For the other Austrians behind Rieder, however, it did not go as desired. Katharina Innerhofer missed four times and was 3:09 minutes behind as the best Austrian in second place, Lisa Theresa Hauser came in 51st place with five penalty minutes (5:32), three places behind followed by five shooting errors Julia Schwaiger ( 5:43) a.
In the World Cup, Rieder, who made her debut in 2012, had never finished in the top 20 in a single competition, and of all places at the World Cup she showed her best performance so far. After the third shooting and a hitherto flawless performance, she was even on a medal course. The dream of precious metal only burst with the second shot of the second standing attempt, which was the only one not to reach the target.
As the seventh in the end, Rieder was more than satisfied. She could not really grasp her luck and the achievement in the ORF interview at the finish. “It was just a perfect race that the seventh place looks out there is awesome. The first laps were a good fit, I was able to pull through my race. I have hidden the placement. I was in my own world, “said the Salzburg native, who would have been fourth without a miss.
Hauser and Innnerhofer patzen
Innerhofer and Hauser, eighth in the pursuit, gave an absolute top spot right at the first shooting, when they covered two penalty minutes lying down. They made one mistake each during the first standing shoot. Hauser put three more on it, Innerhofer two. With flawless performance on the second prone stage, the Salzburg player kept the damage within limits.
Innerhofer was “brutally” angry about the mistakes in the first recumbent series, and it was a tough race in terms of running. “It took everything from me,” said Innerhofer. “It was difficult to center when shooting because half of the target was in the shade and the other in the sun. It was difficult for me. It was okay standing, the second prone stage was perfect. ”
In an initial reaction, Hauser found no explanation for the lackluster performance at the shooting range. “It was just a bad race,” said the Tyrolean. “Five mistakes are bitter, I just have to put up with them and check them off. On the final round, they also saved energy for the other competitions.” I didn’t get everything out of myself, “said Hauser, who was next on Thursday Single-mixed competitions.
On Wednesday (2.15 p.m., live on ORF1 and in the livestream), the men’s individual competition in Antholz will continue over 20 kilometers. Julian Eberhard, Simon Eder, Felix Leitner and Dominik Landertinger will start for Austria.
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