Magdalena Neuner (GER) won her second race of the week in Antholz, Italy, overcoming a single miss to claim victory in the 7.5km sprint. Neuner has been able to overcome poor shooting with her dominating skiing in recent weeks, but today she was solid on the range, and ended the day with a 13.2 second victory over teammate Andrea Henkel.
Sandrine Bailly (FRA) took 3rd, 28.6 seconds back. Both Henkel and Bailly shot clean.
“I hope that I am past all of my problems,” commented Neuner. “I am feeling strong now and relaxed at the shooting range. That is very important for me. I am fit and have a good shape and hope to have this same shape in the Olympic Games.”
Canada’s Zina Kocher overcame a stumble in her second lap to finish 15th.
The 27-year-old combined strong skiing with a nearly perfect day on the range where she missed just one shot to clock a time of 21:34.3.