Denise Herrmann-Wick Explained

Denise Herrmann
Nationality:	German
Birth Date:	20 December 1988
Birth Place:	Schlema, East Germany
Height:	1.75 m
Club:	WSC Erzgebirge Oberwiesenthal
Olympicteams:	2 (2018, 2022)
Olympicmedals:	2
Olympicgolds:	1
Worldsteams:	4 (2019-2023)
Worldsmedals:	8
Worldsgolds:	2
Wcseasons:	7 (2016/17–2022/2023)
Wcwins:	12
Wcrelayswins:	16
Wcpodiums:	23
Wcrelayspodiums:	40
Wcoveralls:	0
Wctitles:	2: 2 Sprint (2019–20), (2022–23)

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)

World Championships

Year	Age	10 km   individual	15 km   skiathlon	30 km   mass start	Sprint	4 × 5 km   relay	Team   sprint
	22						—
	24						8
	26						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
	21		—			—	—
	22	124		87			—
	23	41	44	23	30
	24	39	41	28	45		35
	25	13	17	11		13	31
	26	9	18		8		31
	27	9	16	13	14	8
	28	22	29	12	29	22		28
	29	90	—	54	—	—	—

Individual podiums

• 6 podiums – (3, 3)

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

World Cup team podiums

• 2 podiums – (2)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Race	Level	Place	Teammate
1	2012–13	7 December 2012	Quebec City, Canada	6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint F	World Cup	2nd	Kolb
2	2013–14	22 December 2013	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
align=left	2018 Pyeongchang	29	—	21st	6th	11th	8th	—
align=left	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
align=left	2019 Östersund	30	—	6th		Bronze	4th	Silver	4th
align=left	2020 Antholz	31	12th	5th	Silver	12th	Silver	4th	—
align=left	2021 Pokljuka	32	15th	4th	8th	—	Silver	7th	—
align=left	2023 Oberhof	34	15th		Silver	24th		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	Östersund, Sweden	7.5 km Sprint	World Cup
2		3 December 2017	Östersund, Sweden	10 km Pursuit	World Cup
3	2018–19	16 February 2019	Salt Lake City, United States	10 km Pursuit	World Cup
4		10 March 2019	Östersund, Sweden	10 km Pursuit	World Championships
5	2019–20	24 January 2020	Pokljuka, Slovenia	15 km Individual	World Cup
6		5 March 2020	Nové Město, Czech Republic	7.5 km Sprint	World Cup
7		13 March 2020	Kontiolahti, Finland	7.5 km Sprint	World Cup
8	2021–22	7 February 2022	Beijing, China	15 km Individual	Winter Olympic Games
9		5 March 2022	Kontiolahti, Finland	7.5 km Sprint	World Cup
10	2022–23	8 December 2022	Hochfilzen, Austria	7.5 km Sprint	World Cup
11		21 January 2023	Antholz-Anterselva, Italy	10 km Pursuit	World Cup
12		10 February 2023	Oberhof, Germany	7.5 km Sprint	World Championships
13		19 March 2023	Oslo Holmenkollen, Norway	7.5 km Sprint	World Cup

Relay victories

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

Awards and recognition

Herrmann-Wick has received the following awards:

• German Sportspersonality of the Year (2023)^[5]

Notes and References

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