Schempp dampens expectations of German biathletes

The resigned ex-world champion Simon Schempp has dampened the expectations of the German biathletes in the Olympic winter.

Östersund – “I wouldn’t expect a few wins for now. But if, for example, Benedikt Doll performs at the shooting range, he is capable of absolute top placings, “said Schempp at” t-online.de “and added:” I believe, however, that it would be presumptuous to expect constant top performances from the German team. But I like to be positively surprised and keep my fingers crossed. “

Gap in the team

After he and Olympic champion Arnd Peiffer resigned last winter, there is now a gap in the team. “Together, Arnd and I clinched 23 individual victories. All other starters who are still in the German World Cup team have a total of four wins. To finish first is something different than getting into the top 10, ”said the 33-year-old Swabian, who celebrated twelve World Cup victories.

In contrast to other top nations such as Norway or France, German ski hunters also have too few strong talents. “It is obvious that not much has come up from the offspring in recent years. Today, the 26 to 28-year-olds are still considered young, a few years ago they were the established and older athletes, “said Schempp, calling for” smart decisions “” to get young athletes to the World Cup much faster. “

The biathlete World Cup winter starts this Saturday with the first races in Östersund, Sweden. The highlight of the season is the Winter Olympics in Beijing in February 2022. dpa

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