From February 8th to 19th the Biathlon World Cup 2023 in the German Oberhof. Germany is hosting the World Cup for the eighth time this year. In addition to Oberhof, Garmisch-Partenkirchen (1966), Altenberg (1967) and Ruhpolding (1979, 1985, 1996 and 2012) have been venues so far. For the first time at a World Championship, however, no World Cup points will be awarded.
Die Results from the men’s singles on Tuesday.
Biathlon World Cup results: Doll misses medal – Bö gets gold
The German biathlon men are chasing the longed-for at the home world championships in Oberhof Medal after. At the historic fourth consecutive title of Johannes Thingnes Bö ended up ex-champion Benedict Doll as the best athlete of the German Ski Association (DSV). rank five. The Norwegian dominator Bö, meanwhile, can still hope for the perfect yield of seven gold medals in seven races.
Doll missed the first shot, but shot clean afterwards and was 2:09.6 minutes behind Bö (2 penalty minutes). The 2017 sprint world champion was almost a minute behind third-placed Swede Sebastian Samuelsson (1/+1:11.1). Silver went to defending champion Sturla Holm Lägreid (1/+1:10.7).
Ski-WN: Strelow reaches top 15
Justus Strelow (1 penalty minute/+4:14.2) confirmed his strong World Championship form and reached the top 15. His teammate Roman Rees (2 penalty minutes/+4:43.0) landed a little behind. The weak David Zobel (3/+9:00.1) experienced a race to forget.
It continues on Wednesday with the women’s singles. Olympic champion Denise Herrmann-Wick has the chance to win her third medal in the third individual race after gold in the sprint and silver in the pursuit.
Pursuit of women: Herrmann-Wick wins World Cup silver
Denise Herrmann-Wick got her second medal in the pursuit. The 34-year-old, who triumphed in the sprint, was only beaten by Julia Simon in the fog at Oberhof over the 10 km. Herrmann-Wick had four penalties and was 27 seconds behind the overall World Cup leader, France (1 penalty).
Bronze went to the Norwegian Marte Olsbu Röiseland (3/+37.7 seconds) in front of 23,000 spectators in the Arena am Rennsteig. Sophia Schneider (4/+1:08.3 minutes) and Hanna Kebinger (2/+1:21.5) rounded off the strong result for the German Ski Association (DSV) in fifth and eighth place.
How many races and participants are there at the World Championships?
A total of twelve decisions will be made on the routes around the famous Birxsteig in individual, sprint, pursuit and mass start as well as in relay, mixed relay and single mixed relay. The mixed relay kicks off on February 8th, with the two mass start races ending on February 19th. are reported 308 athletes (164) and athletes (144) from 37 nations.
Biathlon World Cup 2023: Is there enough snow in Oberhof?
Die snow situation in Oberhof is excellent. A few weeks ago there was no natural snow at all, but thanks to perfect preparation with artificial and natural snow everything is ready. With wintry temperatures, the World Cup stars expect the best conditions. The first week of competition is supposed to be cold and sunny. Should the temperatures rise and the track melt, there will be more than 35,000 cubic meters in the depots artificial snow ready.
World Cup in Biathlon 2022/23: All information about the season
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