Biathlon IBU World Championships 2025

[heywoodu 15,333]

It's taken 11 years or so, but finally there is individual gold for Preuss  

 

I can hardly think of an athlete who deserves it more at this level, having gone through so much tragedy and shit for so long. Can honestly not imagine any actual sports fan not wishing this on her, overcoming all this is kind of what sports is about.

[Federer91 2,885]

Very happy for Preuss indeed  Joins an elite group of German women with a Pursuit World title. 

 

Lora Hristova with 20/20 for one of her best senior races as well. If only she (and our whole team actually) could ski faster, so we could have more chances for a top 10.

[hckošice 15,089]

Women's 10km Pursuit
Final Results

 

Franziska PREUSS

26:58.9 (0+0+0+0)

 

Elvira OEBERG

27:38.0 (0+0+0+1)

 

Justine BRAISAZ-BOUCHET

27:39.8 (1+0+1+1)

Full Final Result HERE

[Grassmarket 3,605]

Already looking like #22.....

 

[Grassmarket 3,605]

Wright 20/20!

[Bohemia 1,439]

That was incredible! JTB proving again that he is the GOAT, Wright being awesome, Perrot with his first individual medal 

[hckošice 15,089]

Men's 12.5km Pursuit
Final Results

 

Johannes Thingnes BOE

32:26.9 (1+0+1+0)

 

Campbell WRIGHT

32:35.5 (1+0+0+0)

 

Eric PERROT

32:47.7 (0+1+0+0)

Full Final Result HERE

[NearPup 3,159]

Real shame Wright isn’t competing for  anymore, would be historic for Oceania to win a biathlon medal.

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  On 2/16/2025 at 11:34 AM, heywoodu said:

It's taken 11 years or so, but finally there is individual gold for Preuss  

 

I can hardly think of an athlete who deserves it more at this level, having gone through so much tragedy and shit for so long. Can honestly not imagine any actual sports fan not wishing this on her, overcoming all this is kind of what sports is about.

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Could you write a bit more about her struggles and misfortunes over the years? I' m not so familiar with her story.

[NearPup 3,159]

  On 2/15/2025 at 2:38 PM, heywoodu said:

New Zealand's federation about to be even more full of regret for barely supporting their extremely rare biathlon medal contender and so chasing him away to another country.

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The fact that the New Zealand Olympic committee was waffling on sending him to Beijing is such a joke too. Lots of people there should be extremely ashamed of themselves.