23 Facts About Miriam Neureuther

Miriam Neureuther is a former German biathlete and cross-country skier.

Miriam Neureuther has won an Olympic silver medal in cross-country skiing and two biathlon world championship titles, all in team events.

Miriam Neureuther's father is German and her mother Norwegian, born in Molde, Norway.

Miriam Neureuther originally hoped for a career in alpine skiing, but following an accident during slalom training, in which she lost several teeth and suffered a broken cheekbone, she instead started biathlon at the age of 14.

Miriam Neureuther officially holds the rank of Zollhauptwachtmeisterin, although she is a full-time professional athlete with no customs obligations.

Miriam Neureuther won silver in the sprint, bronze in the relay, and came in fourth place in the individual.

Miriam Neureuther won the junior pursuit gold in spite of eight shooting errors and came in fourth in the individual with a total time penalty of six minutes.

Miriam Neureuther came in 17th place during qualification, but did not advance beyond the quarter-final in the main competition, eventually finishing in 19th position.

Miriam Neureuther finished in 73rd place in the individual and 58th in the sprint race, with seven and five shooting errors respectively.

Miriam Neureuther saw no chance to qualify for the 2010 Winter Olympics in biathlon and concentrated on cross-country skiing for the remaining season.

Miriam Neureuther continued with good results in the cross-country World Cup, coming in 5th in the sprint and 4th in the team sprint in Rybinsk, Russia.

Miriam Neureuther injured her shoulder and lost time, eventually finishing in 21st place.

Miriam Neureuther's best World Cup result was a second place in Lahti, again coming in a women's relay event.

Miriam Neureuther set the fastest course time in both races and was beaten only by Finland's Kaisa Makarainen.

Miriam Neureuther incurred four penalty loops in the standing shoot, with Germany finishing eighth eventually.

Miriam Neureuther achieved good results, finishing in 9th place in the sprint, 7th in the pursuit and 14th in the mass start, and was consequently selected for the women's relay.

Miriam Neureuther used three spare rounds and led the team from third to first position, playing a pivotal part in Germany's eventual relay victory.

Miriam Neureuther missed her first individual victory by 2.0 seconds in the sprint, before claiming her maiden World Cup win in the following pursuit, despite a total of five penalty loops.

Miriam Neureuther ended her weekend with another second place in the Pokljuka mass start.

Miriam Neureuther came third with the German relay team in the Oberhof women's relay.

Miriam Neureuther's shooting results in the prone position are slightly below average, while her standing position percentage is among the worst of the entire World Cup field.

Miriam Neureuther shot clean twice, but had three races with a total of nine shooting errors.

Miriam Neureuther had ten appearances on the FIS Cross-Country World Cup tour, including three top ten finishes in non-team races.