: Wierer impresses in Oberhof

Dorothea Wierer will be on the podium for the first time in 2021! With an excellent shooting performance, the reigning overall World Cup winner pushed herself into the absolute lead in the sprint in Oberhof.

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