Biathlon – Schempp sprints to third place – Frankfurter Rundschau

Simon Schempp was the sprint in Canmore, Canada third. Photo: Claudio Onorati

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error free on the range and fast on the tracks: biathlete Simon Schempp has his tenth World Cup victory may have missed the start of the overseas World Cup in Canmore, Canada. With third place in the sprint but he underscored once again its superior shape.

Situated at the backdrop of the Rocky Mountains, Germany’s number one had only the French World Cup Dominator Martin Fourcade and Anton Schipulin from give Russia defeated.

“I am very satisfied with the outcome,” Schempp, who celebrated a victory and a second place in Antholz last World Cup two weeks ago said the ZDF , The cornerstone of its already eighth podium this winter put Schempp once more on the shooting range, where he was clearing all ten disks in the usual secure manner.

“As you already know that it is a super race, “said the relay world champion who handed in the third fastest run time behind Fourcade and Austrian Julian Eberhard. At the end of Uhinger had 18.7 seconds behind Fourcade. To rank two behind for the four-time winner this season just three seconds.

While the Norwegian Stars to record-breaking champion Ole Einar Bjørndalen renounce the journey to the southwest of Canada and instead home to home -World Cup in Oslo (3 to 13 March) to prepare, Schempp deliberately wants to use the North American races to fine sanding overlooking the highlight of the season. Strenuous arrival, jet lag and eight-hour time difference or not.

“You can tell that the body at the time lying down rather on the couch or to sleep, now he has competition deny. But that’s all the same thing “, told Schempp, for a discharge of the races in Canada and next week in Presque Isle (United States) was not an option:” Since my break until the World Cup would be too long “And his plan. seems to be the face of the race starting in the sprint

the former sprint champion Arnd Peiffer. (0 errors / + 1 14.3 minutes) missed eleventh directly followed by Erik Lesser (1 / + 1: 16.5) just under the top ten. Benedikt Doll (3 / + 1 48.9 minutes) was 28, Daniel Böhm (3/2 + 29.4 minutes) on his return to the World Cup 48. “With the overall result we can live very well,” said Germany coach Mark Kirchner.

On Friday the ladies start with the sprint (19:15 / ZDF and Euro Sport). Again with this after recovering from a cold, the four-time season winner Laura Dahl Meier, like relay world champion Franziska Preuss. She had missed the last three World Cup because of a hairline crack in the coccyx. On Saturday, the mass start on Sunday and the final mixed relay teams follow. (Dpa)

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