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3mo ago

German Biathlon Championships Begin at Arber With Three Notable Absences

Results will count toward winter World Cup and IBU Cup selection, with the short individual using penalty loops.

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Franziska Preuß (r.) beim Training mit Vanessa Voigt
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Overview

  • The championships run September 5–7 at the Hohenzollern Skistadion with short individual, sprint and pursuit on the program.
  • Sophia Schneider is out with a knee overload injury, while Johanna Puff and Johannes Kühn sit due to infections, and all other A- and B-team athletes are cleared to compete.
  • Coaches will aggregate results from all three races into qualification calculations that carry a 40 percent weight for winter team spots.
  • The short individual will penalize misses with 150-meter loops instead of 45-second time penalties, a DSV tweak to emphasize skiing performance.
  • Top names such as overall World Cup winner Franziska Preuß are set to race, the open field includes international starters, and the DSV plans a YouTube livestream.