Franziska Preuß has a gripping duel with her great competitor Lou JeanMonnot in the persecution of Oslo. A weak shooting becomes doomed.
Drama around Franziska Preuss! The 31-year-old suffered a bitter setback in the fight for victory in the overall biathlon World Cup and lost the lead to Lou JeanMonnot.
In the persecution of Oslo, the German shot two mistakes at the penultimate and fell back to the 10th place. In the end, Preuss was only fifth.
“It hurts today, but unfortunately it is no longer to be changed. I have to let it sink now,” said Preuss in the ARD .
Franziska Preuß (right) in the persecution of Lou JeanMonnot
Prussia also slowed down by breaking the stick
“The first standing shooting was not optimal and the stick was broken on the final round,” she revealed.
The mishap occurred in the duel with the Swiss Lena Häcki-Groß, who then apologized directly at the finish. At least a technician was enough to get a replacement floor from a technician, but she also fell behind the Norwegian Ida Lien at the final round.
Guided tour in the overall World Cup goes to JeanMonnot
Prussia had delivered a gripping duel with her overall World Cup competitor JeanMonnot until the fateful 3rd. But while the French woman only afforded one shooting error, the mistake turned out to be crucial for Prussia.
Although the persecution world champion remained flawless in the last attack, but behind winner JeanMonnot she only came to 5th place in the final bill.
The day before, Preuss had won the sprint in the sprint and thus expanded her lead over Jean Monnot – this is now obsolete. Preuss is now five points behind the French woman in the overall ranking, which is at 1193. The German has 1188.
This leads to the ultimate showdown between Preuss and JeanMonnot (1:15 p.m. in the live ticker) on Sunday – the winner is certainly also the winner of the overall World Cup. There are 90 points for 1st place, but only 75 rank 2.