Franziska Preuß celebrated the greatest success of her career on Sunday afternoon and voted the biathlon world champion in the Lenzerheide chase. After bronze in the mixed relay and silver in the sprint, the gold medal already meant the third precious metal for the 30-year-old, which is in the form of her life. There was great praise from her former teammate Laura Dahlmeier.
Dahlmeier, who even collected seven gold medals at Biathlon World Championships and became the Olympic champion twice, explained in “ZDF” why Franziska Preuss is so strong in the cross-country season in the current season.
“I have the feeling that she changed a lot in the Mindset compared to the last or last season,” said Dahlmeier, who was regularly in the DSV contingent until her active career ends six years ago.
The highlights of Preuss’ triumph are available in the video above.
“She often struggled a bit. She was always close, but never made it very much. This season she is so convincing and has so much confidence. And she says herself, it has somehow ‘click ‘Made, “Laura Dahlmeier realized above all a mental further development in Preuss.
Preuss wins her tenth World Cup medal
The Oberbayiner showed a perfect chase race on Sunday and remained without a mistake in all four shooting deposits. In the end she won almost 40 seconds ahead of Elvira Öberg from Sweden. Justine Braisaz-Bouchet from France won the bronze medal, who was the first to go to the cross-country ski run as a sprint world champion.
Franziska Preuß has been the first German persecution world champion in six years. At that time, Denise Herrmann-Wick won her first World Cup title over the ten-kilometer distance in Östersund. In total, Preuss has now won ten times precious metal at world championships.