Denise Herrmann leaves cross-country skiing and the biathlon passes!

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From Germany comes a bombshell. Denise Herrmann, one of the top racers of the German team, has decided to take up the rifle and become a biathlete.

Wednesday 27 April 2016 4 minutes reading time

He informed the DSV quest''oggi, reporting the words of the direct question: "Surely many will be surprised by my decision and the timing of the same, but for some time I had in mind this idea. I have a lot of cross-country skiing, where I spent a delightful time and I removed a lot of satisfaction. Now to memorize options & Egrave; time to set new goals. & Egrave; a great challenge, I am conscious, but they are very confident of being able to overcome with courage and determination. " The novelties & agrave; Because ago clamor & eacute; Herrmann & egrave; (It was) one of Germany's most racers & ugrave; competitive. This is demonstrated by the fact of having achieved 6 podiums in top-level competitions (all in sprint races) and it has closed two seasons in a row in ninth place overall. Moreover nell''inverno 2014 - '' 15 Kikkan Randall has contended in the specialty & agrave Cup; the sprint, finishing in second place at 62 dall''americana points. In addition to the Olympic Games in Sochi in 2014 he won the bronze medal in the relay. Looking more & ugrave; in depth the situation, the pace of Herrmann & egrave; less unexpected than it might appear. First and foremost you have to remember how to gi & agrave; in 2012 it was aired a possible move to biathlon, then no concrete form. In pi & ugrave; Teutonic & egrave; born in Bad Schelma, in Saxony, the same village of 'origin of Sven Fischer and Ricco Gro & szlig ;. What's more, as time has moved its base of operations in Ruhpolding, often making group while training with biathlete Team B (especially Maren Hammerschmidt, but also Karolin Horchler and Miriam G & ouml; ssner). & Nbsp; However in recent years in Germany not & egrave; certain state pilgrim see racers move to biathlon, but it was either still extremely immature statements (Vanessa Hinz), or veterans coming to the end of his career (Evi Sachenbacher). Instead Herrmann & egrave; un''atleta in his prime (he compir & agrave; 28 in December) and especially of the German movement was one of the spearheads of the bottom, which now sees depleted its value. On the contrary the biathlon team could find un''ulteriore arrow at the gi & agrave; nourished quiver. On the 'other hand, the conversion of gi & agrave; cited Hinz and Sachenbacher & egrave; perfectly successful.

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