Denise Herrmann-Wick

German cross-country skier
Denise Herrmann
Herrmann in 2018
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1988-12-20) 20 December 1988 (age 35)
Schlema, East Germany
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Professional information
ClubWSC Erzgebirge Oberwiesenthal
Olympic Games
Teams2 (2018, 2022)
Medals2 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams4 (2019-2023)
Medals8 (2 gold)
World Cup
Seasons7 (2016/17–2022/2023)
Individual victories12
All victories16
Individual podiums23
All podiums40
Overall titles0
Discipline titles2:
2 Sprint (2019–20), (2022–23)
Medal record
Representing  Germany
Women's cross-country skiing
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Sochi 4 × 5 km relay
U23 World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Hinterzarten Individual sprint
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Tarvisio Individual sprint
Women's biathlon
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Beijing 15 km individual
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Beijing 4 × 6 km relay
Biathlon World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Östersund 10 km pursuit
Gold medal – first place 2023 Oberhof 7.5 km sprint
Silver medal – second place 2019 Östersund Mixed relay
Silver medal – second place 2020 Antholz 10 km pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2020 Antholz 4 × 6 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2021 Pokljuka 4 × 6 km relay
Silver medal – second place 2023 Oberhof 10 km pursuit
Silver medal – second place 2023 Oberhof 4 × 6 km relay
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Östersund 12.5 km mass start

Denise Herrmann-Wick (née Herrmann, born 20 December 1988) is a former German biathlete and cross-country skier. She won gold at 2022 Winter Olympics – Women's individual, won gold at Biathlon World Championships 2019 – Women's pursuit and won gold at Biathlon World Championships 2023 – Women's sprint.[1] Previously, she has competed in FIS Cross-Country World Cup since 2009. Herrmann has won several medals at the World Cup events. In April 2016, she announced that she would switch to competing in biathlon for the following season, although in an interview in November of that year, she did not rule out competing in cross-country skiing in the future.[2]

On 14 March 2023, she announced her retirement following the 2022–2023 season.[3]

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[4]

Olympic Games

  • 1 medal – (1 bronze)
 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual  		 15 km 
 skiathlon  		 30 km 
 mass start  		 Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
2014 25 — — — 8 Bronze 4

World Championships

 Year   Age   10 km 
 individual  		 15 km 
 skiathlon  		 30 km 
 mass start  		 Sprint   4 × 5 km 
 relay  		 Team 
 sprint 
2011 22 43 — 39 23 — —
2013 24 24 — — 10 7 8
2015 26 — — — 17 6 4

World Cup

Season standings

 Season   Age  Discipline standings Ski Tour standings
Overall Distance Sprint Nordic
Opening 		Tour de
Ski 		World Cup
Final 		Ski Tour
Canada
2009 21 NC — NC — — — —
2010 22 124 NC 87 — DNF — —
2011 23 41 44 23 30 DNF DNF —
2012 24 39 41 28 45 DNF 35 —
2013 25 13 17 11 DNF 13 31 —
2014 26 9 18 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 8 DNF 31 —
2015 27 9 16 13 14 8 — —
2016 28 22 29 12 29 22 — 28
2017 29 90 — 54 — — — —

Individual podiums

  • 6 podiums – (3 WC, 3 SWC)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place
1 2013–14 29 November 2013 Finland Rukatunturi, Finland 1.4 km Sprint C Stage World Cup 3rd
2 15 December 2013 Switzerland Davos, Switzerland 1.5 km Sprint F World Cup 3rd
3 29 December 2013 Germany Oberhof, Germany 1.5 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 2nd
4 31 December 2013 Switzerland Lenzerheide, Switzerland 1.5 km Sprint F Stage World Cup 3rd
5 18 January 2014 Poland Szklarska Poręba, Poland 1.5 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd
6 2 February 2014 Italy Toblach, Italy 1.3 km Sprint F World Cup 2nd

World Cup team podiums

  • 2 podiums – (2 TS)
No. Season Date Location Race Level Place Teammate
1  2012–13  7 December 2012 Canada Quebec City, Canada 6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2nd Kolb
2  2013–14  22 December 2013 Italy Asiago, Italy 6 × 1.25 km Team Sprint C World Cup 2nd Zeller

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

2 medals (1 gold, 1 bronze)

Year Age Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay
South Korea 2018 Pyeongchang 29 — 21st 6th 11th 8th — —
China 2022 Beijing 33 Gold 22nd 17th 13th Bronze 5th —

World Championships

9 medals (2 gold, 6 silver, 1 bronze)

Year Age Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start Relay Mixed relay Single mixed relay
Sweden 2019 Östersund 30 — 6th Gold Bronze 4th Silver 4th
Italy 2020 Antholz 31 12th 5th Silver 12th Silver 4th —
Slovenia 2021 Pokljuka 32 15th 4th 8th — Silver 7th —
Germany 2023 Oberhof 34 15th Gold Silver 24th Silver 6th —
*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.
**The single mixed relay was added as an event in 2019.

World Cup

Season Age Overall Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start
Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position
2016–17 28 114 48th 0 – 79 40th 35 52nd 0 –
2017–18 29 477 12th 19 40th 149 14th 197 7th 112 15th
2018–19 30 570 8th 39 29th 170 15th 254 6th 148 9th
2019–20 31 745 3rd 112 4th 314 1st 155 5th 164 6th
2020–21 32 667 10th 80 6th 238 9th 197 9th 106 14th
2021–22 33 589 6th 48 9th 274 6th 161 11th 106 10th
2022–23 34 874 4th 126 7th 400 1st 272 5th 76 18th

Individual victories

  • 13 victories (7 Sp, 4 Pu, 2 In)
  • 22 podiums (7 Sp, 8 Pu, 5 In, 2 Ms)
No. Season Date Location Race Level
1 2017–18 1 December 2017 Sweden Östersund, Sweden 7.5 km Sprint World Cup
2 3 December 2017 Sweden Östersund, Sweden 10 km Pursuit World Cup
3 2018–19 16 February 2019 United States Salt Lake City, United States 10 km Pursuit World Cup
4 10 March 2019 Sweden Östersund, Sweden 10 km Pursuit World Championships
5 2019–20 24 January 2020 Slovenia Pokljuka, Slovenia 15 km Individual World Cup
6 5 March 2020 Czech Republic Nové Město, Czech Republic 7.5 km Sprint World Cup
7 13 March 2020 Finland Kontiolahti, Finland 7.5 km Sprint World Cup
8 2021–22 7 February 2022 China Beijing, China 15 km Individual Winter Olympic Games
9 5 March 2022 Finland Kontiolahti, Finland 7.5 km Sprint World Cup
10 2022–23 8 December 2022 Austria Hochfilzen, Austria 7.5 km Sprint World Cup
11 21 January 2023 Italy Antholz-Anterselva, Italy 10 km Pursuit World Cup
12 10 February 2023 Germany Oberhof, Germany 7.5 km Sprint World Championships
13 19 March 2023 Norway Oslo Holmenkollen, Norway 7.5 km Sprint World Cup

Relay victories

No. Season Date Location Level Teammate
1 2016–17 5 March 2017 South Korea Pyeongchang, Korea World Cup Horchler, Hammerschmidt, Hildebrand
2 2017–18 13 January 2018 Germany Ruhpolding, Germany World Cup Preuss, Hildebrand, Dahlmeier
3 2018–19 8 February 2019 Canada Canmore, Canada World Cup Hinz, Hildebrand, Dahlmeier
4 2020–21 16 January 2021 Germany Oberhof, Germany World Cup Hinz, Preuss, Hettich-Walz

Awards and recognition

Herrmann-Wick has received the following awards:

References

  1. ^ "Denise Herrmann wechselt zum Biathlon" [Denise Herrmann switches to biathlon]. German Ski Association (in German). 27 April 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Denise Herrmann im Interview – "Biathlonzirkus aufmischen"" [Denise Herrmann in the interview – "Biathlon tour mixes it up]. Sportschau (in German). 22 November 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Denise Herrmann-Wick Announces Retirement". Biathlon World. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Athlete : HERRMANN Denise". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  5. ^ "DIE SIEGER BEIM „SPORTLER DES JAHRES" 2023". Sportler des Jahres (in German). Retrieved 17 December 2023.

External links

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