Biathlon World Cup: Prussia missed the fourth precious metal

What can Franziska Preuss still throw around? This question came into the head observers on Tuesday in Lenzerheide when the German fired her five shots three times ice cold three times ice cold. Interim balance: everything in the black. The best prospects for her fourth World Cup medal in the fourth race, but sometimes little things can change everything: When she was informed of her position by a supervisor before the decisive shooting, Franziska Preuss lost the concentration.

Julia Simon from France had made a mistake in the fourth shooting, Prussia knew about her own premium situation. If she only done everything one last time as before, she could most likely take her second title from Switzerland. Thoughts that prevented her from implementing, Prussia was only tenth with two minutes of penalty this time. “I actually didn’t want to know and that was a bit off my plan,” she said after handing over to the information handover, but did not really seem to be really crumpled: “It’s not a broken leg now.”

And finally the new world champion was called: Julia Simon. Ella Halvarsson from Sweden faultlessly won her first World Cup medal with silver and shed many tears of joy at the finish, while Simon’s compatriot Lou JeanMonnot secured bronze with a penalty. Preuss was still as a world champion in the persecution on Sunday from the stadium after her in the sprint, silver and bronze with the mixed relay. This helps over many a nuisance.