Felix Bitterling praised biathlete Philipp Nawrath highly after his first World Cup victory. The sports director of the German Ski Association (DSV) said the performance “cannot be overestimated”: “We always knew that Philipp had huge potential. But bringing the horsepower to the road and the shooting and running performance in one day Combining it in such a way that it reaches the front is another matter.”
That’s exactly what Nawrath “did” in the Östersund sprint. This puts him at the absolute top of the world, says Bitterling: “It will be up to him to show that again and repeat it.” In general, after the fantastic start to the season with two victories, three yellow jersey winners and a total of seven podium places, “it is becoming difficult to find the right words. It was another really great day.”
