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

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 standingsSki Tour standings
OverallDistanceSprintNordic
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

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
1 2013–1429 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

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammate
1  2012–13 7 December 2012 Quebec City, Canada 6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint F World Cup 2ndKolb
2  2013–14 22 December 2013 Asiago, Italy 6 × 1.25 km Team Sprint C World Cup 2ndZeller

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

Olympic Games

2 medals (1 gold, 1 bronze)

Year Age IndividualSprintPursuitMass start RelayMixed relaySingle mixed relay
align=left 2018 Pyeongchang2921st6th11th8th
align=left 2022 Beijing33Gold22nd17th13thBronze5th

World Championships

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

Year Age IndividualSprintPursuitMass start RelayMixed relaySingle mixed relay
align=left 2019 Östersund306thBronze4thSilver4th
align=left 2020 Antholz3112th5thSilver12thSilver4th
align=left 2021 Pokljuka3215th4th8thSilver7th
align=left 2023 Oberhof3415thSilver24th6th

World Cup

SeasonAgeOverallIndividualSprintPursuitMass start
PointsPositionPointsPositionPointsPositionPointsPositionPointsPosition
2016–1728 114 48th 0 79 40th 35 52nd 0
2017–1829 477 12th 19 40th 149 14th 197 7th 112 15th
2018–1930 570 8th 39 29th 170 15th 254 6th 148 9th
2019–2031 745 3rd 112 4th 314 1st 155 5th 164 6th
2020–2132 667 10th 80 6th 238 9th 197 9th 106 14th
2021–2233 589 6th 48 9th 274 6th 161 11th 106 10th
2022–2334 874 4th 126 7th 400 1st 272 5th 76 18th

Individual victories

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevel
12017–181 December 2017 Östersund, Sweden7.5 km SprintWorld Cup
23 December 2017 Östersund, Sweden10 km PursuitWorld Cup
32018–1916 February 2019 Salt Lake City, United States10 km PursuitWorld Cup
410 March 2019 Östersund, Sweden10 km PursuitWorld Championships
52019–2024 January 2020 Pokljuka, Slovenia15 km IndividualWorld Cup
65 March 2020 Nové Město, Czech Republic7.5 km SprintWorld Cup
713 March 2020 Kontiolahti, Finland7.5 km SprintWorld Cup
82021–227 February 2022 Beijing, China15 km IndividualWinter Olympic Games
95 March 2022 Kontiolahti, Finland7.5 km SprintWorld Cup
102022–238 December 2022 Hochfilzen, Austria7.5 km SprintWorld Cup
1121 January 2023 Antholz-Anterselva, Italy 10 km PursuitWorld Cup
1210 February 2023 Oberhof, Germany7.5 km SprintWorld Championships
1319 March 2023 Oslo Holmenkollen, Norway7.5 km SprintWorld Cup

Relay victories

No.SeasonDateLocationLevelTeammate
12016–175 March 2017 Pyeongchang, KoreaWorld CupHorchler, Hammerschmidt, Hildebrand
22017–1813 January 2018 Ruhpolding, GermanyWorld Cup
32018–198 February 2019 Canmore, CanadaWorld Cup
42020–2116 January 2021 Oberhof, GermanyWorld CupHinz, Preuss, Hettich-Walz

Awards and recognition

Herrmann-Wick has received the following awards:

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.