It is the biggest success of her career With Gold in the pursuit of the former cross-country skier Denise Herrmann has crowned their second sporting career as a biathlete. Laura Dahlmeier won in Östersund Bronze.
Had, in spite of the missed world Cup double success is reason for joy: Denise Herrmann (l.) and Laura Dahlmeier
This Time, she had her nerve at the shooting range in the handle: Just three years after the switch from the long runners Denise Herrmann decided in the Biathlon world Championships in Ostersund, Sweden, the hunting of the race before the Norwegian Tiril Eckhoff. Despite two penalties, the 30-Year-old ran the ten kilometers, with a margin of 31.4 seconds.
“It is unbelievable. I have tried to concentrate on the shoot. Up to the last shoot you can always happen,” said the upper meadow thalerin. “I’m so proud of what happened today.” Not less surprised diszplin trainer Kristian showed more Inger. “It turns out, we would not have dreamed of. It’s nice that all the work has paid off. This gives us the right that we have done everything right.”
Eckhoff prevented German double victory
The already Mixed silver decorated Herrmann, who won in 2014 with the cross-country team, still the Olympic Bronze, had the last races before the world Championships in Soldier Hollow in the United States. Östersund seems to be: As there last in 2017, a pursuit was played, she stood on the podium.
The ailing Biathlon-Queen Laura Dahlmeier, who had only once in the penalty round, lost the sprint duel with Eckhoff and won the Bronze, their fourth persecution medal in the series, and her second world Cup medal. The 25-Year-old from Garmisch-Partenkirchen in 13 world Cup races, successively the precious metal gained a Premiere in the history of the discipline.
hk/ust (dpa, sid)