Marlene Fichtner and Lucas Fratzscher shine at the World Cup opener in Östersund. The German duo narrowly misses the podium in the final sprint.
The German single mixed relay team with Marlene Fichtner and Lucas Fratzscher narrowly missed a surprise at the World Cup in Östersund, Sweden.
Fichtner and Fratzscher, who are also a couple in their private life, took an impressive fourth place at the start of the Olympic winter, just 0.5 seconds behind the podium.
Marlene Fichtner missed the podium in the final sprint.
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Final runner Fichtner ran out of strength somewhat in the final sprint. Nevertheless, the duo can be pleased with an impressive fourth place.
Victory went to the team from Sweden (0+4) ahead of Norway (0+6/+19.1 seconds) and France (1+6/37.3). The DSV duo (0+3) was 37.8 seconds behind.
“We were annoyed at first because we were so close. But we can definitely be satisfied with fourth place,” said Fratzscher on the ARD . “Great, we are happy,” added Fichtner.
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