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06-05-2025
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Germany to bid for for 2031 Nordic worlds instead of 2033
Head of Communications at the German Ski Association Stefan Schwarzbach speaks during a press conference ahead of the Biathlon World Cup in the Lotto Thuringia Arena. Germany will bid for the 2031 Nordic skiing world championships instead of 2033, a top official of the governing body DSV has said. Martin Schutt/dpa Germany will bid for the 2031 Nordic skiing world championships instead of 2033, a top official of the governing body DSV has said. "Yes, we are now throwing our hat into the ring two years earlier," DSV board member Stefan Schwarzbach told Tuesday's daily Allgäuer Zeitung. Advertisement The change after an Austria bid with Ramsau and Bischofshofen was withdrawn last week for the 2031 championships for cross country skiers, ski jumpers and Nordic combined skiers. The DSV is yet to decide on the venue between previous hosts Oberstdorf (1987, 2005, 2021) and eastern Germany's Oberwiesenthal/Klingenthal who have never hosted the event before. Also bidding for 2031 is Slovenia's Planica, which staged the worlds in 2023. The ruling body FIS plans to elect the host next year. The 2027 worlds are in Falun, Sweden, and the 2029 edition in Finland's Lahti.
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21-03-2025
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Bø starts Olso climax in style to boost overall hopes
{microsoft_credit="" caption="Oslo 20250321. (L-R) Norway's second placed Sturla Holm Laegreid, winner Johannes Thingnes Boe and third placed Johannes Dale-Skjevdal celebrate on the podium after the men's 10 km in the Biathlon World Cup in Holmenkollen. Javad Parsa/NTB/dpa"} Norwegian biathlon star Johannes Thingnes Bø reignited his late World Cup title charge with a mistake-free victory in front of adoring fans in Oslo in his final sprint before retirement. The five-times overall champion was forced to withdraw halfway through the Pokljuka World Cup meet last week because of illness, meaning he missed out on vital points in his title battle with compatriot Sturla Holm Lægreid. Lægreid, who also shot clean, was 25.7 seconds adrift in second on Friday after the 10-kilometre sprint at the sport's spiritual home in Holmenkollen. Norwegians finished in the top five spots. Bø still trails his rival by 89 points. It sets up a thrilling finale in Saturday's pursuit and Sunday's mass start as Bø targets a sixth and final crown to match fellow Norwegian icon Ole Einar Bjørndalen. The women's 7.5km sprint follows on Friday, with German Franziska Preuss and France's Lou Jeanmonnot battling for overall glory.
