Despite some shooting errors, the German biathletes have caused a conciliatory World Cup degree in Nove Mesto. In the season of the men, David Zobel, Philipp Nawrath, Johannes Kühn and Philipp Horn finished fourth. After 4×7.5 kilometers and ten loading, from which four penalty rounds resulted, just under twelve seconds were missing on the podium.
The French (0 penalty rounds+4 followers) clearly won ahead of Norway (1+8/+1: 26.6 minutes) and Ukraine (0+7/+2: 45.4 minutes). It was the fifth prank for France in the previous five relay races of the World Cup season. Only at the World Cup was Norway at the front.
In the sunshine, spring -like 15 degrees and a lot of wind, the German starting runner Zobel had shot the first penalty round at the first stand. The podium chances decreased early. “The wind was already the main reason, but four mistakes must not happen,” said Zobel in the “ARD”: “The athletes next to me also managed it. I just brutally wobbled and made my team a real fight.”
In addition, Kühn fell when changing with Nawrath, who had brought the podium back into close proximity due to a strong performance, and made the errors of the errors with three penalty rounds. After mistakes from Swiss and Italians, the final runner Horn took fourth place for his team and the new national coach Tobias Reiter.
Not good performance of the German biathletes
In the individual competitions in the Czech Republic, none of the athletes of the German Ski Association (DSV) had reached the top 15. In the persecution, Horn was in 19th place in the best German. Strelow, which was missing in the season due to a light sore throat, took the same place at the sprint.
In the late afternoon (4.45 p.m.), women conclude the World Cup weekend in the Czech Republic without their number one Franziska Preuss over 4x6km. Already on Thursday (from 3:15 p.m.), two days after her 31st birthday, Preuss on the Pokljuka in Slovenia (13th to 16 March) continues important points in the fight for the large crystal ball.