Olympia 2018: Gold in mass start for Kuzmina – Dahlmeier und Co.

In the gold medal of the Slovakian Anastasiya Kuzmina, the German biathletes went empty-handed for the first time in the mass start race at the winter games in Pyeongchang.

The best of the quartet was Oberwiesenthal’s Denise Herrmann with a gap of 1:04.2 minutes as the eleventh in front of Franziska Preuß (1:15.9).

Five-time world champion Laura Dahlmeier, who had won gold in sprint and pursuit as well as bronze in the singles, finished 16th after two mistakes in the reclining shooting with a gap of 1:47.1 minutes. Vanessa Hinz was 25. to the finish line (3:29.4).

Sochi winner Darja Domratschewa from Belarus (18.8 seconds back) and the Norwegian Tiril Eckhoff (27.7) won silver and bronze behind the now three-time Olympic champion Kuzmina, who finished second in South Korea in the singles and in the pursuit respectively, and Sochi winner Darja Domratschewa from Belarus (18.8 seconds back) and the Norwegian Tiril Eckhoff (27.7). Kuzmina had won Olympic gold in 2010 and 2014 in the sprint.