Biathlon – Justine Braisaz triumphs in the sprint in Le Grand Bornand. Lampic podium, Auchentaller is 9th!
Royal podium in the women’s sprint in Le Grand Bornand: Justine Braisaz-Bouchet (0+1) gives itself and the French fans, present in large numbers, a beautiful narrow victory over the World Cup leader Franziska Preuss (0+0), which is finally finding the consistency of performance that was missing in the past. Historic day and first career podium for the former Slovenian cross-country skier Anamarija Lampic (0+2), who joins the list of athletes capable of getting on the podium in both cross-country and biathlon. Fourth is an always lurking outsider like Ukraine Yulia Dhzima (0+0), punctual and quick to shoot as per prerogatives. The other French and Norwegian girls disappoint. Today Italy can celebrate the best result of his career Hanna Auchentallerwho finished ninth with zero on the range, and other important performances from Comola (17th) and Martina Trabucchi (27th).
In a Le Grand Bornand packed with fans, with 13,180 spectators present, a new development Justin Braisaz-Bouchet to revive a day that was going badly for the athletes of the transalpine national team, who were really foul at shooting. The Frenchwoman finally managed to put together a convincing series on the floor, without errors, and thus laid the foundations for today’s victory, despite an error on her feet. The Frenchwoman overtakes in the final lap Franziska Preuss (0+0), second at the finish line today, only 1.4” behind; his leadership in the General Cup is really strengthening thanks to his consistency of performance. First career podium in biathlon for the Slovenian champion Anamarija Lampic (0+2), especially for his precision and speed in the ground range. An excessive power on skis that allows her to miss two standing targets and still remain on the podium, thanks to the many errors of some favorites. Germany confirms itself as a nation that is truly on the ball at the start of the season: Selina Grotian (0+1) she is even fifth despite the error and precedes her compatriot Vanessa Voigt (0+0) very regular at a high level. Seventh place for Julia Simon (1+1) which overall resulted in a good race, but without peaks either in shooting time or ski pace. Nice eighth position for the Pole Kamila You (0+0), good at finding a never obvious 10 out of 10 for her, who doesn’t have her strong point in shooting.
Also in today’s top 10 is a splendid one Hannah Auchentaller (0+0) who finishes in 9th place and achieves his best career result; The race management of this athlete who finds the third consecutive zero in the sprints at the start of the season is impressive. Closing the top 10 we find the first of the Swedes, the veteran Anna Magnusson (0+1), who was the winner of the 2022 Le Grand Bornand sprint.
The other Italians also showed a really excellent biathlon overall: Samuel Comol (0+0) finds the first 10 out of 10 of the season, fundamental for her race, which allows her to finish in 17th position, one of the best results of her career in the sprint. Dorothea Wierer (0+2) continues to struggle more than necessary in the standing series but, thanks to a top fifteen pace on skis, she manages to conclude her performance with a good 20th place, a good starting point for a pursuit specialist like she. Great performance and first time scoring points for the young girl Martina Trabucchi (0+1), good in the final lap to profitably exploit Anna Magnusson’s lead, thus finishing 27th; definitely encouraging, considering that the twenty-two year old was in her third individual Cup competition. Black day shooting for the Valle d’Aosta Michela Carrara (2+3). Despite this, he manages to enter tomorrow’s pursuit with his 60th place finish. We will therefore find all five Italians in the chase.
FINAL RANKING (Top 10)
1. J. Braisaz-Bouchet (FRA) 21:19.2 (0+1)
2. F. Preuss (GER) + 1.4 (0+0)
3. A. Lampic (SLO) + 13.7 (0+2)
4. Y. Jhima (UKR) + 19. 1 (0+0)
5. S. Grotian (GER) + 20.1 (0+1)
6. V. Voigt (GER) + 22.8 (0+0)
7. J. Simon (FRA) +37.5 (1+1)
8. K. Zuk (POL) + 37.9 (0+0)
9. H. Auchentaller (ITA) + 44.4 (0+0)
10. A. Magnusson (SWE) +45.7 (0+1)
The other Italians
17. S. Comola + 57.6 (0+0)
20. D. Wierer + 1:03.0 (0+2)
27. M. Trabucchi + 1:18.9 (0+1)
60. M. Carrara + 2:31.9 (2+3)
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