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Dorothea Wierer, second medal fades: "For us women once a month is so"

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No second medal (for now) for Dorothea Wierer and Lisa Vittozzi, who failed to make the podium in the individual race at the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympics. Triumphing was France’s Julia Simon, who finished in 41’15″6 in the race, ahead of compatriot Lou Jeanmonnot and 22-year-old Bulgarian Lora Hristova. Fourth was Germany’s Vanessa Voigt, then our Dorothea Wierer, who made a mistake in the second shooting session.

“I am happy with my performance, you know that biathlon is a tough sport with a lot of girls who can get on the podium and also today there were some surprises – said l’Azzurra after her race -. You have to be realistic, for me it was not an easy day on skis, especially in the second part of the race, I was not in top condition on this day. For us women once a month is like that, but I know that already from the next days it will be better. A mistake can happen, although it was feasible to make four zeros today”.

Luca FranzosiSilver ecstasy for Dorothea Wierer. Photos of the biathlon goddess

Dorothea Wierer wins her third Olympic medal in the mixed relay after bronzes in Sochi 2014 and PyeongChang 2018.
"Let’s say it was not so easy today to manage emotions. I was very nervous, I was trembling, my legs were heavy".
Lukas gives her the change in a very good position in the mixed relay that opens the blue Olympic program.
"It’s beautiful to open like this, it’s a nice gift also for all those who work behind the scenes".
France wins the race ahead of'Italy: "It is an outstanding team and deserved success".
Wierer has been the staple of the blue biathlon for years, she began practicing the discipline in 2000.

Incentivized by her brothers, she experiences a'formidable escalation that takes her to the roof of the world.
First ever Italian woman on the Olympic individual podium thanks to bronze in the Beijing 2022 sprint.
In his palmares stand out 12 world medals including three individual golds and one team gold.

In 2019 she became the first tricolor biathlete to win the overall World Cup.

Bis the'following year for a total of six Crystal Spheres counting specialties.
Conquers Specialty Cups: individual in 2016 and 2021, pursuit 2019 and mass start 2020.
Out of the range he loves reading, relaxes with yoga and long bike rides.
She is romantically linked to'former cross-country racer Stefano Corradini, whom she married in 2015.

“Maybe I was in too much of a hurry: I struggled but it was good, there was a lot of cheering, even from the coaches of the other national teams. I’m happy with Hristova and Bulgaria’s bronze: that’s the beauty of biathlon that even nations with fewer numbers can get on the podium. At the moment France is the strongest nation and they are proving it. An Olympic fifth place at my age is not to be thrown away: it could have been much worse, I am happy. Today I knew it was going to be tough, given my day, I wanted to focus on shooting”.

Lisa Vittozzi finished late after four mistakes in the shot: “The result is not what I expected; it was not my day at the range: that’s how it went, I tried and for sure there are other opportunities to try to do well. This is biathlon, some times you get them, some times they don”t go in and you have to accept it”.

“You know in biathlon it matters to take the targets; today I had a good pace on skis, then I gave up when I realized I was out of the race, but I am happy with the feeling. The French were stronger, more could have been done and they were definitely the athletes to beat. Racing in anger has often been good for me and I will try to use that energy in the coming days.”

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