“Able to attack every meter”

The Yellow Bib knew the final result between her and Jeanmonnot would be very close and important in their battle for the World Cup Total Score. “I watched when she came to the finish. I heard on my last loop that it was really close. We are both doing such a great job. I think this shows how high the level is right now. For both of us to shoot clean is really something special. I felt quite good out on the track. We had good skis, so I was able to attack every meter. It was fun and I tried to enjoy this last World Cup stage of the season. I am super happy and proud. It is really a tough fight now.”

“I had some doubts about biathlon”

The Sprint Score title, her first discipline globe in 10 years added something very special to the day. “It means really a lot, especially since so much happened to me in those years. I had some doubts about biathlon and now to have this season is really nice. To win the Globe…now I feel a little bit more relieved. "

Although she remained second in the Total Score battle, Jeanmonnot won her first-ever Discipline Globe: the World Cup Individual Score while France captured the Women’s Nations Cup Score Globe. Finland’s Suvi Minkkinen also shot clean for third place, 21.9 seconds back, her third podium of the season.

The next three women also had perfect shooting range days. Norway’s Ida Lien finished fourth, the second-best result of her career, 29.4 seconds back. France’s Julia Simon finished fifth, 31.9 seconds back. Switzerland’s Amy Baserga finished with the second-best career result in sixth place, 42.1 seconds back.

Swiss History

Baserga’s sixth, Lena Haecki-Gross’ seventh and Aita Gasparin’s tenth made history. “We like to write history and there is more to come…We do not have so many girls on the team so it is nice to have three in the top ten…It’s also nice that we made the top five in the Nations Cup; that is more history for us!

Preuss’ Aggressive Shooting

Conditions remained good for the women: lots of sunshine, soft snow, and moderate shooting range wind. Preuss set the bar high with a perfect prone stage. Jeanmonnot responded with a careful but clean stage, 4 seconds back. Minkkinen cleaned, jumping into second until Elvira Oeberg cleaned a second faster.

Preuss was quite aggressive in standing, extending her lead. Jeanmonnot shot fast, closing to within 5 seconds. Minkkinen’s fast stage put her a second in front of Jeanmonnot.