14th, 21st and 35th place are the results of the first week of the world championships. Quite happy with those.

I had the honour of racing the first leg at the mixed relay, and was able to do the job at the shooting range  as I didn't use any spare shots. I really like to race relays but it is not often that I have run a first leg in the best company, since we do not have our own girls' team and have only run a few mixed relays. That's why I was quite nervous, in addition to the fact that it was the first competition in the world championships. But the body responded rather well and I was able to enjoy the atmosphere along the tracks.

The day after the mixed relay, there was no competition, and I really appreciated that. My body still needs time to recover, so the day after the relay was spent mostly in bed and with a little bit of training, to recharge the batteries for the sprint race the following day. And fortunately my body had recovered quite well and I ended up obtaining this season's second best sprint result! Hit all the targets and fought my way through, to finish in 21st place. Definitely beyond all expectations after the troubled run-up to these championships, it meant a lot! That also confirmed that I have made good plans and decisions during the training phase after covid and that my body is starting to get back in business again!

The good sprint result gave me some expectations for the pursuit race. Unfortunately not my day as I both struggled to see the targets properly in the fog, chose the wrong ski's and my body didn't feel so fresh. Crossing my fingers I've collected all the bad performances in one competition and am now charging up for week two here at the world championships in Oberhof, with the individual race coming up on Wednesday and the single-mix relay on thursday. And maybe I can qualify for the masstart on Sunday, depending on my result at the individual.