Biathlon – Erik Lesser announces retirement – Sport

Biathlon – Erik Lesser announces retirement – Sport

Biathlon, Lesser: Former world champion Erik Lesser ends his biathlon career at the end of the season. “That’s it for me. I’m packing my things here now, doing my three World Cups and then: Adios Amigos! Then it’s enough for me and that fits quite well,” said the 33-year-old on Thursday in his podcast “Das […]

Paralympics in Beijing: biathlete Clara Klug’s losing streak

Paralympics in Beijing: biathlete Clara Klug’s losing streak

Clara Klug is now learning chess. This is quite appropriate for someone who passed the Abitur with a grade of 1.2. A friend gives her lessons and also homework. “You need alternatives,” says the 27-year-old. She would never have thought that she would play chess when the Paralympics were just around the corner. Klug can […]

canceled competitions and non-grata Russian athletes

canceled competitions and non-grata Russian athletes

Published on : 26/02/2022 – 18:18 Refusal to face Russia, athletes declared persona non grata, competitions moved or canceled … Since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Thursday, several international federations have taken measures: football, Formula 1, volleyball, biathlon, tennis, skiing are concerned. Even the IOC gets involved. The Russian invasion in […]

The invasion also affects sport (nd-aktuell.de)

The invasion also affects sport (nd-aktuell.de)

In 2018, the game for third place in the World Cup was played in St. Petersburg’s Gazprom Arena. The 2022 Champions League final planned here has now been moved to the Stade der France in St. Denis near Paris. Foto: imago images/Peter Kovalev Russia’s attack is not only bringing death and destruction to Ukraine. In […]

Biathletes celebrate a “fucking medal” (nd-aktuell.de)

Biathletes celebrate a “fucking medal” (nd-aktuell.de)

The bronze relay in their starting order from left: Vanessa Voigt, Vanessa Hinz, Franziska Preuss, Denise Herrmann Photo: dpa/Hendrik Schmidt It was touching pictures that Germany’s biathletes delivered at the end of the relay race behind the finish line. Her final runner Denise Herrmann was completely exhausted, Vanessa Voigt, Vanessa Hinz and Franziska Preuss provided […]

Justine Braisaz-Bouchet in gold, Quentin Fillon Maillet misses the grand slam

Justine Braisaz-Bouchet in gold, Quentin Fillon Maillet misses the grand slam

Published on : 18/02/2022 – 08:42Modified : 18/02/2022 – 11:28 Two days before the end of the Winter Games, French biathlete Justine Braisaz-Bouchet became, at the age of 25, Olympic champion in the mass-start, Friday in Zhangjiakou, and brings France its 14th medal at the Olympic Games-2022 from Beijing. In the men’s event, Quentin Fillon […]

Biathlete Mareček became the junior world champion in the endurance race

Biathlete Mareček became the junior world champion in the endurance race

Twenty-one-year-old Mareček won in front of a pair of Norwegians. Seventeen seconds slower was Vetle Paulsen, Martin Uldal lost over half a minute. Tomáš Mikyska won 11th place with three mistakes on the shooting range, Jakub Kocián took 26th place and Ondřej Mánek finished 33rd. “Even before the race, I realized that I was one […]

Just scratched the medal (nd-aktuell.de)

Just scratched the medal (nd-aktuell.de)

Philipp Nawrath (right) was close to a medal in the relay and also in the mass start on Friday. But Norway’s Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen always beat him on the shooting range. Photo: AFP/Odd Andersen The international biathlon elite has become accustomed to the freezing temperatures and the sharp wind on the Olympic course in Zhangjiakou […]