Overview

• The German women's biathlon team, despite missing top athlete Franziska Preuß, claimed third place in the Nove Mesto relay, finishing behind France and Norway.
• Young athletes Johanna Puff, Julia Tannheimer, Sophia Schneider, and Selina Grotian delivered a strong performance with eight reloads and no penalty laps, securing a podium finish.
• The German men's team faced challenges in their relay, finishing fourth after four penalty laps and a total of ten reloads, with France dominating the race and Norway taking second place.
• Franziska Preuß, absent from the relay to manage her workload, saw her overall World Cup lead shrink to just 36 points following disappointing individual results in Nove Mesto.
• The German men's individual performances remained underwhelming, with no athlete finishing higher than 19th place in both the sprint and pursuit events.