Biathlon: Surprise Denise Herrmann:”Never really know for sure”.

Biathlon surprise Denise Herrmann, despite her strong World Cup performances, is only cautiously optimistic about being nominated for an Olympic singles race:”The German team is so strong that I can never really be sure. There are only four starting places for our team,”said the 28-year-old in an interview with sport. de.

However, they themselves and the coaches would know “where I can land when I hit the targets. That makes it all the more important that I show very good performances up to the Olympics.”

The former cross-country skier only changed to biathlon in the 2016/17 season. In the first eight World Cup races the Oberwiesenthal rider celebrated victories in the sprint as well as in the pursuit in Östersund. Herrmann has thus set the standard for the Winter Games in Pyeongchang (9th place). till 25. February 2018) was fulfilled early.

After three World Cup weekends as the best German athlete in the overall ranking, she finished fourth ahead of five-time World Champion Laura Dahlmeier (Partenkirchen), who had been late in the World Cup due to a cold.