Biathlon: Dahlmeier wins Domracheva Sixth – Kuzmina wins small crystal ball

The German biathletes around Laura Dahlmeier missed the podium in Darya Domracheva’s 7.5 km sprint victory in the World Cup final in the Russian Tyumen. DSV’s best female starter was Dahlmeier, who finished sixth despite a shooting error.

The four-time Olympic champion Domratschewa from Belarus won after a flawless run just ahead of Kaisa Mäkäräinen (Finland) and Tiril Eckhoff (Norway). Domracheva (31) missed the little crystal ball in the Sprint World Cup despite her fifth victory of the season. This secured Anastasiya Kuzmina from Slovakia, who finished in 12th place. space was enough.

In the fight for the overall World Cup, things remain exciting before the two final races on Saturday (pursuit 10 km) and on Sunday (mass start 12.5 km). Kuzmina, Mäkäräinen and Domratschewa still have a chance. For Dahlmeier, Sunday is all about the small crystal ball in the mass start.

Dahlmeier put himself in a good starting position for the pursuit, 50 seconds behind Domracheva. Karolin Horchler (0) finished eleventh in the sprint, Vanessa Hinz (1) came 20th. Franziska Preuß (2), Franziska Hildebrand (2), Denise Herrmann (3), Maren Hammerschmidt (3) and Nadine Horchler (1), on the other hand, clearly missed the top 20.