{"id":2517,"date":"2021-03-18T13:24:01","date_gmt":"2021-03-18T13:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wintersport.news\/?p=2517"},"modified":"2021-03-18T13:24:44","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T13:24:44","slug":"the-final-countdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wintersport.news\/en\/the-final-countdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Biathlon: The Final Countdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Biathlon World Cup 2020 \/ 2021 ends this weekend in \u00d6stersund, Sweden. At the season&#8217;s finale, the last decisions of this season are scheduled for the women&#8217;s and men&#8217;s sprint \/ pursuit and mass start races in the J\u00e4mtland Arena.\u00a0The final originally planned for Oslo had to be postponed due to the corona virus. \u00d6stersund then agreed to host the last six races.\u00a0In the women&#8217;s event, Norway&#8217;s Tiril Eckhoff won the overall World Cup ahead of schedule and succeeds Dorothea Wierer. The South Tyrolean was able to win the big crystal globe the last two years. For Tiril Eckhoff it is the crowning conclusion of an outstanding season.\u00a0In the fight for the overall men&#8217;s World Cup, on the other hand, it comes to the great duel of two teammates &#8211; the defending champion Johannes Thingnes Boe and Sturla Holm Laegreid &#8211; who are just 25 World Cup points apart before the first race.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>That two of our guys are fighting for the overall World Cup makes us very proud.\u00a0It has been an absolutely successful season for us and we are more than happy about the successes of our athletes.\u00a0In the women&#8217;s race everything is decided, Tiril has more than deserved it.\u00a0Both Sturla and Johannes are very tense. Both know that there is a lot at stake. No matter who will be the winner on Sunday, both had an absolutely insane season, with Sturla&#8217;s successes surprising us a lot and bringing us joy.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Per-Arne Botnan<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Nobody could have predicted that the victory for the overall World Cup would be decided in \u00d6stersund, at the last station, and that of all places these two Norwegian teammates would fight for it.\u00a0But one thing is for sure, the overall World Cup will stay in Norway &#8211; and the final countdown is on.<\/p>\n<h6>The Final Countdown &#8211; letztes Biathlon Wochenende der Saison<\/h6>\n<p>Der Biathlon Weltcup 2020 \/ 2021 endet an diesem Wochenende im schwedischen \u00d6stersund. Zum Saisonfinale stehen bei den Damen als auch bei den Herren in der J\u00e4mtland Arena mit den Sprints-Verfolger und Massenstart-Rennen die letzten Entscheidungen dieser Saison auf dem Programm.\u00a0Das urspr\u00fcnglich f\u00fcr Oslo geplante Finale musste coronabedingt verlegt werden. \u00d6stersund hatte sich daraufhin bereit erkl\u00e4rt, die letzten sechs Rennen auszurichten.\u00a0Bei den Damen konnte die Norwegerin Tiril Eckhoff vorzeitig den Gewinn des Gesamtweltcups f\u00fcr sich entscheiden und tritt damit die Nachfolge von Dorothea Wierer an. Die S\u00fcdtirolerin konnte die letzten beiden Jahre die gro\u00dfe Kristallkugel gewinnen. F\u00fcr Tiril Eckhoff ist es der kr\u00f6nende Abschluss einer \u00fcberragenden Saison.\u00a0Beim Kampf um den Gesamtweltcup der Herren kommt hingegen es zum gro\u00dfen Duell zweier Mannschaftskameraden &#8211; dem Titelverteidiger Johannes Thingnes Boe und Sturla Holm Laegreid &#8211; die vor dem ersten Start gerade einmal 25 Weltcup Punkte auseinander liegen.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Das zwei unserer Jungs um den Gesamtweltcup k\u00e4mpfen macht uns sehr stolz.\u00a0Es war eine absolut erfolgreiche Saison f\u00fcr uns, und wir sind mehr als zufrieden \u00fcber die Erfolge unserer Athleten.\u00a0Bei den Damen ist alles entschieden, Tiril hat das mehr als verdient.\u00a0Beide, Sturla und Johannes sind sehr angespannt. Beide wissen, dass es um sehr viel geht. Egal wer am Sonntag der Sieger sein wird, beide hatten eine absolut wahnsinnige Saison, wobei uns die Erfolge von Sturla sehr \u00fcberrascht und Freude bereitet hatten.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Per-Arne Botnan<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Das gerade der Sieg um den Gesamtweltcup in \u00d6stersund, an der letzten Station entschieden wird und ausgerechnet diese zwei norwegischen Teamkollegen darum k\u00e4mpfen konnte keiner voraussagen.\u00a0Eines ist jedoch sicher, der Gesamtweltcup bleibt in Norwegen &#8211; \u00a0und der Final Countdown l\u00e4uft.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Pictures: K. Voigt Fotografie<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Biathlon World Cup 2020 \/ 2021 ends this weekend in \u00d6stersund, Sweden. At the season&#8217;s finale, the last decisions of this season are scheduled for the women&#8217;s and men&#8217;s sprint \/ pursuit and mass start races in the J\u00e4mtland Arena.\u00a0The final originally planned for Oslo had to be postponed due to the corona virus. 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