Arnd Peiffer turns to the BMW IBU World Championships in Lenzerheide and explains why transferring a winning form from the World Cup is never an easy task, not even for Lou Jeanmonnot, who dominated Trimester 2 and the Total Score leader Franziska Preuss. He also explains why – despite retiring at the end of the season – Johannes Thingnes Boe is still the main favourite for Lenzerheide and what the German men need to do to win a medal. And he explains how high-altitude can play tricks with athletes’ oxygen intake.
Lou Jeanmonnot had an almost perfect run in the January World Cups and dominated Trimester 2 with a win in Oberhof and Ruhpolding, ending with back-to-back triumphs in Antholz-Anterselva. Her skiing and shooting were…