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Munich (dpa) - Ex-biathlete Simon Schempp (32) trusts his girlfriend Franziska Preuß (26) at the world championships starting on Wednesday in Pokljuka, Slovenia.

“Franzi has a very consistent season for women.

It looks very good with her, ”said Schempp to“ Münchner Merkur ”.

Denise Herrmann is also one of the medal candidates for Schempp.

The shooting range in Pokljuka will meet Hermann.

"It's one of the lighter ones," said Schempp.

If Herrmann's hit performance is right, “a lot is possible”.

Three of his former teammates are also medal candidates.

“With men, I believe that Arnd Peiffer is able to come a long way.

If you don't expect so much from him, you can often get a lot, ”said Schempp about the Olympic champion.

“At Erik Lesser you know that he shows strong performances especially at the season's highlights.

Benni Doll was recently doing very well on the track in Antholz, »said Schempp.

“A lot is possible there.

Even if the omens may have been a little better in earlier years, ”he said.

Schempp, world champion and Olympic runner-up in the mass start, had ended his career at the end of January - he was no longer gaining momentum.

«I do believe that I have overcome the pain of separation.

It was an incredibly good time, I was able to experience so many beautiful things, also emotionally, ”said Schempp.

He will now study industrial engineering in Rosenheim - it starts for him on March 15th.

“It was important to me that I had a goal again right after the sport.

And I really want to study, »said Schempp.

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"I didn't have to console Simon," said Preuss about the end of her friend's career shortly before the World Cup, also in the "Münchner Merkur" (Wednesday edition).

Preuss said: “I think he did it at exactly the right time.

It was an exciting situation for us, a new experience when one of us both said goodbye to his sport, which he had enjoyed for many years, ”said the biathlete.

“Of course I fully supported Simon.

And he's happy with it now - and certainly not devastated. "

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