Sturla Holm Laegreid has been the new discovery of this season so far and could also convince with his top performances at the 52nd Biathlon World Championships in Pokljuka, Slovenia. The 24-year-old could already cheer in the 20 km individual race and was also the strongest in the field of the 30 best athletes in the last race, the 15 km…
The women’s 12.5 km mass start race ended with a real surprise on the last day of the Biathlon World Championships in Pokljuka. What had already been foreshadowed in the last weeks and months in the World Cup was confirmed today in the Traglav Sports Center. In spring-like temperatures the Tyrolean Lisa Theresa Hauser made her masterpiece and won the World…
France celebrates gold in single-mixed relay Before the race of the Single-Mixed Relay many coaches as well as experts had difficulties to predict the outcome of the competition, because there were too many strong nations, which would have been in the running for the victory and the medal places. But in the end, the three favorites from France, Norway and Sweden…
Four times zero: World Championship gold for Laegreid He came – scored (four times) – and won. Norwegian newcomer Sturla Holm Laegreid celebrated his biggest success so far in his first World Cup season by winning the World Championship title in the 20 km individual race in Pokljuka. Unimpressed, he hit all 20 targets, ran another very strong race on…
Davidova celebrates gold The title in the women’s 15 km individual race in Pokljuka could actually only be decided at the shooting range – and so it was in the end. It was an exciting race, which was completely open until the last starter (98 women were at the start). In the end Marketa Davidova could not be beaten, who laid…
Third gold in third race – Eckhoff not to defeat With her victory in the 10 km pursuit race of the World Championships in Pokljuka, Tiril Eckhoff wins her third World Championships gold in the third race. The Norwegian seems to be on the best way to set the record of her team mate Marte Olsbu Røiseland from last year. Right…
Successful title defense for Emilien Jacquelin The world champion in the Pokljuka pursuit is Emilien Jacquelin, just like last year! The Frenchman finished the 12.5 km men’s pursuit race in ideal conditions in Slovenia with a gala performance. 20 shots and 20 hits were enough for the 25-year-old Jacquelin to successfully defend his title. From the very beginning he controlled the race…
Second World Championship Gold for Tiril Eckhoff After her victory with the 4 x6 km mixed relay, Tiril Eckhoff succeeded in her second strike at the Biathlon World Championships in Pokljuka, Slovenia. In the 7.5 km women’s sprint she completely deserved to win the World Championship title with a perfect running performance and a perfect shooting, and took her second…
First World Championship gold for Norway In the morning it still looked as if the first race, the 4 x 7.5 km mixed relay of the 52nd Biathlon World Championships 2021 in Pokljuka would have to be postponed or even cancelled due to weather conditions. The heavy snow drift on the Slovenian plateau in the Triglav National Park seemed to…
Johannes Thingnes Boe strikes again With the same finish as at last year’s World Championships in Antholz, the last competition, the men’s 15 km mass start race, ended with Johannes Thingnes Boe’s victory. The current World Champion in this discipline won ahead of runner-up Quentin Fillon Maillet. With only one shooting mistake and a top performance in the track Johannes Thingnes…
