Biathlon on Schalke in the live ticker: The World Team Challenge

The traditional biathlon event will take place in Schalke on December 28th. Two German doubles will be competing in the World Team Challenge. chiemgau24.de is included in the live ticker.

Gelsenkirchen – Between the years, the biathlon traditionally takes place on Schalke. The The mass start begins at 6:10 p.mthe final starts at 7:27 p.m. chiemgau24.de is in Live ticker for biathlon included.

Die Biathlon fans at Schalke have been waiting for German success for eight years. In 2016, Vanessa Hinz and Simon Schempp won the invitation race in Gelsenkirchen. In 2024, two German teams will make a new attempt. Both have a good chance of ending the long German dry spell.

Biathlon at Schalke in the live ticker: Preuß and Nawrath as co-favorites – Weidel jumps in

The greatest German hopes lie Franziska Preuß and Philipp Nawrath. The two strongest German biathletes of the winter so far will compete together in the biathlon invitational race in Schalke.

The The second German double had to be changed at short notice. Vanessa Voigt and Justus Strelow were originally planned. Voigt fell ill at the last World Cup in Le Grand Bornand, Anna Weidel replaced the Thuringian. Both are strong shooters and have a good chance of a top placement in the shooting-heavy competition at Schalke.

Biathlon in the live ticker: French double wins third victory

There is no need to discuss the role of favorites in the Schalke football stadium for long. The French Julia Simon and Fabien Claude won the last two editions the World Team Challenge and are the first contenders for victory.

First, ten teams will compete in the mass start. The decision is then made in the pursuit race. At the show event at Schalke short laps are runit goes to the shooting range comparatively often. There are no reloading cartridges there, and every mistake results in a short penalty of 75 meters. Click here for the start list

The invitation race at Schalke is not part of the official biathlon World Cup calendar. The results are not included in the overall rankings for women and men. The Biathlon World Cup continues from January 9th in Oberhof, Thuringia. (Source: chiemgau24.de, Truf)