| 11.-17.02.19 |
SOLDIER HOLLOW |
USA |
Mäkäräinen and Hildebrand in good shape
At the sprint in Utah, the LEKI ladies showed up in good shape. Franziska Hilderbrand (GER) was able to shine with 3rd place thanks to a faultless shooting performance. Kaisa Mäkäräinen (FIN) presented herself incredibly good in the track and finished in 2nd place.
| 04.-10.02.19 |
CANMORE |
CANADA |
Davidova gets second
With a clean shooting and just 9,8 seconds behind, the young czech secures second place.
| 21.-27.01.19 |
ANTHOLZ |
ITALY |
Great weekend for Davidova
Spurred by her first World Cup victory two days earlier, Marketa Davidova (CZE) showed a great performance at Antholz women 12,5km mass start. Despite a penalty she made in on the podium on 2nd position. Sweden´s Hanna Öberg, with two penalties in 4th place just missed the podium, despite a fast last loop, 17.1 second back. Kaisa Mäkäräinen of Finland finished on 6th with two penalties.
First victory for Davidova
Next Biathlon World Cup took place in Antholz (ITA). Marketa Davidova of Czech Republic got her career-first World Cup victory. With a clean shooting and good performance on the track she won women sprint in Antholz. 2nd place went to Finland´s Kaisa Mäkäräinen, with one penalty and just 1.7 seconds back.
| 17.-20.01.19 |
RUHPOLDING |
GERMANY |
Phenomenal Weekend for Tandrevold
For our Norwegian biathlon star Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold it was her best results in a row so far. Taking 2nd place with the Norwegian women-relay, she struggled hard in an exciting Mass Start race for the victory. In the end she took her first individual podium as 2nd with a clean shooting and perfect skiing performance.
Another 3rd place for Öberg
It was again one of the biggest biathlon parties in the season- Ruhpolding is always the place to be for fantastic races and an extraordinary atmosphere. In womens‘ sprint Hanna Öberg confirmed her result from Oberhof by taking again the 3rd place.
| 07.-13.01.19 |
OBERHOF |
GERMANY |
Russian domination
The mens‘ relay race on sunday was dominated from the Russian team, with a comeback of our strong Dmitry Malyshko. With more than a minute advantage, the Russians secured first place. Team Austria with a strong Dominik Landertinger became third.
Hildebrandt leads Team Germany to 2nd place
Oberhof is always an exciting place to be, especially due to the weather. Heavy snowfalls covered the landscape into a nice scenery – but then followed by wind and rain made it very difficult conditions for the athletes. Franziska Hildebrandt (GER) remained flawless at the shooting range and also showed her strenght in the track. The 31-year-old put the German team in a good position and celebrated a great 2nd place in the end. The Team from Czech Republic with Lucia Charvatova, Marketa Davidova and Eva Puscarcikova gained a superb 3rd place.
Öberg on podium
The first competition of 2019 kicked off under cloudy skies and very un-Oberhof like fairly calm conditions on the shooting range. Thinking that the tracks get faster, Hanna Öberg (SWE) started with a high number on her bib - differently to the most of the top women. And that paid off. With a clean shooting and a good performance on the track the young Swede managed to claim 3rd place and her second podium of the season.
| 17.-23.01.19 |
NOVE MESTO |
CZECH REPUBLIC |
Öberg gains sensational 3rd place
The young Swede Hanna Öberg put on an outstanding race in the 10km long pursuit in Nove Mesto. The 23-year-old only missed one shot and comes in third. The Swiss Lena Häcki showed a great mileage. With a 10th place she can be more than satisfied.
| 10.-16.01.19 |
HOCHFILZEN |
AUSTRIA |
First relay of this season started
The very young Swedish team managed to take the 2nd rank. Hanna Öberg who was sick in the days before did a fantastic last loop and brought Sweden from rank 4 up to 2nd rank together with her LEKI teammates Mona Brorsson and Linn Persson. On top of the podium Alexia Runggaldier won with the Italian team. Although she had two misses in standing shooting she could manage the time loss with her strong skiing performance.
Mäkäräinen on top again
At Worldcup Hochfilzen (AUT) it was again Kaisa Mäkäräinen (FIN) who showed her strength in Biathlon. In Sprint competition she was beaten by only 0.6 seconds, which motivated her for the next day’s pursuit race. But this race became an exciting showdown until the very end. With three misses in total, Mäkäräinen went on last loop on rank 4. But due to her superstrong skiing performance she could take the lead on the last uphill and won the pursuit.
Mäkäräinen with next podium
At the beginning of the Biathlon World Cup weekend in Hochfilzen Kaisa Mäkäräinen secured a great second place. At the 7.5 km long sprint race, the Finn showed her whole class and finished second, only 0.6 seconds behind first place.
| 02.-09.12.18 |
POKLJUKA |
SLOVENIA |
Mäkäräinen gets better and better
One day after her success in the sprint Mäkäräinen (FIN) also takes first place in the pursuit. The Finn remained flawless as in the sprint and marched 41.3 seconds clear. She celebrates the 25th World Cup victory of her career.
First victory for Mäkäräinen
First sprint, first victory for the now 35-year-old Kaisa Mäkäräinen (FIN). Not too long ago, Mäkäräinen was still unsure whether to take part in the World Cup season 2018/2019. In May, the Finn then announced that she will be there. Just 7 months later she shows that this was no mistake. With a great mileage, without a miss and with 14.8 seconds ahead Mäkäräinen demonstrated that you have to reckon with her again this year.
Davidová celebrates her debut on the podium
First podium for the Czech biathlete Markéta Davidová in the World Cup of Pokljuka. Last year still world champion junior in the pursuit and this year already a third place in the individual over 15 km. So the season can go on ...
Biathlon Kick Off with podiums at Mixed Relay:
The pre-worldcup in slovenian Pokljuka brought already nice results with the mixed relay and gave first directions for an exciting season. Team Switzerland did a fantastic race and took 2nd place with Lena Häcki and Elisa Gasparin in front of Team Italy with a strong Dominik Windisch. The official Worldcup with its individual races is going to be continued at same place in Pokljuka this upcoming week.
