Victory in the season – German team hangs from the world’s elite – Süddeutsche.de

• The German women’s relay team wins the World Cup race in Hochfilzen and dissociates the Welteltite.
• After the doping allegations can be the Vice President of the World Association, Gottlieb Taschler his office to rest for now.
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German team wins without Miriam Gössner

The German biathletes are first relay race of the World Cup in Hochfilzen, Austria winter stormed to victory. The Quartet of the German Ski Association (DSV) with Luise Kummer (Frankenhain / 1 Nachlader), Franziska Hildebrand (Clausthal-Zellerfeld / 4), Vanessa Hinz (Schliersee / 2) and Franziska Preuss (Haag / 1) landed by 4×6 kilometers before Belarus and . the Czech Republic

“I was nervous, I’ve never been the anchor leg in the relay,” Preuss said the grinning so declared her little wobbler on a downhill on ZDF. “I am innately clumsy” The German biathletes had taken her last season victory a year ago in Annecy / France, but were then at the Olympics ended in February in Sochi only eleventh place.

Taschler leaves his office rest

Gottlieb Taschler will exercise after the heavy doping allegations against him and his son from his position as Vice President of the Association IBU Biathlon World time being. “To protect the sport of biathlon and the IBU, I’ll leave temporarily to rest my positions within the IBU. This is my personal decision. It is effective immediately and until these serious allegations have been proven wrong,” Taschler announced on Saturday in a federation statement.

The Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport had reported on Wednesday over investigation of doping suspicion against Taschler and his son Daniel. Taschler to have brought his son with the life locked physician Michele Ferrari in touch. Taschler senior once again denied any allegations. “I am shocked by the media reports that I should be involved in doping. This is simply not true,” said the 52-year-old. He offers his full support in clarifying “this massive accusations at that bring my integrity and my son in danger.”

He would now ask for insight into the investigation files in the Bolzano Prosecutor’s Office. “Then I will cooperate fully with the Italian authorities and associations to educate all.”