The German biathletes are going into the World Cup weekend in Le Grand Bornand, France, with two changes.
Juliane Frühwirt and Philipp Nawrath are leaving the squad for the time being, with Janina Hettich-Walzt and Philipp Horn taking their place.
Frühwirt and Nawrath in low form
Both Frühwirt and Nawrath are scheduled to start in the lower-class IBU Cup for the time being. “Juliane hasn’t been able to show what she’s really capable of in the last few weeks after a good development in the summer.”said sports director Felix Bitterling, Philipp Nawrath is also looking “still in shape at the moment”.
In France, the sprints are first on the program on Thursday and Friday, before the pursuit and mass start races follow on Saturday and Sunday.
The women’s squad:
Denise Herrmann-Wick (Oberwiesenthal), Janina Hettich-Walz (Schönwald), Franziska Preuss (Haag), Sophia Schneider (Oberteisendorf), Vanessa Voigt (Rotterode), Anna Weidel (Kiefersfelden)
The men’s squad:
Benedikt Doll (Breitnau), Philipp Horn (Frankenhain), Johannes Kühn (Reit im Winkl), Roman Rees (Schauinsland), Justus Strelow (Schmiedeberg), David Zobel (Partenkirchen)