"Heroes of the biathlon" continues: Erik Lesser chats from the sewing box in Oberhof
The successful talk series "Heroes of the Biathlon" will continue during the BMW IBU World Cup Biathlon 2024. On Wednesday, January 3, 2024 - the evening before the first competition competition - former biathlete Erik Lesser will provide an exciting insight into his career and life after competitive sport.
He won the silver medal in the team at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and became world champion in the pursuit and relay just one year later. For over a decade Erik Lesser has shaped the sport of biathlon for over a decade - as an athlete and as a person. His opinion and knowledge are in demand. As a competitive athlete, he was a welcome interview guest and launched the podcast "The Biathlon Double" with Arnd Peiffer. Since the end of his active career, he has been working as an expert on the ARD microphone and now also as a shooting coach at the federal base in Oberhof.
Erik Lesser will therefore have plenty to talk about when he is invited on stage on the eve of the first competition of the BMW IBU Biathlon 2024 World Cup in Oberhof. On Wednesday, January 3, 2024 at 6.30 pm, the 35-year-old will analyze the first World Cup trimester in the Haus des Gastes in Oberhof (Crawinkler Straße 2, 98559 Oberhof), look ahead to the upcoming competitions in the ARENA am Rennsteig and reveals anecdotes and insights from the biathlon circus. "I'm looking forward to a knowledgeable audience, interesting questions and a great evening," he says.
Tickets available now
Tickets for the event are available now. They can be purchased at the offices
of "Freies Wort" and at the Tourist Information Oberhof. They are also available online available at this link https://etix.com/ticket/p/51096111/helden-des-biathlonstalkrunde-mitbiathlet-erik-lesser--helden-des-biathlons-. The admission price is 20 euros for full price (box office: 25 euros). Children and severely disabled persons with ID pay 10 euros (box office: 12 euros).
The talk continues the event format "Heroes of the Biathlon", which celebrated its premiere during the BMW IBU World Championships 2023 in Oberhof. Former top athletes gave an insight into their careers and life after competitive sport. The proceeds of 12,000 euros were donated to the Thüringer Thüringer Skiverband e.V. and Thüringer Sporthilfe and thus the promotion of young athletes.