In singles over 15 kilometers at the 2025 biathlon World Cup in Lenzerheide, DSV-Ace Franziska Preuss was on a medal course until the fourth and last shooting. But the dream of the fourth precious metal in the fourth race burst on two mistakes. For the 30-year-old, this is “really bitter”, but also “human and understandable”, says TV expert Michael Rösch.
In the fourth race at the biathlon World Cup, Franziska Preuss stayed without a medal for the first time. In singles over 15 km, the German figurehead was on the podium course for a long time, the next precious metal was almost able to grab. Two mistakes in the fourth and last shooting all dreamed.
“It was a shame today. I was somehow unfocused on the last shooting,” the 30-year-old, who finished the race in tenth place, struggled on the “ZDF” microphone and added: “I tried to change the switch. Just not succeeded, I was just restless.
Biathlon World Cup: “The medal was gone”
Preuss’ mistakes are “really bitter, with zero she really had a golden around her neck again. It is annoying, but she falls soft – she already has an entire medal set,” analyzed “Eurosport” expert Michael Rösch afterwards . In the end, nuances would have been the decisive factor.
“You can see it again: either world champion or lifeguard, it is so brutal in the biathlon,” continued the 2006 Olympic champion: “She has lost the focus or twice the focus on the last shooting – which is also absolutely human and understandable . The medal was gone. “
The DSV medal hope will not be crazy about the small setback. “I learned first-hand that she is really deeply relaxed and relaxed,” explained the 41-year-old and followed: “She has reached so many podiums this season and is mentally so that she can implement it into positive energy and is also ready for the last races. “