Wierer's Hochfilzen series is broken

The biathlon stadium in Hochfilzen is a good place for Dorothea Wierer: In Tyrol, the 30-year-old has always been on the podium in sprints in the last three years. At the top in 2019 and 2018, in 2017 in 3rd place. Extending this series was the intended goal, but it was not achieved: in bright sunshine, the Niederrasner woman showed a lot of improvement on the cross-country ski trail compared to the last World Cup stage, but she did However, she made one mistake too many at the shooting range - but it was still enough for a conciliatory 8th place. Strong first round Because of the light wind, many athletes had difficulty at the shooting range: many targets stopped, especially in the prone position. But not Dorothea Wierer, who acted confidently and quickly as usual - she took the lead. With the knowledge that she was in better shape and the good feeling from the last Hochfilzen sprints, the South Tyrolean took on the standing shooting. There she made a mistake with the first shot, but then cleared everything.

Got her first World Cup victory: Dzinara Alimbekava © APA/afp / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO

Nevertheless, no one came close to her at first - until Dzinara Alimbekava whizzed through the interim. The 24-year-old Belarusian, who had already shown in Kontiolahti, did not leave a single disc standing and took the lead, which she did not relinquish until the end of the race. Because Julia Simon (6th) from France burned a sensational running time in the snow with two errors and a much improved Lisa Vittozzi (7th) shot clean, Wierer slipped off the podium. As a result, Tiril Eckhoff (2nd), Franziska Preuss (3rd), Marte Olsbu Røiseland (4th) and Marketa Davidova (5th) also squeezed in between them.

Meanwhile, the previous season's dominator, Hanna Öberg, didn't have a good day in either sub-discipline: she made two mistakes on the shooting range and on the cross-country ski trail she couldn't match her performance from the first two weeks of the World Cup. The result was 29th place. Federica Sanfilippo and Irene Lardschneider ended up outside the points.

The result: Pos Name Country Time/Error 1. Dzinara Alimbekava Belarus 20:12,3 minutes (0) 2. Tyril Eckhoff Norway +8,5 seconds (1) 3. Franziska Preuss Germany 9,9 + (1) 4. Marte Olsbu Røiseland Norway 16,9 + (1) 5. Marketa Davidova Czechia +19,4 (1) 6. Julia Simon France 20,1 + (2) 7. Lisa Vittozzi Italy 22,3 + (0) 8. Dorothea Wierer Niederrasen +25,6 (1) 9. Lisa Theresa Hauser Austria 34,1 + (1) 10. Claire Egan USA 35,6 + (1) 71. Irene Lardschneider Wolkenstein +2:24,0 minutes (1) 81. Federico Sanfilippo Ridnaun +2:37,1 (3)

Football

Italy

International leagues

International

Winter sports

Tennis

Other sports

Motorsport

Cycling

Watersports

Events

Favorites

Wierer's Hochfilzen series is broken

Dorothea Wierer showed a strong performance in Hochfilzen on Friday morning, but was unable to extend her Hochfilzen series. Meanwhile, a young Belarusian woman became the shining winner.

Suggestions

Comments (0)