Wierer after bullet coup: “It’s better to share than to win nothing”

With the 9th place on Tuesday Wierer secured the small crystal ball in the individual. A Norwegian, of all people, Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold, was crucial to the success in the discipline rankings. It was she who pushed Lisa Hauser with the high start number 56 off the podium and thereby took the decisive World Cup points from the North Tyrolean. Wierer and Hauser are therefore at the top of the individual standings with 103 points. They both receive a crystal ball. “I’d rather share with someone than win nothing at all,” Wierer joked at the finish, “Lisa is having an outstanding season. She deserves this bullet, she deserves it maybe more than I do.” “We are really good friends” Lisa Theresa Hauser Hauser promptly replied via the channels of the World Biathlon Federation (IBU): “That’s nice of Doro, we’re really good friends. She is one of the best biathletes in the world. I would say we both deserve this success.” Before the last of three individual races this season, Hauser had no ambitions for the crystal ball as seventh place and was completely surprised afterwards: “I hadn't thought about that at all beforehand.” “This is the World Cup, there are no backing out” Dorothea Wierer For Wierer, however, it was a small consolation for what had been a very unsuccessful World Cup to date. She traveled to Pokljuka weakened by illness and has so far missed the medals she was aiming for. “This is somehow not my season. I ran my races even though I didn't feel well. But this is the World Cup, there are no retreats, you have to fight for every second.” Wierer will also put this into practice in the remaining races. After the men's individual on Wednesday, the single mixed competition, the relays and the final mass start still await. The rest of the World Cup program: Wednesday, February 17rd 14.30 p.m.: Men's singles Thursday February 18nd 15.15 p.m.: Single mixed relay Saturday, February 20 11.45 p.m.: Women's relay 15 p.m.: Men's relay Sunday February 21th 12.30 a.m.: Women's mass start 15.15 p.m.: Men's mass start SportNews reports on all races via live ticker!

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Wierer after bullet coup: “It’s better to share than to win nothing”

Dorothea Wierer still has to wait for her first medal at the Biathlon World Championships in Slovenia. But the dry spell doesn't dampen the speedster's mood - also because she has found a shiny replacement for precious metal.

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