Overview
- Team officials said Kathrin Marchand suffered a weakness and dizziness episode on bronze pace in the standing 10 km, with no serious injury reported, and she later criticized organizers for not salting the soft track as she weighs possible relay and 20 km starts.
- Leonie Maria Walter, guided by Christian Krasman, secured bronze in the visually impaired 10 km a day after losing a sprint medal to a guide-technique disqualification.
- Anja Wicker finished fourth in the women’s sitting 10 km, missing the podium by 1.5 seconds, after earlier biathlon medals at these Games.
- Sebastian Marburger, coming off an upper-respiratory infection, abandoned the 10 km classic due to exhaustion after contending for a podium early.
- Russia’s Anastasiia Bagiian won the women’s 10 km classic to continue a multi-gold run for her team, as Ukrainian athletes and some Germans objected to Russians competing with flag and anthem during ceremonies.