Overview
- Lisa Theresa Hauser shot clean to overtake sprint winner Suvi Minkkinen by 2.5 seconds, with Sweden’s Anna Magnusson third.
- Minkkinen retained the overall lead with second place after a late penalty loop opened the door in the final climb.
- Vanessa Voigt was the top German in 10th after faultless shooting and a 22-place gain from a sprint start of 32nd.
- Janina Hettich-Walz climbed from 37th to 15th, and she and Voigt met the German “half” Olympic qualification standard.
- Franziska Preuß and Selina Grotian missed the pursuit due to illness, as Germany’s women ended the Östersund opener without a podium for the first time since 2019.