Overview

• Preuß received the 2025 Bayerischer Sportpreis in Munich after a season that delivered her first individual world title and the overall World Cup.
• She revealed her German Championships fall caused more hand damage than initially thought, leading to surgery at the end of September.
• Rehabilitation is progressing, but her participation in the IBU’s inaugural Loop One rollerski race on October 19 in Munich is uncertain.
• Preuß stressed she will not take risks and is prioritizing a return for the World Cup opener in November.
• During the ceremony, Preuß and Magdalena Neuner remembered Laura Dahlmeier, who died in July after rockfall on Laila Peak, reflecting the sport’s shared loss.