# Denise Herrmann-Wick

Denise Herrmann-Wick (née Herrmann, born 20 December 1988) is a former German biathlete and cross-country skier. She won gold at 2022 Winter Olympics – Women's individual, won gold at Biathlon World Championships 2019 – Women's pursuit and won gold at Biathlon World Championships 2023 – Women's sprint. Previously, she has competed in FIS Cross-Country World Cup since 2009. Herrmann has won several medals at the World Cup events. In April 2016, she announced that she would switch to competing in biathlon for the following season, although in an interview in November of that year, she did not rule out competing in cross-country skiing in the future.
On 14 March 2023, she announced her retirement following the 2022–2023 season.

## Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

### Olympic Games

* 1 medal – (1 bronze)
| Year | Age | 10 km  individual | 15 km  skiathlon | 30 km  mass start | Sprint | 4 × 5 km  relay | Team  sprint |
| 2014 | 25 | — | — | — | 8 | Bronze | 4 |

### World Championships

| Year | Age | 10 km  individual | 15 km  skiathlon | 30 km  mass start | Sprint | 4 × 5 km  relay | Team  sprint |
| 2011 | 22 | 43 | — | 39 | 23 | — | — |
| 2013 | 24 | 24 | — | — | 10 | 7 | 8 |
| 2015 | 26 | — | — | — | 17 | 6 | 4 |

### World Cup
#### Season standings

| Season | Age | Discipline standings | Discipline standings | Discipline standings | Ski Tour standings | Ski Tour standings | Ski Tour standings | Ski Tour standings |
| Season | Age | Overall | Distance | Sprint | Nordic Opening | Tour de Ski | World Cup Final | Ski Tour Canada |
| 2009 | 21 | NC | — | NC | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | 22 | 124 | NC | 87 | — | DNF | — | — |
| 2011 | 23 | 41 | 44 | 23 | 30 | DNF | DNF | — |
| 2012 | 24 | 39 | 41 | 28 | 45 | DNF | 35 | — |
| 2013 | 25 | 13 | 17 | 11 | DNF | 13 | 31 | — |
| 2014 | 26 | 9 | 18 | | 8 | DNF | 31 | — |
| 2015 | 27 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 8 | — | — |
| 2016 | 28 | 22 | 29 | 12 | 29 | 22 | — | 28 |
| 2017 | 29 | 90 | — | 54 | — | — | — | — |

#### Individual podiums

* 6 podiums – (3 WC, 3 SWC)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place |
| 1 | 2013–14 | 29 November 2013 | Rukatunturi, Finland | 1.4 km Sprint C | Stage World Cup | 3rd |
| 2 | 2013–14 | 15 December 2013 | Davos, Switzerland | 1.5 km Sprint F | World Cup | 3rd |
| 3 | 2013–14 | 29 December 2013 | Oberhof, Germany | 1.5 km Sprint F | Stage World Cup | 2nd |
| 4 | 2013–14 | 31 December 2013 | Lenzerheide, Switzerland | 1.5 km Sprint F | Stage World Cup | 3rd |
| 5 | 2013–14 | 18 January 2014 | Szklarska Poręba, Poland | 1.5 km Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd |
| 6 | 2013–14 | 2 February 2014 | Toblach, Italy | 1.3 km Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd |

#### World Cup team podiums

* 2 podiums – (2 TS)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level | Place | Teammate |
| 1 | 2012–13 | 7 December 2012 | Quebec City, Canada | 6 × 1.6 km Team Sprint F | World Cup | 2nd | Kolb |
| 2 | 2013–14 | 22 December 2013 | Asiago, Italy | 6 × 1.25 km Team Sprint C | World Cup | 2nd | Zeller |

## Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.

### Olympic Games

2 medals (1 gold, 1 bronze)
| Year | Age | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay |
| 2018 Pyeongchang | 29 | — | 21st | 6th | 11th | 8th | — | — |
| 2022 Beijing | 33 | Gold | 22nd | 17th | 13th | Bronze | 5th | — |

### World Championships

9 medals (2 gold, 6 silver, 1 bronze)
| Year | Age | Individual | Sprint | Pursuit | Mass start | Relay | Mixed relay | Single mixed relay |
| 2019 Östersund | 30 | — | 6th | Gold | Bronze | 4th | Silver | 4th |
| 2020 Antholz | 31 | 12th | 5th | Silver | 12th | Silver | 4th | — |
| 2021 Pokljuka | 32 | 15th | 4th | 8th | — | Silver | 7th | — |
| 2023 Oberhof | 34 | 15th | Gold | Silver | 24th | Silver | 6th | — |
    *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.

### World Cup

| Season | Age | Overall | Overall | Individual | Individual | Sprint | Sprint | Pursuit | Pursuit | Mass start | Mass start |
| Season | Age | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position | Points | Position |
| 2016–17 | 28 | 114 | 48th | 0 | – | 79 | 40th | 35 | 52nd | 0 | – |
| 2017–18 | 29 | 477 | 12th | 19 | 40th | 149 | 14th | 197 | 7th | 112 | 15th |
| 2018–19 | 30 | 570 | 8th | 39 | 29th | 170 | 15th | 254 | 6th | 148 | 9th |
| 2019–20 | 31 | 745 | 3rd | 112 | 4th | 314 | 1st | 155 | 5th | 164 | 6th |
| 2020–21 | 32 | 667 | 10th | 80 | 6th | 238 | 9th | 197 | 9th | 106 | 14th |
| 2021–22 | 33 | 589 | 6th | 48 | 9th | 274 | 6th | 161 | 11th | 106 | 10th |
| 2022–23 | 34 | 874 | 4th | 126 | 7th | 400 | 1st | 272 | 5th | 76 | 18th |

### Individual victories

* 13 victories (7 Sp, 4 Pu, 2 In)
* 22 podiums (7 Sp, 8 Pu, 5 In, 2 Ms)
| No. | Season | Date | Location | Race | Level |
| 1 | 2017–18 | 1 December 2017 | Östersund, Sweden | 7.5 km Sprint | World Cup |
| 2 | 2017–18 | 3 December 2017 | Östersund, Sweden | 10 km Pursuit | World Cup |
| 3 | 2018–19 | 16 February 2019 | Salt Lake City, United States | 10 km Pursuit | World Cup |
| 4 | 2018–19 | 10 March 2019 | Östersund, Sweden | 10 km Pursuit | World Championships |
| 5 | 2019–20 | 24 January 2020 | Pokljuka, Slovenia | 15 km Individual | World Cup |
| 6 | 2019–20 | 5 March 2020 | Nové Město, Czech Republic | 7.5 km Sprint | World Cup |
| 7 | 2019–20 | 13 March 2020 | Kontiolahti, Finland | 7.5 km Sprint | World Cup |
| 8 | 2021–22 | 7 February 2022 | Beijing, China | 15 km Individual | Winter Olympic Games |
| 9 | 2021–22 | 5 March 2022 | Kontiolahti, Finland | 7.5 km Sprint | World Cup |
| 10 | 2022–23 | 8 December 2022 | Hochfilzen, Austria | 7.5 km Sprint | World Cup |
| 11 | 2022–23 | 21 January 2023 | Antholz-Anterselva, Italy | 10 km Pursuit | World Cup |
| 12 | 2022–23 | 10 February 2023 | Oberhof, Germany | 7.5 km Sprint | World Championships |
| 13 | 2022–23 | 19 March 2023 | Oslo Holmenkollen, Norway | 7.5 km Sprint | World Cup |

### Relay victories

| No. | Season | Date | Location | Level | Teammate |
| 1 | 2016–17 | 5 March 2017 | Pyeongchang, Korea | World Cup | Horchler, Hammerschmidt, Hildebrand |
| 2 | 2017–18 | 13 January 2018 | Ruhpolding, Germany | World Cup | Preuss, Hildebrand, Dahlmeier |
| 3 | 2018–19 | 8 February 2019 | Canmore, Canada | World Cup | Hinz, Hildebrand, Dahlmeier |
| 4 | 2020–21 | 16 January 2021 | Oberhof, Germany | World Cup | Hinz, Preuss, Hettich-Walz |

## Awards and recognition

Herrmann-Wick has received the following awards:
* German Sportspersonality of the Year (2023)