biathlon
Doll crowns DSV top result with sprint victory
Wins with a lead of 5.4 seconds in Lenzerheide: Benedikt Doll. photo
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Benedikt Doll won the biathletes’ sprint at the World Cup premiere in Lenzerheide, Switzerland.
Benedikt Doll won the biathletes’ sprint at the World Cup premiere in Lenzerheide, Switzerland.
He won on Friday after ten kilometers with a 5.4 second lead over Norwegian star Johannes Thingnes Bö and his teammate Philipp Nawrath, who each missed once. With his first victory since March 2023, the 33-year-old veteran laid the foundation stone at the shooting range.
The outstanding team result of the German Ski Association was rounded off by Philipp Horn (1 shooting error/4th), who broke the World Cup standard, and Johannes Kühn (0/6th). Justus Strelow, who ended up in 18th place after a penalty lap, also made it into the top 20 and put himself in a good starting position for the pursuit race on Saturday (2.40 p.m./ZDF). Only David Zobel missed two targets and ended up in 39th place.
The duel between Germany and Norway outshone the men’s start in Graubünden – with the better end for the DSV athletes. “We all shot very well and I already knew in my standing shooting that it would be a zero – that was a great feeling and we had really good skis,” said Doll in an interview with ZDF after his fifth World Cup success.