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Chatlog Sabrina Buchholz

sabrina buchholz:
Hi, I'm glad to be with you today.

Ivov:
Hi Sabrina, how are you after yesterday?
biathlonmaus:
Hi Sabrina, what a great relay yesterday. How did you feel after finishing and waiting while Kati was running?
sabrina buchholz:
I'm fine, thanks. I felt very good after the race. I was very excited and I hoped that Kati could make a good race. It's nerve-racking to wait.
nikodems:
Was your trainer Uwe Muessiggang angry with Hitzer and Neuner after therace?
sabrina buchholz:
No he wasn't. We won!!!

sportfreak:
Do you think this was your ticket for the World Championchip Relay?
sabrina buchholz:
I don't know. It really depends on the fitness and health of the team. Those who are fittest at that time will race. I don't like those questions about the Relay. In fact I'm glad to go to the World Champs at all.

biathlonmaus:
What was the problem at the prone shooting?
sabrina buchholz:
I don't know. I felt very good at the prone session and cannot reallly explain what happened. Normally, my prone shooting is much better than my standing.

sportfreak:
What are your aims for the World Championchips?
sabrina buchholz:
The first aim is to be able to compete there at all. When I'm there: a top ten finish would be nice, like in the World Cup. On a super day, I could make it onto the podium. But it would have to be a super-duper day.

biathlonmaus:
What is your favourite world cup place?
sabrina buchholz:
Oberhof, of course. It's my home place. I like the atmosphere there. The people are really cool and crazy there.
Keje:
And what is the hardest place to race in Biathlon WC Circus? I mean the hardest tracks physically? I've heard in Europa Cup Circus Langdorf is really a tough place.
sabrina buchholz:
Langdorf is hard, yes. I competed there often. But the hardest tracks are in Oberhof. The Birxsteig is really hard to climb.

osita:
Hi, is there still the danger of one of the German girls to be sorted out of the WC team be oved into the EC, and in exchange one of the EC - girls to move up into the WC (cause I think in the seasons before there was always that possibility, but I heard somewhere that it's not the case this season)?
sabrina buchholz:
The results of the World Cup team are so good that there is no need to substitue anybody at the moment. At the end of the season there is a possibility to have up to two more athletes in the World Cup team due to the new start system. It's difficult to explain...
osita:
Did you think about quitting biathlon completely during the last seasons, when you weren't able to establish yourself in the World Cup team? Or did you set yourself something like a timelimit to achieve this?
sabrina buchholz:
I thought of quitting but I like this sport so much that I decided to make one more season and I think it was a good decision.

pduddy:
By the way, if there were a beauty peageant in the bwc, you'd come in a close second...
sabrina buchholz:
Who would be first?
pduddy:
Can't tell you that
pduddy:
I like the brunette type, though
sabrina buchholz:
That's a bad answer. It's the answer of a mouse...

osita:
Who do you train with (in Oberhof, or not?)? Andrea Henkel and...?
sabrina buchholz:
Yep, I train in Oberhof. Together with Andrea, sometimes Kati and Juliane D�ll. She races in the EC.
Keje:
OK, but how much do you have to work as Polizeiobermeisterin during the year? Or can you just concentrate on being a professional biathlete?
moderator tom klein
Polizeiobermeister is police officer
sabrina buchholz:
I had police training from 1998-2002. Since then I have only had to work two weeks per year, it's a kind of an internship then. My real job is being a professional athlete.

Sabrina Buchholz (GER)
pduddy:
What do you think about going to Korea in March? Have you ever been there? Will it be more fun or more stress?
sabrina buchholz:
I've never been there, neither have I been in Asia before. I think it'll be very exciting to see the country and the people who live there. I'm looking forward to to do the journey because I like to see different cultures and places. It's both stress and fun. The travel will be stress but I hope to have some fun after the jetlag....

aloha:
Do you have any friends in the other teams (other nationality)? If so, who?
sabrina buchholz:
Not reallly friends. But we're close to the Norwegians, Russians and the French. I have a slight feeling that the girls from smaller nations are a bit shy, so they don`t approach us.
biathlonmaus:
And what is your best friend in the German women team?
sabrina buchholz:
It's difficult to say. I share the room with Simone Denkinger but in fact we are all good friends.
pduddy:
So you would prefer to share your room with someone else?
sabrina buchholz:
Nope.

moderator tom klein:
Final questions please before Sabrina has to leave.
pduddy:
How do you kill time during the world cups when you don't have a race - and when there is no chat on biathlonworld.com
sabrina buchholz:
Most of the time I either watch TV or read books. Sometimes I play Nintendo (brain training) and sometimes we have girlie fun...
pduddy:
What's girlie fun?
sabrina buchholz:
:-)
Ivov:
Do you have any hobbys?
sabrina buchholz:
Shopping - ok, it's not a hobby, but I like it. Also horse riding, snowboarding (but not so often because I don't want to hurt myself. I do it after the season).

Ivov:
Good luck Sabrina, I wish you good a Sprint!
pduddy:
Good luck for the sprint!!!
celtic79:
Good luck!
sabrina buchholz:
Thanks for being with me here in the chat. It was fun.
nikodems:
Good luck :)
biathlonmaus:
Good luck!!
sportfreak:
Good luck for the rest of your season especially for the WM.
sabrina buchholz:
Bye bye
nikodems:
bye
moderator tom klein:
Ok, thank you Sabrina. Good luck and all the best to you.