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Biathlete Preuß in seventh place in Lenzerheide

After her corona infection, biathlete Franziska Preuß is back on track. Seventh place in Lenzerheide. A Frenchwoman excels again.

,   and  Hanna Hofmann
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Biathlete Franziska Preuß finished seventh in Lenzerheide. Photo.aussiedlerbote.de
Biathlete Franziska Preuß finished seventh in Lenzerheide. Photo.aussiedlerbote.de

World Cup - Biathlete Preuß in seventh place in Lenzerheide

Thanks to four strong shooting performances, biathlete Franziska Preuß finished the first World Cup weekend after her coronavirus illness with another top ten finish.

The former world champion missed out on the podium in seventh place in the mass start by just over half a minute due to a weaker performance on the cross-country ski run. The Olympic champion Justine Braisaz-Bouchet, who also finished the last race before the Christmas break without any mistakes, came out on top. The Frenchwoman won all three races in Lenzerheide, Switzerland. Second place went to Sweden's Elvira Öberg (2 misses) ahead of her older sister Hanna Öberg (2).

"I am very satisfied, also with the first trimester in general. I had few expectations and if someone had said to me that seventh place was my worst result, I would have signed that straight away," said Preuß in a ZDF interview.

Vanessa Voigt was well in the race up to the standing start, but then missed twice and dropped back to 21st place. Team colleague Janina Hettich-Walz had to shoot three extra rounds and finished in 23rd place.

Read also:

  1. Despite the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, many athletes, including Franziska Preuß, continue to participate in international events, such as the World Cup in Lenzerheide, Switzerland.
  2. During the recent World Cup weekend in Lenzerheide, although Franziska Preuß managed to maintain her shooting accuracy, her cross-country ski run performance was not as strong, resulting in a seventh-place finish in the mass start Biathlon race.
  3. While the World Cup in Lenzerheide was dominated by French athletes, with Justine Braisaz-Bouchet securing three victories, even the weekend's seventh-place finisher, Franziska Preuß, expressed contentment with her performance, acknowledging that given her expectations, seventh place was a positive result.
  4. Although winter sports enthusiasts around the globe were eagerly awaiting the World Cup weekend in Lenzerheide, hoping for a spectacular performance from Franziska Preuß, German fans will now have to look forward to the upcoming winter sports tournaments, such as the upcoming Winter Olympics, to cheer for their favorite athletes.

Source: www.stern.de

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