Completely unleashed: Hofer storms onto the podium

In a pursuit competition in the Thuringian Forest that was hard to beat in terms of excitement, the 29-year-old Montaler set a real highlight with third place.

Nobody is as quick and precise as Hofer Hofer went as Tenth in the sprint 1:15 minutes behind in the chase. He pulverized this with an outstanding mileage and extreme coolness at the shooting range. He recorded the best running time of the day and was also the only one in the entire field without a single shooting error. He made up position after position and left even biathlon superstar Martin Fourcade behind after the last shooting. On the final lap, the South Tyrolean had a thrilling duel for second place with the German Arnd Peiffer, who ultimately gave him up in the finish sprint.

Ahead of Peiffer and Hofer, only Johannes Thingnes Bø from Norway, who has been so outstanding this season, made it to the finish line. He won with a commanding lead of more than 15 seconds. In the end, Fourcade had to settle for fourth place, followed by sprint winner Alexander Loginov. Ski break twice near Windisch The second South Tyrolean, the two-time Olympic medalist Dominik Windisch, had a pitch-black day. The 19th in the sprint missed six times at the shooting range and then had a serious fall on the final lap. The speedster crashed into the barrier on a descent, broke both skis and also lost a stick. At least he remained uninjured and was able to cross the finish line in 46th place. None of the other “Azzurri” qualified for the pursuit.

The World Cup program in East Germany will conclude on Sunday with the relay races. The Italian women's team around Dorothea Wierer & Co. is particularly hoping for a lot there after the strong team Lisa Vittozzi her second victory on Saturday arrived within three days. Result of the World Cup pursuit in Oberhof (GER): Pos Name Country Time Penalty laps 1. Johannes Thingnes Bø NOR 34: 29,8 minutes 3 2. Arnd Peiffer GER +15,1 seconds 1 3. Lukas hofer ITA/Montal +15,8 0 4. Martin Fourcade FRA +32,6 3 5. Alexander Loginov RUS +42,4 4 6. Simon Desthieux FRA +51,8 1 7. Benedict Doll GER +1:30,7 minutes 4 8. Julian Eberhard TUE + 1: 41,8 5 ... 46. Dominik Windisch ITA/turf + 4: 57,7 6

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Completely unleashed: Hofer storms onto the podium

What a performance! Lukas Hofer showed a real brilliant performance in the driving snow in Oberhof and achieved his first individual podium finish this winter, the sixth in his career.

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