Overview
- Anja Wicker took silver in the 12.5 km individual biathlon, adding to sprint bronze for her fifth Paralympic medal.
- Marco Maier earned a second consecutive bronze in the standing class, and Johanna Recktenwald claimed her first Paralympic medal with bronze in the visually impaired race.
- Veteran Andrea Eskau was disqualified in the sitting event for an improperly taken turn despite a clean shoot.
- Germany’s women finished a World Cup-worst 16th in the Kontiolahti relay after start-leg Marlene Fichtner fired one shot too few, days after placing fifth and fourth in individual races.
- Felix Loch won the luge World Cup finale in Altenberg, secured the overall title and tied the World Cup individual win record with his 57th victory.