Lars Forster was tactically clever in the exciting race and allowed the Brazilian Henrique Avancini to take the lead. World champion Nino Schurter holds on to second position for a long time and only when Maxime Marotte dares to attack at the start of the sixth of seven laps does Schurter come out of his reserve and go after the Frenchman.

He loses positions as a result of the attack and when Mathieu van der Poel chases to the front with a powerful attack on the first and longest climb on the final lap and tears a gap, Forster is unable to react. However, the European champion manages to overtake both Schurter and Avancini with a courageous maneuver and claim his first podium place in the Elite World Cup.

Up front, Mathieu van der Poel rides to his third short track victory with a six-second lead. Lars Forster was able to fend off Avancini's attack and finished second. "Wait and see until the end was the motto. Tactically it wasn't quite perfect because I missed the exit a bit. I was still sixth at the top before the straight, but then I was able to overtake on the straight," explained Forster. "Our team boss Alex Moos set a podium finish in the short track as a target before the season, and today was the last chance. So I had to do it," he says with a grin. "I'm very happy."

Florian Vogel takes fourth place, eleven seconds behind, while Nino Schurter can't quite keep up, but secures the front row for Sunday in sixth place.

Langvad with fifth victory

Dane Annika Langvad proves her dominance in this discipline with her fifth victory in the sixth short track race. Her attack in the final lap in particular put the rest of the competition in the shade. In this case, her last companions Jolanda Neff and Barbara Benko. The trio was formed after the third lap, after the US American Kate Courtney crashed and opened up the gap. Andorra winner Alessandra Keller is behind her and is unable to react.

Jolanda Neff battles Barbara Benko for second place. But the Hungarian has more reserves on the climb and pulls a few meters ahead. Langvad wins with an eight-second lead over Benko and eleven seconds ahead of Neff. "Short track is not my discipline, at least not yet! I'm satisfied, I rode everything I could until the end. Cross-country is definitely more fun for me," says Neff with a smile. Alessandra Keller finished fourth (+0:14). "It went well, but I was unlucky when Kate Courtney crashed in front of me on lap three. Then the gap to third place was open. But otherwise I'm satisfied," commented Keller. Kathrin Stirnemann is surprisingly strong. She finished fifth in the sprint - the same time as Keller.

Linda Indergand decides against competing in the short track. She sees the short track races as one of the reasons why things didn't go as well as she expected in the last cross-country race.