Sunday, March 14, 2010
Kati Wilhelm missed Biathlon World Cup
Khanty-Mansiysk - Second, despite of a tie: Kati Wilhelm has missed the World Cup overall victory. The victory goes to her rival Helena Jonsson.
At the finals in Siberia, Kati Wilhelm and lay HelenaJonsson long par on Sunday, before the German beimletzten fluffed appearance at the shooting range twice. The Swede admitted however, starting in peace.
"That was a mistake too," said Kati Wilhelm. "It was still a fantastic achievement," consoled coach Uwe idleness.
Thanks to their strong nerves Helena Jonsson was beimMassenstartrennen in Khanty-Mansiysk second behind Simone Hauswaldund ahead of Andrea Henkel.
Kati Wilhelm came in sixth place when she started Fünftehätte won for the second time since 2006 the overall World Cup andthe succeeds Magdalena Neuner.
"Is not a second Platzpunktgleich with the first so bad," said Kati Wilhelm. Jonsson just as she had at the end of 952 points to ihremKonto. But the Swede was in the 26 races of the winter and was therefore made more einenSieg front.
"Now it took only a draft of frustration, then trotzdemgefeiert," said Kati Wilhelm, who on Saturday at least denSprint had secured World Cup.