Overview
- Norway won the women’s 4x6 km relay in Ruhpolding ahead of Italy and Sweden, with Germany finishing sixth, 1:01.8 back, after one penalty lap and eight extra rounds.
- Germany’s lineup ran Vanessa Voigt, Julia Tannheimer, Janina Hettich-Walz and Franziska Preuß, with Tannheimer briefly bringing the team to the front before Hettich-Walz needed four extra shots and Preuß missed in the final standing stage.
- Preuß apologized on ZDF and said reloads currently feel “like an opponent,” noting that once she needs extras “it just wobbles,” a mental and technical issue she aims to resolve quickly.
- Selina Grotian, left out of the relay, still lacks the German Olympic norm (one top‑8 or two top‑15) and now targets the Ruhpolding sprint on Friday and pursuit on Sunday to qualify.
- DSV sport director Felix Bitterling aims to finalize nominations after Ruhpolding but left open taking a sixth woman in an exceptional case, with Nove Mesto still a possible route if needed.