Just last week, the overall leader, after Ostersund, Franziska Preuss, and also Niklas Hartweg and Jesper Nelin, missed races due to COVID-19. Also, many athletes suddenly left the World Cup without explanation, such as Simon Eder.
In the women's sprint, in addition to Preuss, 8 more ladies were missing who were initially announced. And only Amy Baserga subsequently started in the relay in two days.
Several more losses became known today:
Lou Jeanmonnot says he will not participate in the sprint and hopes to start in Sunday's mass start.
Marte Johansson also misses the Swiss event. She will be replaced by Karoline Erdal, who is currently ranked first in the overall IBU Cup.
The Germans have the most serious problems. Preuss was joined by Anna Weidel, Sophie Schneider and Roman Rees. Roman Rees will be replaced by Philipp Horn, which is logical, because he is second in the IBU Cup, and Johanna Puff will join the women's team. There is no information about Preuss' condition, but most likely she will be announced for the sprint.
And it's only Monday.
