15 years late: ÖSV biathlete Sumann becomes World Cup winner

Two Olympic medals and one Trophy for winning the Discipline World Cup received the Sports director of the ÖSV biathletes already handed over later.

As part of the home World Cup in Hochfilzen, Sumann was very late for his team on Saturday Triumph in the mass start World Cup excellent.

Mind you, in season 2009/’10.

The background is huge Russian athletes’ doping scandalwhich was uncovered at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

Result lists cleaned up

The doping hunters have painstakingly examined the case in detail over the last few years and cleaned up the result lists in many sports. That’s why Christoph Sumann is coming enjoy several trophies.

No emotions

“It doesn’t really have much emotional value anymore, but I’m looking forward to it. The memory is still there, it’s still tangible, even though it was a long time ago,” says the 49-year-old Styrian.

It Victory in the mass start world cup inherited Sumann from Yevgeny Ustjugowwhose appeal against the annulment of his achievements was rejected in the last instance.

Even with Sumann’s subsequent one Won the Olympic bronze medal in the mass start in 2014 Ustyugov plays a role. The Russian was stripped of his Olympic victory in Sochi.

Sumann and his colleagues will do this Daniel Mesotitsch, Dominik Landertinger and Simon Eder moved up one place in the 2014 Olympic relay race and can now look forward to silver. “I just think it’s good that you stick with it and pursue it further,” said Sumann.