Surprise before the individual race of women at this year’s Biathlon World Cup in Lenzerheide. As the German Ski Association (DSV) announced on Monday afternoon, Johanna Puff moves into the contingent. Another ski hunter has to give way.
The 22-year-old Johanna Puff is facing her World Cup debut. The DSV announced this in the persecution the day after Franziska Preuß’s gold coup. On Tuesday (3:05 p.m./ZDF and Eurosport) the individual is in Switzerland.
The 27-year-old Sophia Schneider is not in the contingent of the German ski hunters compared to the competitions in the first World Cup week.
Schneider was just missed the top 10 in the sprint as the eleventh, in the persecution she slipped to the 23rd place. Selina Grotian, mixed relay third, cut off better than tenth. Julia Tannheimer had ranked 24th, but had shown himself more confidently in shooting (3 errors) than tailors (5 errors).
Biathlete Puff got self -confidence at the European Championship
For Johanna Puff, the appeal to the World Cup contingent is confirmation of a positive development this winter. The Bavarian had won the title in the individual in advance at the European Championship in Martell. She also won EM gold with the season.
In the World Cup, she was initially at the start of the season in the German team at the start of the season, but could not meet the World Cup standard in Finland. Also because Vanessa Voigt had to stop her season early due to an illness and the consequences, she had jumped on the World Cup train. Shortly before the season highlight in Switzerland, she was able to submit a good application letter in the biathlon elite league in the persecution of Antholz.
The German contingent is led in the individual of persecution world champion Franziska Preuss, who can win her fourth medal in Lenzerheide. Previously, the 30-year-old bronze drove the mixed relay and silver in the sprint.