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Lisa Hauser is valued in the biathlon circus for her contagious smile, but at the Pokljuka World Cup she really wants to cry. And there are positive reasons for this. After racing to a historic silver medal with the SV mixed relay last Thursday, the zip line made history again yesterday in the women’s pursuit. The 27-year-old sensationally ran towards the silver medal behind now nine-time world champion Tiril Eckhoff. “I went into the last lap and I didn’t really know which place I was fighting for. Everybody cheered me on at full speed, and only then did I see on the screen that I was third,” Hauser said with tears in his eyes. .
Andrea Grossegger won the only national women’s medal so far in the Chamonix sprint in 1984. After finishing ninth in Saturday’s sprint, Hauser did a better place yesterday.
Second silver in this World Cup Image: Reuters
Mainly because in the last and most important shootout on his feet he showed icy nerves in contrast to some of his competitors. As Eckhoff ran safely to victory, Hauser also stayed away. He quickly grabbed Franzsin Anais Chevalier-Bouchet, the sprint runner-up, and then left nothing to burn. Even before the World Cup, Hauser showed his excellent form with five podiums at the World Cup.
Dunja Zdouc’s performance yesterday also showed that the local women with coach Markus Fischer are working very well in contrast to the rather weak men’s department. The winner went from 38th to 11th in the World Championship chase without misalignment.
The next World Cup opportunity tomorrow
The next shot at a medal is waiting tomorrow, when the women’s 15-kilometer individual event begins. Three weeks ago at Antholz, Hauser celebrated his first World Cup victory in this discipline.
In the men’s race, Frenchman Emilien Jacquelin secured the chase title as in 2020. Only Austrian biathlon veteran Simon Eder was reliable again. Improved from 16th to ninth with a penalty loop. (fei)
World Cup in Pokljuka: Women, Pursuit (10 km): 1. Eckhoff (Nor) 30: 38,1 min. (2 spelling errors), 2. Hauser () + 17.3 sec. (1), 3. Chevalier-Bouchet (Fra) +33.0 (2), 4. Wierer (It) 45.2 (0), 5. Preu (D) + 49.3 (2); weiters: 11. Zdouc + 1: 34.7 min. (0); 37. Innerhofer (both) + 3: 35.9 (5); Sprint (7.5 km): 1. Eckhoff 21: 18.7 min. (0), 2. Chevalier-Bouchet +12.0 (1), 3. Sola (Blr) 14.4 (0); 9. Hauser +50.5 (2); 38. Zdouc +1: 59.1 min. (two); 39. Innerhofer +2: 05.7 (3); Men, pursuit (12.5 km): 1. Jacquelin (Fra) 31: 22.1 min. (0), 2. Samuelsson (Swe) +7.3 sec. (0), 3. J. B (Nor) +8.1 (2); 9. Eder +2: 03.8 min. (1); 24. Komatz +3: 09.7 (1); 45. Leitner (all) +4: 52.0 (5).
