Emilia Jacquelin wins the sprint from Nove Mesto after his screwed -up World Cup without shooting errors – the relief is noticeable.
At the sprint by Nove Mesto, the first competition after the World Cup, a tragic hero of Lenzerheide of all people opened up.
Jacquelin at World Cup without a single medal
Jacquelin won his fifth World Cup after a flawless shooting performance with a 17.2 second lead over the Italian Tommaso Giacomel (1/+19.8 seconds). Third was record world champion Johannes Thingnes Bö (+20.9).
The five -time world champion from France has had a messed up World Cup with many problems at the shooting range: he did not win a medal in the individual disciplines and was not nominated for the season, the only sense of achievement was the gold medal in the mixed relay – all in all he remained well below his demands.
After he has exhausted his potential at the World Cup location of the past year, the relief is enormous.
The naturalness is back
“After a complicated World Cup, it is good to have kept afloat today,” said Jacquelin at the finish: “It is sometimes difficult to stay motivated here, today I did it and I’m very happy.”
What went better than in Lenzerheide? “I managed to find the naturalness that I have been looking for in the past few weeks. That is what makes me proud this evening. “
The French sports press is also happy with the winner: “Jacquelin found his smile again,” said Le Figaro .
On Friday (6:25 p.m.) the sprint of women continues over 7.5 km. Franziska Preuss wants to defend her leadership in the overall World Cup.