Overview

• Roman Rees won the men’s sprint by 1.2 seconds over Philipp Nawrath, with Justus Strelow third.
• Janina Hettich-Walz added the women’s sprint title with 10 of 10 on the range, finishing 21.3 seconds ahead of Selina Grotian as Charlotte Gallbronner took third.
• In Friday’s short individual, Philipp Horn defended the men’s crown despite a start-line fall and four misses, while Hettich-Walz beat Franziska Preuß by 26.8 seconds and Vanessa Voigt placed third clean.
• The short individual replaced the usual 45-second time penalties with penalty loops, a format tweak that influenced race dynamics in wet conditions.
• DSV said Sophia Schneider (knee) plus Johanna Puff and Johannes Kühn (infections) did not start, with free coverage on its YouTube channel as Sunday pursuits close the championships and inform winter squad selection.