Prussian becomes second - four Germans in the top ten
Biathletin Franziska Preuß, at the end of a frustrating season, celebrated a sense of achievement again. The 28-year-old secured on Sunday at the World Cup Final in Oslo in mass start rank two. With her first podium seat of the season and the first for a year, Prussian had just had to join the Olympic Champion Justine Braisaz-Bouchet from France. In a race exciting to the end, Prussian had 7.8 seconds behind the winner. Third party became World Cup overall winner Marte Olsbu Roiseland from Norway (+ 8.6 seconds). The trio made two mistakes each.
Medal hopping Prussia had to pause for a long time because of a foot injury and a corona infection, came to doubt and could hardly exploit their potential. After the Olympia bronze with the season, however, it went better at the end of the season. "I'm extremely tired of the head, but I've been familiar with me," Prussia said in ZDF: "It was a hard time, I do not need it again. If everything was going normally, I am here and I have to do it as a motivation take into preparation for the new season. "
The German team outcome rounded Denise Herrmann as Seventh, Janina Hettich as a ninth followed directly followed by Vanessa Voigt and Franziska Hildebrand at position 15.
Thus, the German Ski Hunters finish the World Cup season with six podium places. The only success brought Herrmann in the sprint of Kontiolahti. Outstanding were her Olympic victory in the single as well as Olympic bronze of the season. Vanessa Voigt (24) showed her potential with her first World Cup podium as a sprint second of Otepää.
The race and all results at a glance...
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