Danilo Riethmüller Achieves Career-Best Fourth Place in Kontiolahti Biathlon
The German biathlete narrowly missed the podium in the mass start but expressed satisfaction with his performance.
- Danilo Riethmüller finished fourth in the mass start at the Biathlon World Cup in Kontiolahti, marking the best result of his career.
- The 25-year-old had one missed shot in the final shooting round, which cost him a podium finish.
- Eric Perrot of France won the race, followed by Quentin Fillon Maillet (France) in second and Sturla Holm Laegreid (Norway) in third.
- Justus Strelow was the next-best German finisher, placing 11th after an early promising position was derailed by three missed shots.
- Other German participants, including Philipp Nawrath, Johannes Kühn, and Philipp Horn, struggled with multiple penalty laps and finished outside the top 15.