Random Preuss stats:
2024/25
Kontiolahti - 5th in Individual, 4th in sprint 0.1s behind third.
2023/24
Oestersund - 2nd in individual 0.1s behind Vittozzi, 4th in sprint 0.7s behind Arnekleiv, 2nd in pursuit 0.3s behind Jeanmonnot
Hochfilzen already DNS, because sick.
Lenzerheide - 4th in pursuit 2.4s behind Skogan
Oberhof - 2nd in sprint 4.4s behind Braisaz
Antholz - skips mass start due to not feeling that great
Ends her season after Nove Mesto WCH with three world cups to go.
2022/23
Kontiolahti - starts the season with DNS, ill again
Skips Pokljuka and Rupholding
Doesn't qualify to World Championships, skips the rest of the season
2021/22
Oestersund - 5th in sprint 9.8s behind 3rd, 5th in pursuit 11.8s off 3rd
Already DNS in Annecy & missing in Oberhof, Rupholding, Antholz
Otepaa - 5th in mass start 3.3s from 3rd
Oslo - 2nd in mass start 7.8s behind Braisaz
2020/21
Hochfilzen - 3rd in sprint 9.9s off 1st, 4th in sprint 0.5s behind Roeiseland
Oberhof - 2nd in mass start +3.9s behind Simon
Antholz - 4th in mass start, 5.5s behind Hauser
5th in Pokljuka
5th in Nove Mesto pursuit, 5.9s away from Roeiseland in 3rd
4th in Nove Mesto sprint, 6.8s behind Wierer, gets 3rd in the pursuit though
3rd in Oestersund, 11.1s behind Tandrevold in 1st
2019/20
Oestersund - 4th in sprint, 7.3s behind Davidova
Sick during Oberhof
5th in Pokljuka indvidual, but skips mass start
5th in Antholz Wch individual
3rd in Nove Mesto mass start
2nd in Kontiolahti sprint 20.1s off first
2018/19
Won Rupholding mass start by 0.2 seconds and already sick at the next stage in Antholz
Doesn't really do much the rest of the season, but ends with a 2nd place in Oslo.
2017/18
Unsurprisingly to absolutely no one, gets ill at the 2nd stage of the season
4th at the Olympic individual behind Dahlmeier 18.5s off
5th in Tyumen mass start, 9.8s off from 1st 3.2 from 3rd
I think I've given enough examples
Yup, very nice to see Finland on the podium after so many years since Makarainen's retirement
Thought this would happen, just didn't expect it so soon and kinda leaned more towards the men's team.
On the other hand, it feels like Preuss is one of the unluckiest biathletes of all time. Not to mention the fact that she is sick every season, she might be up there for most 4th and 5th place finishes of all time and I can guarantee that many of them were lost podiums by just a second
They had it on the program for 2014 so Russia could win more gold, but dropped it in favour of big air. But having this event doesn't add any cost as the athlete's are already there
Halfpipe WC Secret Garden, China
This WC venue was the site of the Beijing Olympics.
Women
Gold- Eileen Gu (90.00)
Silver- Li Fanghui (82.25)
Bronze- Svea Irving (80.00)
Big causality in women’s qualification, with Karker failing to land either of her runs
Men
Gold- Nicholas Goepper (95.00)
Silver- Alex Ferreira (92.25)
Bronze- David Wise (89.00)
Full Results
Day 1 Results - 07.12.2024
Top Group
A
- 2-7
CZE 2
GER -
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SUI -
NOR 0
B
- 3-4
- 12-4
SWE 2
FIN 2
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LAT 0
SVK 0
Challenger Group
C
- 5-3
EST 2
CAN -
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PHI -
AUS 0
D
- 5-4
- 10-3
DEN 2
POL 2
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THA 0
SLO 0