Biathlon: German women’s relay sets a clear signal with victory

The German women’s biathlon relay team has made a clear statement at the World Cup in Hochfilzen, Austria. Vanessa Hinz (SC Schliersee), Franziska Hildebrand (Clausthal-Zellerfeld), Maren Hammerschmidt (Winterberg) and Laura Dahlmeier (Partenkirchen) won the race over 4×6 km ahead of Ukraine (+44.9 seconds) and France (+1:04.5).

The team of the German Ski Association (DSV) had also triumphed in the same line-up at the World Championships in February.

Dahlmeier, who showed a good race as the final runner, and her colleagues needed nine reloaders and underscored the importance of the Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang/South Korea (9th place). till 25. February) their gold ambitions. Last season, the DSV quartet had won all the races.

German national coach Gerald Hönig did without Denise Herrmann (Oberwiesenthal), who attracted attention with her first two World Cup victories in Östersund.

Hönig said on ARD television that the 28-year-old had recently completed a tough programme,”which is why I wanted to give her one more day of peace and quiet, especially in Annecy next week (14. till 17. December) there would be three tough races ahead of us.