Biathlon, World Cup: Hofer scores his second career victory in Oestersund

Second career success in a World Cup race for Lukas Hofer. More than seven years after the first victory in the Anterselva sprint in cohabitation with Simon Schempp. In the same specialty in Oestersund (Sweden), proof that he opened the final stage of the World Cup, the blue made no mistake at the shooting range, managing to keep the Swede Sebastian Samuelsson behind him at the arrival of 4 ”. Third place for the Norwegian Tarjei Boe at 14 ”4. Dominik Windisch closes in 27th place with a mistake made on the first shot on the ground, while Thomas Bormolini finished 46th with two errors. The general classification of the Cup sees Johannes Boe (also king of the sprint classification of specialties) rise to 1016 points against Laegreid’s 1001. Hofer consolidates the eighth position with 723 points. Lukas Hofer’s words after the splendid triumph in the men’s sprint in Oestersund. “It was a somewhat unexpected victory – he said -, after seeing the women’s race I understood that it would be a very fast race, where it was necessary to work clean at the shooting range. In the end I managed to do a great race, even though I was a bit stuck on skis on the first lap. After the shooting range on the ground I felt my legs spin much better and put what I am capable of on the track. It is my second career victory, seven years have passed since the first time but in all this I have always worked to improve and get to the point where I am now, I think I have achieved the best performance of my career ”.