10:36
Franziska Preuss in the race
Franziska Preuss can look back on anything but optimal preparation for the Olympic Winter Games and after her long illness break it remains to be seen how she will find her way into today’s race.
10:36
Hauser can hardly catch up
Lisa Theresa Hauser gets everything out of herself, but has hardly been able to catch up in the direction of Wierer on the final lap. 13 seconds separate the two athletes.
10:35
Voigt error-free again
Class! Vanessa Voigt is also doing really well with her second shooting and hits all the targets. With ninth place and a minute behind, nothing is going towards medals today, but she will certainly be able to create a good starting position for the pursuer!
10:34
Zdouc starts with five hits
Dunja Zdouc is coming to the shooting range for the first time and things are going really well for her too. She remains flawless and is up 21st.
10:33
Winner on target
Wierer lost time on the last lap, but is initially in second position, 37.2 seconds behind. But is that enough for a medal? There are still some athletes coming.
10:32
houses in business!
Class! Lisa Theresa Hauser from Austria is also in the thick of things today. After she easily got all five rounds on target in her first shooting, she has no problems in the standing position either and bangs in the shots confidently. In third place is the last kilometer.
10:31
Tandrevold stay tuned
Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold is the fourth athlete to shoot twice and is in contention for the medals. She starts the final kilometers 33 seconds behind Røiseland.
10:30 a.m
Oberg puts pressure on
Elvira Öberg puts pressure on gold! The Swede had a good start time and is also focused and accurate on the first shooting. With a wafer-thin lead of 0.4 seconds, she takes the first position after the prone position.
10:29
Herrmann on target
Today’s sprint wasn’t quite Denise Herrmann’s race. The German ended up in seventh place, 1:45 minutes behind, behind the Austrian Innerhofer, who is actually considered the weaker runner.
10:28
A mistake for Hacki
Lena Häcki from Switzerland also managed her prone position. With one penalty, she ranks 18th.
10:28
Voigt starts well
Vanessa Voigt has arrived at her first shooting and everything is going smoothly for her too. Five shots, five hits bring her eleventh place at this point. For her part, Dzinara Alimbekava was in standing but with one penalty she too is a minute behind Røiseland in the lead.
10:26
Wierer with quick shot insert
Dorothea Wierer bangs out the cartridges and hits all five targets in a standing position! Where does she come out again? Second place, 12.9 seconds behind. Røiseland won’t be able to catch her on the final lap, but the medals are definitely within her reach.
10:25
Hauser starts with five hits
Lisa Theresa Hauser got off to a good start on the shooting range and put herself in a good position with five hits. She is third after the first standing stage, 9.2 seconds behind Røiseland.
10:24
Dunja Zdouc started
With Dunja Zdouc, the next athlete from the Austrian team is on the track. She has to resolve today to do well on the shooting range and not lose too much on the best cross-country skiers on the cross-country ski run.
10:24
Røiseland is through
And Marte Olsbu Røiseland also crossed the finish line after a strong performance. She will now be curious to see what else the competition will come up with, but at least the chances of gold are not bad. So far nobody has been able to hold a candle to her. She had taken 1:16 minutes from Eckhoff.
10:23
Eckhoff is on target
Completely exhausted, Tiril Eckhoff was the first athlete to cross the finish line. The Norwegian showed a great time, but gave away a better result on the shooting range.
10:22
French women can’t stab
The French have not yet been able to stab and put pressure towards the medals. Julia Simon missed a target in her first standing stage, Justine Braisaz-Bouchet missed two in the second standing stage and is also far behind.
10:21
Lena Häcki in the race
With Lena Häcki, the second and last Swiss woman has gone on the 7.5 kilometers. Häcki achieved top results this season and for the first time she was among the top ten in the World Cup. So today she is just one of the outsiders.
10:20
Herrmann made another mistake
Pity! Herrmann begins her final shooting with concentration, but misses the target with the penultimate shot and has to go back to the penalty loop. Now she has to give everything on the last lap, because it’s also about the starting position for the pursuer. Today, however, nothing will go in the direction of medals. The gap of 1:24 minutes is too big for that.
10:19
Vanessa Voigt started
Vanessa Voigt almost went one better on the Herrmann gold in the individual race, but in the end she narrowly missed out on the sensation and finished ungratefully fourth. The result should definitely have brought self-confidence for today’s sprint and it will be interesting to see what she can get out of it today.
10:18
Baserga with two mistakes
It’s the first shooting for Amy Baserga. But it doesn’t work optimally and she immediately makes two mistakes. Wierer from Italy comes through much better. With five goals and just 4.4 seconds behind Røiseland, she puts herself in position.
10:17
Røiseland sovereign
Meanwhile, Marte Olsbu Røiseland takes another important step towards medals. The leader of the sprint ranking in the World Cup is also focused on the second shooting and hits all the targets. With over a minute, she sits in front of Eckhoff.
10:16
houses on the route
Lisa Theresa Hauser has already won a sprint this season and has also had good results in other respects. A circumstance with which she can still be counted among the extended circle of favorites today.
10:16
Innerhofer shoots himself out
Pity! Katharina Innerhofer was in a really good position after the first shooting. However, on her second shooting she has more difficulties and two cartridges miss the target.
10:15
Also Sola with error
Hanna Sola is also one of the favorites today and she also has to accept a mistake in her first shooting. Tiril Eckhoff was already at the second shooting, but she made the mistake again.
10:14
Four athletes without mistakes
13 starters completed their prone position, four of them were able to complete the first shooting without a penalty. Among them was Innerhofer, who was second at the time.
10:12
How does Herrmann begin?
Denise Herrmann has already arrived at her first shooting. How does she start her competition? The first shot misses immediately, but after that everything falls into place and she limits the damage to a penalty loop. Røiseland remains the leader, Herrmann is 34.9 seconds back.
10:10
Røiseland moves in front of it
Marte Olsbu Røiseland ups the ante. She is also fully concentrated when she shoots for the first time and hits the shots without any problems. With a lead of 10.4 seconds, they are in first position.
10:09 a.m
Innerhofer hits everything
Justine Braisaz-Bouchet also has a penalty loop. Katharina Innerhofer from Austria does it better. In the prone position, all shots go in and she initially takes the first position.
10:08
First Swiss in the race
The 21-year-old Amy Baserga is one of the greatest hopes for young talent from Switzerland and has been able to deliver good results from time to time this winter. At the start of the Olympics in singles, she collected everything but self-confidence on the shooting range with five penalties. Let’s see how things go today.
10:08
Eckhoff at the shooting range
Tiril Eckhoff is the first athlete to arrive at the shooting range. Does she get through without errors? No! The strong Norwegian’s third shot misses and she will have to do one penalty loop.
10:06
Røiseland leads at first split
Marte Olsbu Røiseland took first place in the first split. Tiril Eckhoff tackles the 7.5 kilometer race much more slowly. She was 6.8 seconds slower.
10:04
Herrmann in the race
Denise Herrmann is the first German biathlete to hit the track with powerful stick thrusts. After her strong performance in singles and the gold medal, can she still be in the top 3 today?
10:02 a.m
Røiseland starts
Marte Olsbu Røiseland is also on the way and is one of the big favorites for the gold medal.
10:02 a.m
Innerhofer started
With Katharina Innerhofer, the first Austrian starter is already on the track. Innerhofer looks back on a restless preparation for the Olympics and only competed in a few World Cups during the season. In the singles she was able to take a solid result with place 26.
10:00 a.m
The race is on!
Tiril Eckhoff from Norway is the first of 89 athletes to start the 7.5 kilometers. Eckhoff dominated last winter, this year she has more difficulties on the shooting range and is therefore not necessarily one of the top favourites.
09:54
Who are the favourites?
In addition to Denise Herrmann, there is a long list of athletes who could strike today. The Norwegian Marte Olsbu Røiseland, who has already won two sprints in the season, is highly traded. But the Öberg sisters from Sweden, Dzinara Alimbekava and Hanna Sola are also among the closest circle of favourites. The French are also sending some strong athletes into the race for the medals.
09:47
Hauser leads Austria
The Austrian team is still led by Lisa Theresa Hauser (33). She missed the top result in the individual, but today she wants to attack again and put herself in a brilliant position for her pursuers. For Katharina Innerhofer (3), Dunja Zdouc (48) and Julia Schwaiger (79) it’s about keeping the gap to the front within limits.
09:40
Only two Swiss women
In the case of the Swiss women, only two starters will start today. Only Lena Häcki (40) and Amy Baserga (17) met the strict Swiss Olympic selection guidelines and are allowed to get involved today. In next Wednesday’s season, they will be reinforced by Selina Gasparin and Irene Cadurisch.
09:34
Will Herrmann strike again?
After her surprising gold coup and the strong running and shooting performance in the individual, Denise Herrmann from the German team must of course be counted among the narrow favorites for gold today. She will be starting number 9 on the demanding track today. However, Vanessa Voigt (38) should certainly also be considered, who just barely missed the medal in the individual and had already shown before the Olympics that she had arrived at the top of the world. Franziska Preuss (73) and Vanessa Hinz (83) complete the German squad as in the individual.
09:26
Warm welcome!
Hello and welcome to the next biathlon decision at the Beijing Winter Olympics. From 10:00 a.m. the women will compete in the sprint for gold, silver and bronze.