14:11
Five Swiss women
The usual five athletes are available for Switzerland. Lena Häcki-Groß (start number 26) is at least one of the top ten in the overall World Cup. Elisa Gasparin (21) will start ahead of her. Her sister Aita follows with number 53. We are also expecting Amy Baserga (33) and Lea Meier (94).
2:01 p.m
ÖSV quintet
The first Austrian will be Tamara Steiner (start number 14). Shortly afterwards it is the turn of Anna Gandler (19), the eleventh sprinter from Hochfilzen. The biggest name among the ÖSV women is still Lisa Theresa Hauser (43), who missed the competitions in Lenzerheide due to illness and is now returning. Then we have Anna Juppe (57), thirteenth in the Hochfilzen sprint. Dunja Zdouc (76) is also making her season debut in the World Cup.
1:50 p.m
German sextet
The names of 98 athletes can be found on the start list. Six of them represent the colors of the German Ski Association. First up will be Janina Hettich-Walz (start number 9), the twelfth sprinter from Lenzerheide. She is followed a little later by Franziska Preuß (13), who got a taste of the podium in fourth place in the sprint in Östersund. Vanessa Voigt (16) landed right behind them. The corresponding skills for this competition format are certainly available. Sophia Schneider (44) is also returning to the World Cup team after a break due to illness. Selina Grotian (74) and Hanna Kebinger (78) complete the German squad.
1:40 p.m
Daily task
So now it’s the women’s turn. The competition distance is spread over three laps that are exactly 2,592, 2,639 and 2,476 meters long, making a total of 7,707 meters. After the first round you shoot lying down, after the second you shoot standing. Any missed shot must be served in the penalty loop.
13:31
Oberhof
At the beginning of the new calendar year, the entourage of World Cup ski hunters stops off in Germany. This weekend things get down to business in the Thuringian Forest. At the Oberhofer Grenzadler, the program of six competitions will take place over three days following the postponement of the men’s sprint originally planned for Thursday.
Welcome!
Hello and welcome to the women’s 7.5km sprint from Oberhof! The live ticker begins in time before the start of the ski hunters’ race.