Selina Grotian

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Selina Grotian
Selina Grotian.jpg
Grotian in 2023
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (2004-03-25) 25 March 2004 (age 20)
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Professional information
ClubSC Mittenwald
World Championships
Teams1 (2024)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons 2023–
Individual victories0
All victories0
Individual podiums0
All podiums1
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing Flag of Germany.svg Germany
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Nové Město 4 × 6 km relay
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Lenzerheide 10 km pursuit
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2023 LenzerheideMixed relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2023 Lenzerheide15 km individual
Junior World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Shchuchinsk 7.5 km sprint
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2023 Shchuchinsk10 km pursuit
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2023 Shchuchinsk4 × 6 km relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2023 ShchuchinskMixed relay
Youth World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Soldier Hollow 7.5 km pursuit
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2022 Soldier Hollow3 × 6 km relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Obertilliach 6 km sprint
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2022 Soldier Hollow10 km individual

Selina Grotian (born 25 March 2004) is a German biathlete. [1] She won multiple gold medals at youth and junior world championships in 2022 and 2023, respectively. [2] In the 2023 European Championships in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, she won the gold medal in the pursuit race. [3]

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Career

Selina Grotian started her cross-country skiing at the age of six, and biathlon at the age of nine following in her two older brothers footsteps. She competes for the Skiclub Mittenwald, her home town, and is trained by Bernhard Kröll, Albert Neuner and Benedikt Ertl at the biathlon base of the Skigau Werdenfels in Kaltenbrunn. [4]

For the 2020–21 season, she was introduced to the junior squad by the German Ski Association. In the same season, she qualified for the Youth and Junior World Championships in Obertilliach after winning internal qualifications. [5] There she won bronze in the sprint. In addition, she took eleventh in singles, eighth in the pursuit and fourth in the team relay. [6]

For the 2021–22 season, she made her debut in the IBU Junior Cup in Pokljuka, Slovenia. In the first race of the season, she narrowly missed victory by just 0.8 seconds. The following week, Grotian won the gold medal in the sprint and then also in the pursuit at the European Junior Championships taking place in the same place with the best running time. [7] At the 2022 World Junior Biathlon Championships in Soldier Hollow, USA, Grotian participated at the youth age group, winning a bronze in individual race. In the sprint she missed a medal with 4th place and subsequent pursuit race, she achieved the gold medal. Concluding the tournament, she finished the competition as the most successful youth athlete with the silver medal in the team relay race. [8]

For the 2022/23 season, Selina Grotian is accepted by the German Ski Association into the junior team, although she is still in the youth class. At the beginning of season, she qualified for the German IBU Cup team and made her debut at the senior level in Idre, Sweden. There she won her first career victory at the senior level in the sprint race. At the highlight of the IBU Cup season, Grotian won the pursuit race of the European Biathlon Championships in Lenzerheide, Switzerland. In addition, she achieved the silver medal in the mixed relay and bronze in the individual. [9] At the 2023 World Junior Biathlon Championships, she won four gold medals in women's sprint, pursuit, relay, and mixed-relay races in Shchuchinsk, Kazakhstan. [10] [11] [12] [13] After successful races at IBU cup competitions and junior world championships, she made her IBU World cup debut race in sprint discipline on 18 March 2023 in Oslo, Norway. However, she missed two targets on stand shooting even though didn't miss a target on prone shooting and took 44th place. [14]

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union. [3] [7]

World Championships

1 medal (1 bronze)

YearIndividualSprintPursuitMass startRelayMixed relaySingle mixed relay
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 2024 Nové Město 4th30thBronze
*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.

European Championships

3 medals (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

YearAgeIndividualSprintPursuitMixed relaySingle mixed relay
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2023 Lenzerheide 18Bronze5thGoldSilver—

World Cup

SeasonAgeOverallIndividualSprintPursuitMass start
PointsPositionPointsPositionPointsPositionPointsPositionPointsPosition
2022–23 18NC———NC—————

Youth and Junior World Championships

8 medals (5 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)

YearAgeIndividualSprintPursuitRelayMixed relay
Flag of Austria.svg 2021 Obertilliach 1711thBronze8th4th—
Flag of the United States.svg 2022 Soldier Hollow 18Bronze4thGoldSilver—
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg 2023 Shchuchinsk 195thGoldGoldGoldGold

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References

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  2. ↑ "Grotian earns quadruple gold haul as Germany dominate IBU Youth Junior World Championships". insidethegames.biz. 12 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Selina Grotian profile". International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "Who is Selina Grotian?". biathlonworld.com. IBU. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "Nominierungen aus Deutschland, Österreich, Schweiz und Italien zur Jugend- und Junioren-Weltmeisterschaft in Obertilliach". biathlon-nachwuchs.de. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "Youth and Junior World Championships 2021". biathlon-obertilliach.com. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
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