Selina Grotian

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 also won the gold medal in the pursuit race.[3]

Selina Grotian
Grotian in 2023
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (2004-03-25) 25 March 2004
Garmisch-Partenkirchen , Germany
Professional information
ClubSC Mittenwald
World Cup
Seasons2023 –
Medal record
Women's biathlon
Representing  Germany
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Lenzerheide10 km pursuit
Silver medal – second place2023 LenzerheideMixed relay
Bronze medal – third place2023 Lenzerheide15 km individual
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Shchuchinsk7.5 km sprint
Gold medal – first place2023 Shchuchinsk10 km pursuit
Gold medal – first place2023 Shchuchinsk4 × 6 km relay
Gold medal – first place2023 ShchuchinskMixed relay
Youth World Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Soldier Hollow7.5 km pursuit
Silver medal – second place2022 Soldier Hollow3 × 6 km relay
Bronze medal – third place2021 Obertilliach6 km sprint
Bronze medal – third place2022 Soldier Hollow10 km individual

Career

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

Grotian was allowed into the junior squad by the German Ski Association for the 2020–21 season. In that season, she nominated for the youth team at the Youth and Junior World Championships in Obertilliach due to internal competitions.[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]

European Championships

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

Year Age Individual Sprint Pursuit Mixed relay Single mixed relay
Switzerland 2023 Lenzerheide 18 Bronze 5th Gold Silver —

World Cup
Season Age Overall Individual Sprint Pursuit Mass start
Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position Points Position
2022–2318NC———NC—————

Youth and Junior World Championships

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

Year Age Individual Sprint Pursuit Relay Mixed relay
Austria 2021 Obertilliach 17 11th Bronze 8th 4th —
United States 2022 Soldier Hollow 18 Bronze 4th Gold Silver —
Kazakhstan 2023 Shchuchinsk 19 5th Gold Gold Gold Gold

References
  1. "Selina Grotian profile". Germany Ski Association. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  2. "Grotian earns quadruple gold haul as Germany dominate IBU Youth Junior World Championships". insidethegames.biz. 12 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  3. "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.
  7. "Selina Grotian profile". Ukraine biathlon federation. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  8. "Youth relay gold medals to Norway and Italy". biathlonworld.com. March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  9. "Grotian and Soerum win in the pursuit in Lenzerheide". International Biathlon Union. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  10. "Deutsche Nachwuchs-Biathleten eilen bei der WM von Sieg zu Sieg". sportschau.de. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  11. "Grotian and Wright take junior sprint gold". International Biathlon Union. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  12. "Pursuit gold for Tannheimer, Gerhardsen, Grotian and Nevland". International Biathlon Union. 12 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  13. "Norway and Germany win mixed relay gold". International Biathlon Union. 4 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  14. "Biathlete Herrmann-Wick Wins Sprint In Oslo". Globe echo. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
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