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'''Franziska Preuß''' (also spelled Preuss, born 11 March 1994) is a German [[Biathlon|biathlete]] and the World Cup winner of the [[2024–25 Biathlon World Cup|2024–25]] season.{{cite web |url=http://services.biathlonresults.com/athletes.aspx?IbuId=BTGER21103199401|title=IBU Datacenter – Franziska Preuß|publisher=IBU|access-date=30 January 2014}} She made her [[Biathlon World Cup|World Cup]] debut during the [[2013–14 Biathlon World Cup|2013–14]] season and represented Germany at the [[2014 Winter Olympics|2014]], [[2018 Winter Olympics|2018]], [[2022 Winter Olympics|2022]] and [[2026 Winter Olympics]].{{cite web|url=http://www.dosb.de/de/olympia/olympische-spiele/winterspiele/sotschi-2014/news/detail/news/olympiamannschaft_mit_151_athleten_nach_sotschi-1/|title=Olympiamannschaft mit 151 Athleten nach Sotschi (German)|publisher=Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund|access-date=28 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140126041446/http://www.dosb.de/de/olympia/olympische-spiele/winterspiele/sotschi-2014/news/detail/news/olympiamannschaft_mit_151_athleten_nach_sotschi-1/|archive-date=26 January 2014|url-status=dead}}

'''Franziska Preuß''' (also spelled Preuss, born 11 March 1994) is a German former [[Biathlon|biathlete]] and the World Cup winner of the [[2024–25 Biathlon World Cup|2024–25]] season.{{cite web |url=http://services.biathlonresults.com/athletes.aspx?IbuId=BTGER21103199401|title=IBU Datacenter – Franziska Preuß|publisher=IBU|access-date=30 January 2014}} She made her [[Biathlon World Cup|World Cup]] debut during the [[2013–14 Biathlon World Cup|2013–14]] season and represented Germany at the [[2014 Winter Olympics|2014]], [[2018 Winter Olympics|2018]], [[2022 Winter Olympics|2022]] and [[2026 Winter Olympics]].{{cite web|url=http://www.dosb.de/de/olympia/olympische-spiele/winterspiele/sotschi-2014/news/detail/news/olympiamannschaft_mit_151_athleten_nach_sotschi-1/|title=Olympiamannschaft mit 151 Athleten nach Sotschi (German)|publisher=Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund|access-date=28 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140126041446/http://www.dosb.de/de/olympia/olympische-spiele/winterspiele/sotschi-2014/news/detail/news/olympiamannschaft_mit_151_athleten_nach_sotschi-1/|archive-date=26 January 2014|url-status=dead}}

Preuß has won gold medals at the Biathlon World Championships, triumphing in the relay in [[Biathlon World Championships 2015|2015]] and the pursuit in [[Biathlon World Championships 2025|2025]]. She also secured the mass start title in the [[2014–15 Biathlon World Cup|2014–15]] and [[2024–25 Biathlon World Cup|2024–25]] seasons, along with the sprint title in the 2024–25 season. She achieved two top–3 finishes in the overall World Cup standings, placing third in the [[2020–21 Biathlon World Cup|2020–21]] season and finally won the World Cup in the [[2024–25 Biathlon World Cup|2024–25]] season.https://www.tntsports.co.uk/biathlon/tearful-franziska-preuss-says-strange-climax-to-world-cup-not-the-ending-we-wanted-after-lou-jeanmonnot-fall_vid2344826/video.shtml

Preuß has won gold medals at the Biathlon World Championships, triumphing in the relay in [[Biathlon World Championships 2015|2015]] and the pursuit in [[Biathlon World Championships 2025|2025]]. She also secured the mass start title in the [[2014–15 Biathlon World Cup|2014–15]] and [[2024–25 Biathlon World Cup|2024–25]] seasons, along with the sprint title in the 2024–25 season. She achieved two top–3 finishes in the overall World Cup standings, placing third in the [[2020–21 Biathlon World Cup|2020–21]] season and finally won the World Cup in the [[2024–25 Biathlon World Cup|2024–25]] season.https://www.tntsports.co.uk/biathlon/tearful-franziska-preuss-says-strange-climax-to-world-cup-not-the-ending-we-wanted-after-lou-jeanmonnot-fall_vid2344826/video.shtml