Overview

• Franziska Preuß received the 2025 Bavarian Sports Prize after a breakthrough season that included her first world championship gold in the pursuit and the overall World Cup title.
• She revealed the hand she injured in a fall at the German Championships required surgery in late September and was more damaged than initially believed.
• Rehabilitation is underway and she reports daily improvement, but she will avoid any decision that could compromise recovery.
• Her participation in the Oct. 19 Loop One Festival in Munich’s Olympiapark remains uncertain; the event is the IBU’s first official rollerski race.
• At the ceremony she and Magdalena Neuner commemorated Laura Dahlmeier, who died in July on Laila Peak after a rockfall, with Neuner praising Preuß’s resilience.