Herrmann took the lead at the first split and never looked back, triumphing in a time of 41 min 33.4sec.

The win was the fifth of her career and first in the 15km individual.

"It was amazing; clean shooting was the first time in my life," Herrmann said.

"It was a perfect day. 

"My main goal was to stay focused on every target and every shooting and make step-by-step my competition. 

"It was a tough race but I know individual is normally not my favourite but today it was…amazing."

Herrmann came to the last standing with a lead of just over a minute.

The 31-year-old then promptly went five-for-five for the best four-stage day of her career, leaving with a commanding one-minute advantage.

She continued on her torrid pace around the last loop, crossing the line just under a minute ahead of the rest of the field.

Sweden's Hanna Öberg finished 59.2 seconds back in the runners-up spot, with one penalty.

Rounding off the podium was France's Anaïs Bescond, who shot clean and ended 1:15.7 behind.

Action in Pokljuka is due to continue tomorrow.

The single mixed relay and 4x7.5km mixed relay are both scheduled to be held.