The German biathletes still have to wait for their first relay podium this season. At the end of the home World Cup in Oberhof, Justus Strelow, Lucas Fratzscher, Philipp Nawrath and David Zobel finished fifth after 4 x 7.5 kilometers despite a great fight.
Until the last shooting, the German Ski Association and its fans could even dream of the first relay victory in almost five years. In March 2021, Nawrath, Erik Lesser, Benedikt Doll and Arnd Peiffer won in Nove Mesto in the Czech Republic.
After a total of ten reloads, however, the German quartet was 5.4 seconds behind the victorious Norwegians. France came second ahead of Sweden and Italy.
Norwegian race to catch up is rewarded
The Scandinavian Olympic favorites failed just over four weeks before the start of the Winter Games in Italy in the person of Johannes Dale-Skjevdal, who had to go through the penalty loop twice. However, his teammates Martin Uldal and Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen managed to catch up and were rewarded with victory. Norway also won the two previous team races.
The DSV quartet, which had to do without local hero Philipp Horn due to illness, had previously finished fourth and fifth in the relay races.
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