Wierer gives up the sprint ball

Wierer started the race in Kontiolahti with a 29-point lead in the sprint classification. When all the athletes had reached the finish line, she suddenly found herself 9 points behind Denise Herrmann. What happened? The South Tyrolean missed a target while prone in light snow, and then had to go into the penalty loop two more times after standing. The podium places were therefore out of reach. The racer, who will be celebrating her 3th birthday in three weeks, had to settle for 30th place in the end. Herrmann, on the other hand, only had to complete one penalty lap, was lightning fast on the cross-country ski trail and confidently took first place in the end. She was able to celebrate the day's victory, the small crystal ball and therefore extra prize money of 19 euros at the finish. The former cross-country skier left behind her German teammate Franziska Preuß and Tiril Eckhoff from Norway in the last sprint of the season. Despite a strong performance, Lisa Vittozzi missed her second podium finish this winter and had to settle for 2th place. Federica Sanfilippo from Ridnaun took 4th place after 2 penalty laps. The ultimate showdown on Saturday Wierer, on Thursday already won the mass start world cup without a fight , will now fully concentrate on the fight for the big crystal ball. There she still has a small lead over Eckhoff before the last individual race of the season, the pursuit on Saturday. Subtracting the two permitted results, the South Tyrolean (763 points) is 8 points ahead of the Norwegian (755) in the ranking. However, Eckhoff starts in third place and therefore has a clear advantage over Wierer. As a reminder: the winner of the pursuit receives 60 points, the tenth place still receives 31. As the world association announced on Friday evening, the men's (13.15:15.15 p.m.) and women's (XNUMX:XNUMX p.m.) pursuit competitions on Saturday will be the last competitions of the season. The single mixed and mixed relays on Sunday, however, fell victim to the coronavirus. Women's World Cup Sprint in Kontiolahti (FIN): Pos Name Country Time Shooting error 1. Denise Herrmann GER 20.00,5 Minutes 1 2. Franziska Preuss GER +20,1 1 3. Tyril Eckhoff NOR +32,3 2 4. Lisa Vittozzi ITA +37,1 1 5. Marketa Davidova CZE +42,5 1 6. Monika Hojnisz-Starega POL +47,3 0 ... 19. Dorothea Wierer Turf/ITA + 1: 19,1 3 39. Federico Sanfilippo Ridanna/ITA +1.50,3 2 89. Michela Carrara ITA +4.20,4 5

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Wierer gives up the sprint ball

3 errors in 10 shots were not enough for Dorothea Wierer on Friday in the last World Cup sprint of the season to make it into the top field. At the last minute she had to give up the lead in the discipline rankings, but in the overall World Cup she maintained a mini lead.

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