After a four-week compulsory break, Dorothea Wierer returns to the Biathlon World Cup in Antholz – just in time for the World Championships in Nove Meso. Italy’s head coach Alex Inderst believes she can make a successful comeback, but warns against expectations being too high.
Dorothea Wierer’s suffering is over for now. After the 33-year-old missed the World Cups in Oberhof and Ruhpolding due to illness and was regularly ailing in the first few weeks of the season, she was now ready for action in time for the home game in Antholz. However, it is impossible to say exactly what their shape is.
Italy’s head coach Alex Inderst told the “SportNews” portal that Wierer was finally “in a good mood” again. “She has been training properly over the last few days and has steadily built up her form,” said the coach.
New situation for biathlon star
But, and this is the big unknown, even for an experienced athlete like Wierer, the current situation is new territory, as Inderst noted. “It is also clear, however, that she first had to learn how to deal with such a situation. She is the type of person who always gives full throttle. It is not for nothing that she has hardly missed a race in her career so far, let alone missed more than a month in the World Cup “, he said.
There is no question for Inderst that Wierer has what it takes to attack again even after such a long break. “A Dorothea Wierer is usually always competitive,” he said. To what extent she can be at the forefront remains to be seen.
“As I said, she has trained really well over the last few days and has prepared precisely for this event. However, of course she doesn’t have the races to know where she stands in comparison to the others. A prediction is therefore not possible,” wanted Finally, don’t go too far out of the window.