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Preuß fights in Ruhpolding: Olympic ticket secured for Grotian!
Biathlon: Franziska Preuß secures seventh place at the World Cup in Ruhpolding; Selina Grotian reaches Olympic standard.
Preuß fights in Ruhpolding: Olympic ticket secured for Grotian!
The Biathlon World Cup in Ruhpolding brought another exciting race for the German biathlete Franziska Preuß. On January 18, 2026, she finished the pursuit in seventh place, putting in a solid performance despite struggling with health problems. Preuß had to make two penalty loops and ended up 36.4 seconds behind the winner Lou Jeanmonnot from France, who only had one shooting error, followed by the Swede Hanna Öberg with three errors and the French Camille Bened without any errors. Reported on this radiobielefeld.de.
Selina Grotian can look forward to a special success because with her 13th place she fulfilled the association's internal Olympic standard. This standard entitles them to take part in the Winter Olympics in Antholz. She had previously finished 15th in the sprint on Friday and thus achieved the required two top 15 results. Despite her three shooting errors, Grotian had a reason to be happy. Other athletes such as Julia Tannheimer, Janina Hettich-Walz, Vanessa Voigt and Anna Weidel also achieved the Olympic standard. Tannheimer finished the race in 23rd place after four penalty laps, while Voigt finished in 26th place. Hettich-Walz came in 48th with six errors, and Sophia Schneider was 44th with five errors nwzonline.de supplemented.
Shooting problems set team back
The German team had to deal with some shooting problems in Ruhpolding, which resulted in a total of ten reloads. Anna Weidel needed three reloads in prone shooting, while Sophia Schneider had to reload four times. These problems contributed to the team falling to twelfth place. Despite the challenges, however, the German team secured second place in the team rankings, behind Norway.
Franziska Preuß herself has had a mixed season, marked by health setbacks and weaker results in some races. However, at the home World Cup in Oberhof she was able to achieve fifth place in the sprint. Even if everything didn't go according to plan, the pursuit in Ruhpolding is a step in the right direction. Biathlon remains an exciting sport and anticipation is growing for the Olympic Games in Antholz, where new competitions in various disciplines await the athletes. The Olympic competitions will include, among other things, sprint races, pursuits and relay competitions, as shown on olympics.com described.
It remains to be seen how the athletes will fare in the upcoming competitions, but the competition will certainly be fierce. The performances in Ruhpolding could be crucial for further competitions and preparation for the Olympic Games.