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Selina Gasparin is on the podium in the last race of the season.
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Gasparin makes four shooting mistakes, but makes up for them on the trail.
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Selina Gasparin celebrates after the last race of the season. The 2nd place is balm on the soul after a difficult season.
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The day’s victory goes to Julia Simon from France.
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Gasparin prevails against Lisa Vittozzi (It, picture) in an exciting finish.
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At the end of the season, everything works again. Selina Gasparin is in the shooting range for the last time. She remains flawless, hits the mark five times. And suddenly she finds herself in the middle of the podium race. The 35-year-old takes 2nd place in the pursuit in Kontiolahti! Behind Julia Simon (Fr) but in front of Lisa Vittozzi (It).
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Balm after “very, very bad” season
The platform is balm on the soul of the Graubünden woman. The season balance sheet reads with three relay podiums and now the success in the singles is outstanding. But apart from that it didn’t work at all in the individual. “It was very difficult. I fought mega, but it never worked. And I wasn’t just a little bit bad, I was very, very bad, »Gasparin sums up. Accordingly, winter cost a lot of energy. «It was hard to motivate me again and again. The family was at home and I was far away – and for such bad results. »
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And now the conciliatory end. The fifth podium of her career is the first after four years and the first as a mother of two. And she wants to fully devote herself to this role in the next few days. Because for once there are no appointments after the end of the season, no Swiss championship. The corona virus paralyzes everything. A forced but welcome break for Gasparin. “For the first time in years, I can just be at home for a week or two. I am extremely looking forward to my family. »
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Corona virus takes all the pressure off
The corona virus is also one of the reasons why she was so well off in Kontiolahti this weekend. Already in the sprint, she thought it would be the last race after the World Cup final in Oslo was canceled. Fresh from the liver, it runs to 10th place.
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And when the persecution is still carried out, all the pressure she put on herself all season is far away. «All expectations were gone. I couldn’t lose anything anymore. »
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The podium comes at the right time. In any case, Gasparin has decided to continue. “But this weekend is very important for my motivation and gives me a lot of confidence again.”
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Wierer wins overall World Cup—
The overall World Cup for the biathlon women goes to Dorothea Wierer (29). The popular Italian snatches the big ball from Tiril Eckhoff by 7 points. The Norwegian was virtually in the lead before the last shooting. Now Wierer can call himself two-time Olympic bronze winner, three-time world champion and two-time overall World Cup winner. Last season, there was no way around the 29-year-old.
The decision is also narrow for men. Martin Fourcade wins there in his last race, but loses the overall World Cup by 2 points. (leo)
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