Philipp Horn Achieves Career-Best Seventh Place at Biathlon World Championship

Despite missing a medal by one shooting error, German biathlete Philipp Horn leads a promising performance by the men's team in Lenzerheide.

Philipp Horn finished seventh in the 20-kilometer individual race, marking his best World Championship result to date.
A single shooting mistake cost Horn a potential bronze medal, as he ended the race 2:56 minutes behind winner Eric Perrot of France.
The German men's team showed improvement, with Johannes Kühn placing 12th and Danilo Riethmüller achieving a personal best 22nd place finish.
Reigning champion Johannes Thingnes Bö of Norway struggled with five shooting errors, finishing in 20th place and missing the podium for the first time this championship.
Germany looks ahead to the Single Mixed Relay on Thursday, with Franziska Preuß and Justus Strelow aiming to build on their earlier bronze medal in the Mixed Relay.