Overall World Cup winner Franziska Preuß won the pursuit title at the end of the German Biathlon Championships. The 31-year-old from Ruhpolding thus prevented the title hat-trick of former World Championship silver medallist Janina Hettich-Walz. In the first races after her maternity leave on the Arber, the 29-year-old Hettich-Walz had previously surprisingly won the sprint and shortened individual races against the national competition.
In the last race of the title fights, Hettich-Walz finished second on roller skis, just over half a minute behind world champion Preuß, who did not miss a shot. Third place went to Selina Kastl.
