– I am so impressed. I do not have words. It’s so sick. I don’t think people understand how sick it is, says Marte Olsbu Røiseland to news about World Cup debutant Juni Arnekleiv. The WC reserve was informed by news’s reporter as recently as Thursday that she would make her WC debut at Friday’s sprint in Oberhof. – Now you took me to bed, Arnekleiv said to news on Thursday. And when the 23-year-old first got the chance, she didn’t let herself be asked twice. Arnekleiv went out with starting number 88 (out of a total of 96 starters), delivered two full houses and was responsible for Friday’s big surprise. The debutant was Norway’s second best in the sprint with a 12th place. TV 2’s biathlon expert Ole Einar Bjørndalen described it as “beyond”, and Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold was also impressed. – It’s really quite raw, says Tandrevold, who also had to see himself beaten by Arnekleiv, to news. Pushed off the podium The one missed shot in the first shooting probably cost Marte Olsbu Røiseland a WC medal. She was long on her way to the first podium of the season and WC bronze, but a strong finish by Swedish Linn Persson ensured that Røiseland had to settle for a sour 4th place. The 32-year-old from Froland has been close to the podium several times since his comeback from illness. There have been 4th, 5th and 6th places, but the individual podium has been a long time coming. On Friday, it was almost – again. Nevertheless, the experts were impressed by Røiseland’s run. – What a comeback she has delivered, said Andreas Stabrun Smith on news’s radio broadcast. – A fantastic race by Marte Olsbu Røiseland, said news’s biathlon expert Ola Lunde. – This is like a golden race for her after everything she has been through, said TV 2 expert Ole Einar Bjørndalen. Home victory However, no one could match the great home hope, Denise Herrmann-Wick, who secured WC gold for Germany. – It’s boiling here, shouted Ola Lunde in an attempt to drown out the cheers from the home crowd who were ecstatic after Herrmann-Wick’s second flawless shooting. The German was strongest in the track and beat Swedish Hanna Öberg to the finish line by 2.2 seconds. It was both silver and bronze for Sweden as Persson beat Røiseland by five seconds at the finish line. There were several Norwegians who showed WC form on German snow on Friday afternoon. Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold had the best time after the first shooting, but was noted for two misses on the second shooting. Thus, all medal opportunities disappeared and the heavy trend in standings continues for Tandrevold. Here you can see where it went wrong for Tandrevold. On Wednesday’s mixed relay, she had to go out in the penalty round. However, it ended well, with a medal of the highest value. In the WC’s first individual exercise, it was 14th place.
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Arnekleiv did not think she would go to the WC
