Franziska Preuss Has with the Biathlon World Cup in Lenzerheide won their first single world championship title. In the chasing race over 10 kilometers, the 30-year-old German showed a flawless performance and confidently secured the gold medal. With flawless shooting and a total time of 26 minutes and 58.9 seconds, she left the competition behind. The Swede Elvira Öberg took second place with a gap of 39.1 seconds, while the French woman Justine Braisaz-Bouchet won bronze.
Preuss started the race as a second place, close behind Braisaz-Bouchet. Thanks to her outstanding shooting performance and a strong running performance, she was able to take the top after the third shooting and continuously expanded her lead. At the final round, she finished with the German flag and celebrated her greatest career success to date.
With this triumph, Preuss completes her medal set at this World Cup: after bronze in the mixed season and silver in the sprint, she crowns her outstanding form with gold in the persecution. This success is an important milestone in her career and underlines her position as one of the leading athletes in biathlon sport.
Thanks to Preuss’ success, the German biathlon-team can be optimistic about the remaining competitions of the World Cup. The next races offer further opportunities for medals and confirm the strong team performance of the German athletes in Lenzerheide.
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