Which person would you most like to tattoo on your body? For German super supporter Andreas Meinicke, the choice fell on Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold. – It is completely insane. You must meet him, says Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold to news. And news managed to track down the Norwegian biathlon team’s biggest fan at the stadium in Hochfilzen in Austria. His name is Andreas Meinicke, he is a 61-year-old electrician from Germany, and thus has a picture of Tandrevold tattooed on one arm. – It is completely fresh, only one week old, he says. – Why did you get Ingrid’s tattoo? – I love her, she is a fantastic performer. SUPERFAN: Meinicke is very fond of biathlon and especially follows the Norwegian team closely. Photo: Hans Andreas Solbakken / news Unfortunately for Meinicke, the victory was lost for Tandrevold after a loading jam in the last shooting at the start of Saturday’s hunt. Swedish Elvira Öberg ran away with the victory in Hochfilzen, Austria, while Tandrevold came third. – What should one do? Tandrevold was naturally a little shocked when she saw herself immortalized in ink on the German’s body. – You will be a bit surprised, then. I take that as a compliment. It will last a lifetime, he must have obviously thought this decision through. But I don’t know, should I say thank you? What should one do? asks the 27-year-old. Meinicke was on holiday in Oslo this summer and snapped the picture of Tandrevold during a training session. The idea of a tattoo came up and a short time ago he stopped by a tattoo artist. From before, he has three tattoos of his favorite Tiril Eckhoff on his chest and upper arm, and a tattoo of the Italian Dorothea Wierer. WHO IS THIS?: Yes, Tiril Eckhoff. – I will never forget Ingrid’s eyes when she saw the tattoo. She ran to the trainers and came back to take a picture. You can’t become more of a fan, it’s for life. Now it’s nice to have her tattooed on the skin, he says and says that Norway is the favorite team. Biathlon is a very popular spectator sport and gathers thousands of people all over Europe. Meinicke is one of these keen supporters. – I don’t have any tattoos, and I don’t think I’ll get Andreas Meinicke tattooed on my arm. It really is “next level”, Tandrevold smiles and continues: – That’s what I think is bad about biathlon. There are so many people who travel around with us and cheer us on, and that’s why we do it. Wanted to tattoo Arnekleiv The rest of the national biathlon team has naturally got Meinicke’s tattoo. “Fine,” says Johannes Thingnes Bø, but thinks that the tattoo puts a certain amount of pressure on Tandrevold. – Then you’re a fan. Then it’s just up to Ingrid to be a good role model for the rest of her career, that she doesn’t do anything stupid that he’ll regret later, he grins. Meinicke is not alone in wanting to tattoo biathletes on his body. Juni Arnekleiv recently received a request. SHOOTING STARS: Juni Arnekleiv. Photo: NTB – I got a DM on insta where someone asked if they should tattoo me on their arm. Then I said: “No, you don’t have to,” she says, laughing. Karoline Knotten pays tribute to the enthusiastic fans and believes that the tattoo of Tandrevold was successful. She herself wanted a tattoo when she was 20, but was advised against it by then trainer Roger Grubben. “Karo, you have so many scars on your body that you don’t need a tattoo”, was the humorous message she received. Swedish victory Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold started first in Saturday’s chase after winning Friday’s sprint. Sweden’s Elvira Öberg started just 4.9 seconds behind. The two held the lead throughout the race and came together for the final shootout. There, Elvira Öberg shot a full house, while Tandrevold struggled with the charge and had to relinquish the lead. The Norwegian women’s shooting coach, Patrick Oberegger, is not sure what caused Tandrevold’s charging failure. He brags about the way she handled it. – She solves it well, holds the thread, hits five good shots. So she can’t blame that much, says Oberegger. She went out together with Swiss Lena Haecki-Gross to the final round. Haecki-Gross started 20 seconds behind Tandrevold, but fantastic shooting and good speed in the track ensured that she finished in 2nd place after sprinting from Tandrevold on the run. Everyone on the podium was satisfied with only one failure in the four shootings en route to the 10 kilometre. Karoline Knotten started 40 seconds behind. She had a miss on the first lie and the rest hits, and finished in 7th place. – I am satisfied and had a very good feeling in the stand, but I am tired after yesterday. It wasn’t the same energy and splash. It’s still not too bad, but I’m just consistently going a little too poorly, Knotten says to news. Karoline Knotten – here during Friday’s sprint in Hochfilzen. Photo: AFP Marit Ishol Skogan (two misses) finished in 18th place. The other Norwegian runners had modest positions from the sprint and started further back. With three misses, Juni Arnekleiv moved up from 42nd to 21st place. Marthe Kråkstad Johansen also had three misses and was number 25, while Emilie Ågheim Kalkenberg had a bad day on the stand with six misses. It lasted until 47th place.
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