15:56
Also Rees on target
Now Roman Rees is also on target. He is currently in twelfth place with one penalty, 1:24 minutes behind.
15:55
Johannes Thingnes Bø crossed the finish line with a new best time
Will the Norwegian also win the eighth sprint this season? At the finish he is 28.9 seconds ahead of Doll in first place. After the second shooting, only the Swede Ponsiluoma is currently within reach. He was 7.2 seconds behind after shooting.
15:53
Tarjei Bø doesn’t matter today
As in the first shooting, Tarjei Bø misses a target in the second shooting. It’s the last shot that doesn’t get fired so he’s annoyed and probably won’t play a role in the podiums today.
15:51
Johannes Thingnes Bø with a good final loop
The Corona break did not harm the prominent Norwegian Johannes Thingnes Bø. At 8.4 kilometers he still puts time between himself and Doll and now has a lead of 26.3 seconds. Is this the next victory for the Norwegian in the sprint?
3:50 p.m
Great race from Latvia
Despite the penalty loop, Latvia’s Andrejs Rastorgujevs beat Laegreid’s time at the finish line and took second place, 17.6 seconds back.
15:49
Doll new leader at the finish
Benedikt Doll does a great final lap and takes the lead with a lead of 19.1 seconds over Laegreid. Is there a podium finish here today?
15:48
Johannes Thingnes Bø also with a mistake
Now Johannes Thingnes Bø has to run an extra 150 meters. Despite the penalty loop, he takes the lead after the second standing stage with a 16.1 second lead over Laegreid.
15:45
Tarjei Bø with one mistake
Tarjei Bø is also back in Oslo after a corona infection. But he also leaves the last disc in prone.
15:44
Doll in the meantime in front
Shortly before the finish, Doll took the lead at 8.4 seconds, around seven seconds ahead of Laegreid.
15:44
Laegreid sets the new best time
With a time of 26:01 minutes, Laegreid took the lead at the finish. Strelow is currently in fifth place after 10 kilometers.
15:43
Quentin Fillon Maillet also without mistakes
Last season’s overall World Cup winner, Quentin Fillon Maillet, also remains flawless and is currently in fourth place with 15.9 seconds.
15:41
The last one stops
Currently second after the first shooting, Andrejs Rastorgujevs comes to standing. He takes his time and stops again before the last shot, but the target doesn’t fall and so he has to run an extra 150 meters. He falls back to third place behind Doll. The Latvian is loudly annoyed.
15:40
Doll on the second shooting
Doll is good when he comes to standing. He takes his time shooting but goes back on the loop clean. The Norwegian Laegreid is only 5.8 seconds behind.
15:38
Bø takes the lead
Johannes Thingnes Bø does not seem to have been harmed by the corona infection that he had survived. Without a penalty, he took the lead after the first shooting with a 16-second lead over Latvia’s Andrejs Rastorgujevs.
15:37
A disc stops at Rees
Roman Rees misses a disc on the first try and comes out in 21st place.
15:36
Eder sits down behind Laegreid
The veteran Eder also shot clean, but after the second shooting he was already 27 seconds behind the Norwegian.
15:35
Strelow remains without mistakes
Strelow does well on the second shooting as well, shooting clean. Laegreid, who returned after a corona infection, also remains flawless and takes the lead.
15:34
Doll in second place
Doll also remains flawless and finishes shooting quickly. That means second place for the DSV athlete. But shortly after him Andrejs Rastorgujevs takes the lead after the first shooting.
15:31
Johannes Thingnes Bø on the route
The man in yellow, Johannes Thingnes Bø, is on the track. Can he celebrate his next victory in the sprint after his corona infection?
15:30
A mistake by Christiansen
Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen also has to do one lap, which is why he can only be found in sixth place, 19.4 seconds behind.
15:28
Stalder clear and fourth
Sebastian Stalder also does well and gets through the prone position without any mistakes. The Swiss is fourth, 0.1 seconds ahead of Strelow.
15:27
Also Laegrei without mistakes
10.8 seconds ahead of Strolia, Sturla Holm Laegreid takes the lead after the first standing stage. He doesn’t have to go into the penalty loop either. In addition, Eder remains flawless and is among the front runners.
15:25
Strelow does it better than Giacomel
Justus Strelow is fast in prone and shoots clean. However, he is lucky with the fourth shot and the target falls. With 8:42 minutes he takes the lead after the first shooting.
15:24
Giacomel comes to the shooting range
The first athlete lies down on the mat. The Italian Giacomel takes his time and misses the first one. After that, however, he hits all four other targets and now has to run an extra 150 meters.
15:22
Last minute cancellation
The Croatian Krešimir Crnković will not start over the 10 kilometers in the sprint at short notice. So there are only 108 athletes left.
15:19
More top athletes on the track
In addition to the runner-up in the overall World Cup, Sturla Holm Laegreid, Simon Eder is now also on the trail. The 42-year-old Austrian wants to hang on for at least another year. The Swiss Sebastian Stalder also starts his competition.
15:16
Strelow on the trail
Justus Strelow is now the third athlete to start his competition. In the sprint, the biathletes have to run 10 kilometers and shoot twice.
15:15
Here we go!
The Italian Tommaso Giacomel has started. Justus Strelow is also the first German on the route.
15:13
The conditions
Just before the start it is cold in Oslo. With around three degrees and cloudy conditions, the biathletes are about to hit the track.
15:10
It will start soon!
At 3:15 p.m., Italian Tommaso Giacomel opens the last sprint of the year. A total of 109 athletes are registered.
15:05
Wiestner’s last sprint in his career
At 3:19 p.m., Sebastian Stalder, starting number nine, is the first Swiss to cross the track. Also there are Niklas Hartweg (car number 19), Serafin Wiestner (52), Joscha Burkhalter (79) and Dajan Danuser (104). The Swiss Wiestner will compete in his last sprint of his career today. The 32-year-old announced the end of his career a few days ago. He took part in two Olympic Games. His best World Cup result was a fifth place finish in the sprint at Presque Isle in the 2015/16 season. His greatest achievement was winning the bronze medal in the mixed relay at the 2022 European Championships.
14:59
Four ÖSV athletes registered
In addition to the 42-year-old Simon Eder (start number seven), three other Austrians are also in the sprint. David Komatz will start with number 47. Dominic Unterweger with number 81 and Harald Lemmerer with number 94 will also be on the track.
14:55
Eight German biathletes there
At the World Cup finals in Oslo today, eight German biathletes will start in the last sprint of the 2022/23 season. Justus Strelow with starting number three is the first to start the race. This is followed by Benedikt Doll (17), Roman Rees (27), David Zobel (51), Johannes Kühn (60), Philipp Nawrath (65), Lucas Fratzscher (85) and Philipp Horn (96).
14:50
Will Johannes Thingnes Bø also win the last sprint?
Norwegian and yellow jersey man Johannes Thingnes Bø has won all six sprints this World Cup season and leads the sprint standings with 540 points ahead of compatriot Sturla Holm Lægreid (330 points) and Sweden’s Martin Ponsilouma (253). . Johannes Thingnes Bø is back at the start in front of his home crowd today after his corona illness. Even before the last sprint, he already has the crystal globe in the sprint and the overall World Cup for sure.
Welcome
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