The girls of biathlon are ready for new challenges seasonal

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On the occasion of'' FIS event in toru, organized in Milan, we met the girls in the biathlon, ready for new challenges seasonal culminating in the Winter Olympics in Sochi. Here's what they told us.

Friday 11 October 2013 4 minutes reading time

The bronze finish at the 2013 World Novo Mesto in trying to relay, has projected a new light on the girls of biathlon. Nicole Gontier, Karin Oberhofer, Michela Ponza, Alexia Runggaldier and Dorothea Wierer are ready for the new season. A season that will culminate in frebbaio with the'' appointment of Sochi 2014. We met them today on the occasion of'' oragnizzato event in Milan by the FIS to understand their feelings in view of the new challenges ahead. "I still have some problems to the knee - a'' inflammation-but I hope to resolve it as soon as possible," says Nicole Gontier Aosta Valley, which then makes a point on the pre-season: "The knee problem has me a little affected, I hoped to solve it soon but instead are pulled behind me for quite a while.'' Apart from this, the preparation has gone well and the group is very nice, so I'm happy. " On the next Olympics, Nicole is categorical: "In Sochi I do not think, I just think to work at its best and prepare for the better, then we'll see what happens," On the wave stess statements of other companions: "I'm ready and charged for the new season "says Dorothea Wierer, which ggiunge not even think the festival in five circles. A leitmotif repeated by all the girls: "Yeah attending the race, the Olympics is a dream. But first you need to work pe nsare race by race and see what comes," says Alexia Runggaldier. Similar to the words of Karin Oberhofer: "First of all we have to qualficarci and above all stay healthy physically. So we hope to make nice cup races and then go there at the top." The Oberhofer wanted to say a few words then she also on the pre-season,'' putting the emphasis above all on the beautiful climate that reigns in the blue team: "We are a good group and we enjoy a lot, we also made a'' good preaprazione summer" . It only remains to wait for the'' beginning of the season and see how they fare girls.

Alessandro Gennari

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