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Germany Banks Three Biathlon Bronzes After Forster’s Second Gold at Paralympics

Unseasonable warmth is degrading courses, forcing difficult officiating calls.

Overview

  • Anja Wicker took bronze in the sprint-pursuit sitting class for her third medal of the Games, with Kendall Gretsch winning and South Korea’s Yunji Kim second.
  • Marco Maier claimed bronze in the men’s standing sprint-pursuit for his third medal, qualifying fastest but slipping to third after three misses as Cai Jiayun and Grygorii Vovchynskyi finished ahead.
  • Leonie Maria Walter received bronze in the visually impaired sprint-pursuit after a shooting-range technical problem led to a 51‑second time credit and, following protests, a shared bronze with Czech athlete Simona Bubenickova.
  • A day earlier, monoskier Anna-Lena Forster won the women’s sitting giant slalom in 2:30.64, her second gold in MilanCortina, lifting Germany to two golds and 12 total medals.
  • Warm temperatures and soft tracks in Cortina and Tesero drew criticism from German coaches and contributed to schedule changes, including the Banked Slalom being moved up.