World Cup: German biathletes sixth in relay – Norway wins

The Norwegians secured victory, who also won the World Cup ranking. In the final shooting, Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen kept his nerve in a duel with three-time Antholz Olympic champion Quentin Fillon Maillet and decided the last relay race of the season. Olympic champion France was 19.1 seconds behind after 4 x 7.5 kilometers. Third place went to the Swedes, who finished 48.1 seconds behind the winner.

Young hopeful Pound: Extremely annoying

After finishing fourth at the Olympic Games, young hopeful Pfund got his first chance to play in the elite class. The 22-year-old, who had had a 100 percent hit rate in his previous World Cup appearances, received two penalties there. But then he showed that he can do it and safely cleared all five standing targets.

“I felt good. But a shooting can quickly ruin everything,” said Pfund on ZDF. He also couldn’t classify his missed shots. “It was a shift and extremely annoying,” Pfund said.

Fratzscher performed well as the starting runner with two spares. Nawrath defended fourth place, but was only able to avoid a penalty lap. Nevertheless, Pfund started his race in fourth place before the faux pas happened to him. Horn was then unable to do anything.