Overview
- Selina Grotian secured her Olympic qualification after recovering from a pre‑Christmas COVID infection, placing 15th in the sprint and 13th in the pursuit at Ruhpolding.
- David Zobel clinched his standard with ninth in the Ruhpolding sprint, joining Philipp Nawrath, Justus Strelow and Philipp Horn among the four confirmed German men.
- The women’s roster now has six qualified athletes—Franziska Preuß, Anna Weidel, Julia Tannheimer, Janina Hettich‑Walz, Vanessa Voigt and Grotian—while a fifth men’s berth remains undecided.
- The men’s relay finished third in Ruhpolding for its first podium in nearly a year, a result coaches and ARD expert Arnd Peiffer view as a timely boost before the Games.
- Most athletes will rest before a Jan. 26 camp in Obertilliach, with Preuß and Weidel set to race in Nove Mesto this week and Philipp Horn’s start uncertain, as DSV sport director Felix Bitterling targets small tactical and technical adjustments before Antholz begins on Feb. 8.