3:03 p.m
2. Shooting S. Minkkinen (FRA)
3:02 p.m
Finish line L. Jeanmonnot (FRA)
3:00 p.m
Jeanmonnot with a clear best time
Camille Bened has now reached the finish line in second place, displacing Vanessa Voigt. And the German now also slips off the podium because Lou Jeanmonnot storms up. The Frenchwoman sets the clear best time and is more than half a minute ahead. Who else is supposed to crack this?
14:58
Kirkeeide did quite well despite the miss
Julia Simon missed a shot while standing. This also happened to Maren Kirkeeide shortly afterwards. The latter Norwegian still ranks third due to her running strength.
14:58
1. Shooting H. Öberg (SWE)
14:57
1. Shooting J. Kink (GER)
14:56
2nd shooting L. Jeanmonnot (FRA) & 1st shooting S. Minkkinen (FIN)
14:56
Penalty for Minkkinen
Almost parallel to Jeanmonnot, Suvi Minkkinen shot while lying down and incurred a penalty. Hanna Öberg has a better hand here. The Swede puts all the discs over and ranks second. Dorothes Wierer also won.
2:55 p.m
Announcement from Jeanmonnot
Lou Jeanmonnot makes a claim while standing. Once again the Frenchwoman wins completely and sets the new clear best time with a lead of almost 19 seconds.
14:54
Finish lines J. Tannheimer (GER) & A. Weidel (GER)
14:53
Weidel crossed the finish line in third place
Anna Weidel fights her way to the finish. As expected, the German doesn’t catch Amy Baserga and Vanessa Voigt. Almost ten seconds are missing from the best time. For now, that’s third place.
14:52
Ten goals for Bened
And here we have another French woman. Camille Bened also shoots perfectly while standing and goes into the final round with a total of ten hits – in fourth place with a deficit of almost ten seconds.
14:51
Strong French women
Julia Simon also scores while lying down. When it comes to running, the Frenchwoman isn’t one of the best. She is 18 seconds short of the top.
2:50 p.m
Weidel falls back
Anna Weidel can’t quite do that in terms of running and loses the top position on the final lap.
2:49 p.m
2nd shooting I. Landmark-Tandrevold (NOR) & 1st shooting L. Jeanmonnot (FRA)
2:48 p.m
Jeanmonnot is at the forefront
Lou Jeanmonnot sets a new interim record with a flawless prone stage and is a good nine seconds ahead.
2:47 p.m
2. Shooting A. Weidel (GER) & finish V. Voigt
2:47 p.m
Weidel scores and leads
Anna Weidel knows how to please at the shooting range. Even while standing, the 29-year-old shoots quickly and confidently and enters the final lap as the new leader.
2:46 p.m
Voigt is second
On the final lap, Vanessa Voigt got really close to Amy Baserga. The 28-year-old can’t pull this off. In the end she was five seconds short of the best time.
2:45 p.m
Hauser with two missed shots
With Lisa-Theresa Hauser we now have another Tyrolean who is not doing so well at the shooting range. The ÖSV athlete leaves two goals untouched while lying down.
2:44 p.m
Baserga new frontrunner
Polona Klemenčič is now leading at the finish. Now we are expecting Amy Baserga. Here comes the Swiss and is almost 14 seconds faster.
2:42 p.m
Tyrolean with second penalty
Anna Gandler had left a target lying down and is now doing the same while standing. The result is a loud groan from the audience. The Tyrolean is in twelfth place.
2:40 p.m
2. Shooting V. Voigt (GER)
2:40 p.m
Baserga and Voigt are impeccable shooters
Amy Baserga also paints all the targets white in the standing position and is one of the few completely flawless athletes. The Swiss take the lead. Shortly afterwards, Vanessa Voigt does the same. The German is 3.78 seconds short of the final lap.
2:40 p.m
1. Shooting A. Weidel (GER)
2:39 p.m
Weidel quickly and accurately
Anna Weidel impresses at the shooting range, works quickly and accurately. This gave her third place in the interim rankings.
2:39 p.m
First finishes
Meanwhile, the first female athletes finish the race. The flawless Milena Todorova takes the lead at the finish.
2:37 p.m
2nd shooting J. Hettich-Walz (GER) & 1st shooting J. Tannheimer (GER)
2:37 p.m
Klemenčič in front after the second shooting
In the second shooting, Polona Klemenčič made her first miss, but still beat Milena Todorova’s best time – by seven seconds. Shortly afterwards, Janina Hettich-Walz threw away her race with three more mistakes.
2:35 p.m
1. Shooting J. Braisaz-Bouchet (FRA)
2:35 p.m
Two penalties for Braisaz-Bouchet
Justine Braisaz-Bouchet set new best running times on the first lap and now reaches the shooting range. In fairly good conditions, the Frenchwoman made two mistakes and fell behind once. Julia Tannheimer shared this fate a little later.
2:33 p.m
Second shooting
There are now also standing shooting ranges. Numerous athletes have to give up – but not Milena Todorova, who got through and led completely flawlessly today. Markéta Davidová’s standing stage went completely wrong and the Czech received three penalties.
2:33 p.m
1. Shooting V. Voigt (GER)
2:32 p.m
Voigt clears
Then Vanessa Voigt shoots squeaky clean, hitting the targets pretty much in the middle. However, it’s not quite enough for the best time, five seconds are now missing.
2:30 p.m
Baserga scores
Meanwhile, after the first shooting, Polona Klemenčič was just ahead. Now comes Amy Baserga. The currently best Swiss woman comes away clean and then ranks fourth in the rankings. Almost nine seconds are missing from the top.
14:29
1. Shooting J. Hettich-Walz (GER) & start J. Tannheimer (GER)
14:29
Hettich-Walz makes a mistake
Then Janina Hettich-Walz runs to the shooting range. After the prone position is set up, the second shot misses. That gave the 29-year-old a penalty loop.
14:28
Voigt is well underway
Vanessa Voigt is doing well on her first lap. The DSV athlete sets best times with a lead of around two seconds.
2:25 p.m
Start Vanessa Voigt (GER)
2:25 p.m
1. Shooting M. Davidova (CZE)
2:25 p.m
Davidová with the benchmark
With the exception of Ukaleq Astri Slettemark (a mistake), all ski hunters shot perfectly. Milena Todorova does the same and takes the lead. Shortly afterwards, Alina Stremous makes a mistake. A little later, Markéta Davidová shoots quite routinely and is the new front runner in the timing.
14:24
Start Janina Hettich-Walz (GER)
14:23
First shooting
Now Lidia Žurauskaitė is the first athlete to set up the prone position. The Lithuanian clears with concentration. But the 22-year-old has to give up first place soon. The majority of the athletes who followed are faster – including Latvia’s Baiba Bendika.
14:21
Stremous fast on the move
In the meantime, Alina Stremous from Moldova emerged as the fastest runner and also kept Markéta Davidová, who ran through shortly afterwards, by three tenths of a distance.
2:20 p.m
Fall
Ukaleq Astri Slettemark is already clearly bringing up the rear at the first timing. And then the athlete from Greenland falls. This costs additional valuable time.
2:19 p.m
First intermediate times
Meanwhile, the first interim times arrive. Lidia Žurauskaitė is quickly outdone. The Bulgarian Milena Todorova is currently just ahead after 800 meters.
2:17 p.m
Zdouc has to do without
By the way, there are 108 names on the start list. But it is already known that we will have to do without three athletes. The Austrian Dunja Zdouc, the Norwegian Åsne Skrede and the Belgian Marisa Emonts had to cancel their participation.
2:17 p.m
L. Zhurauskaite (LTU) opens the race
2:15 p.m
start
At this moment Lithuanian Lidia Žurauskaitė opens the women’s sprint in Hochfilzen.
2:10 p.m
Contribution to Julia Simon (FRA)
2:06 p.m
favorites
Other athletes are considered for the best places in the ranking. Of course, the result of the sprint in Östersund provides good guidance. There the Finnish Suvi Minkkinen, currently the lady in yellow-red, won ahead of the Swede Anna Magnusson and Océane Michelon from France. Of course, there are other athletes with very good prospects in the ranks of the last two nations mentioned. The Italians Dorothea Wierer and Lisa Vittozzi are undoubtedly also worth noting. And what about the Norwegians? Are they getting off to a better start here in Hochfilzen?
13:57
Six Swiss women
The best Swiss athlete so far this winter is Amy Baserga (start number 18), who already achieved a top 10 result in the individual in Östersund (seventh). In addition, only Aita Gasparin (21) has scored World Cup points – exactly one. The other Swiss women Lea Meier (61), Lena Häcki-Groß (79), Susanna Meinen (97) and Lydia Mettler (103) have so far been in the back field.
13:48
Austrian quintet
At the ÖSV, a lot of the focus is on Lisa-Theresa Hauser (start number 46), who had some difficulties in the individual in Östersund (52nd), but then really got going. As fourth in the sprint, the Tyrolean won the pursuit. The second best red-white-red winter tackler is currently Anna Gandler (26). We are also expecting Dunja Zdouc (31), Anna Juppe (43) and Anna Andexer (77).
13:39
German sextet
In addition to the mediocre start to the season, the German biathletes are now also experiencing staff shortages. Franziska Preuß (Corona and Influenza) and Selina Grotian (Corona) are not there in Hochfilzen. Nevertheless, the DSV brings six athletes to the start. Janina Hettich-Walz (start number 16) will start. Your start time is 2:23 p.m. They are followed by Vanessa Voigt (20), Julia Tannheimer (30), eighth in Östersund, Anna Weidel (33), Julia Kink (67) and Marlene Fichtner (86).
13:29
Daily task
There are three laps ahead of the ski hunters. On the first, 2,424 meters have to be covered up to prone shooting. Then it goes over 2,603 meters to the standing stop. The final lap is 2,563 meters long. In total, this amounts to exactly 7,590 meters of competition distance, which can increase with every missed shot in the penalty loop.
13:19
Welcome
Welcome to the Biathletes World Cup in Hochfilzen! The 7.5 kilometer sprint is on the program for women in Tyrol today. The start is scheduled to take place at 2:15 p.m.