Herrmann wins first biathlon sprint of the season at Oestersun World Cup

BySportsbeat

Updated 01/12/2017 at 21:48 GMT

Denise Herrmann began her sprint season with a bang in Oestersund as the Sochi 2014 relay bronze medallist took the win in Sweden.

Denise Herrmann in Östersund

Image credit: Imago

The German took just 19:54.8 to complete the 7.5km track, and despite missing a standing shot, she still came home 15.2s ahead of her closest rival.

France's Justine Braisaz, a three-time World Championship relay medallist, came home to claim the silver medal, while Ukraine's Yuliia Dzhima came home for bronze.

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That third place saw Dzhima match the result she recorded in Wednesday's 15km individual event, behind Synnove Solemdal.

And the Norwegian now leads the overall women's biathlon World Cup standings, after just two events.

Herrmann leads the sprint standings with just the 10km pursuit left to race at the women's World Cup in Oestersund – the first of nine events on the World Cup calendar.

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