15:04
Quentin Fillon Maillet back in front
Who fires the first shot? It’s Benedict Doll. But Quentin Fillon Maillet catches up and overtakes Doll on the third shot. Doll misses the third target and misses the last shot. Quentin Fillon Maillet is once again taking the lead.
15:02
Standing approaching
The two leaders come to the first standing stage in a few moments. Quentin Fillon Maillet sucked himself even further. Does the risk pay off?
15:01
The distances
Quentin Fillon Maillet again gains a few seconds on Doll on the track. After the shooting it was 10.5 seconds, at the first split the lead melted to 6.4 seconds. Erik Lesser is 33 seconds behind. Behind him, Samuelsson and Loginov give chase.
15:00
Burkhalter loses places
Joscha Burkhalter also has to accept a mistake and loses a few places. He sorts himself as 19th in the field.
14:58
Lesser stays on three
Lesser has now made it to the second standing stage and is shooting clean. Zobel also remains flawless and continues to fight his way forward. Seppala misses a disc and has to turn into the penalty loop. Simon Eder is still going strong. Thanks to his clean record, he can work his way up to sixth place.
14:57
The 2nd shooting
Benedikt Doll runs to the shooting range. Can he defend the lead? He submits! All five targets sit and Doll stays in front. But Quentin Fillon Maillet followed up and shot clean in the second prone stage. By the way, there is currently no wind at the shooting range.
14:56
Lesser past Seppala
Erik Lesser doesn’t hesitate and passes the Finn before 4.2 kilometers.
14:56
Fillon Maillet is catching up
Quentin Fillon Maillet gains a few seconds on Benedikt Doll. He has already caught up a full five seconds and so the Frenchman has Doll in his sights again. Behind there is a larger gap of almost half a minute to Seppala of Finland. But he already feels Erik Lesser’s breath on his neck.
14:54
Stagnation at the shooting range
There has just been a major holdup at the shooting range. There were too many athletes on the shooting range at the same time and some had to wait. The time is stopped and credited to the biathletes at the end.
14:54
1. Shoot
Quentin Fillon Maillet is now chasing, 15.2 seconds behind. Lesser also remains flawless and is classified fourth. The Finn Seppala squeezes himself in between as third. Simon Eder also turns over all the discs. Roman Rees goes into the penalty loop. Philipp Nawrath remains flawless, while Horn has to go into the round twice. The Swiss Burkhalter puts down all the discs.
14:51
The 1st shooting
The two leaders approach the first standing stage. What about the prone attack? Quentin Fillon Maillet begins. The third shot misses its target and the Frenchman goes into the penalty loop. This is Doll’s chance! The German withstands the pressure and hits all five targets. So he takes the lead!
14:50
field sorts itself
Benedikt Doll continues to keep an eye on Quentin Fillon Maillet. At the second split at kilometer 1.7, Doll gained another second on the leader. Lesser is 45 seconds behind the leader. Simon Eder has lost a few places and is in 16th place.
14:48
First split
Quentin Fillon Maillet arrives at the first split. How’s his lead? Benedikt Doll lost almost four seconds. However, his lead over the other pursuers remains similar.
14:46
All on the way
Now it’s almost every second out of the starting house. All biathletes are now on the course.
14:46
There are two surprises up front
Now it will be a while before the next pursuers take to the track. Anton Smolski and Vytautas Strolia surprised in the sprint. Both want to get another good result today.
14:45
It starts!
Dinner is served! Quentin Fillon Maillet sprints off and opens the competition. The Frenchman won the last three pursuers and would like to win his fourth victory today. With a delay of seven seconds, Benedikt Doll, the first German, takes up the pursuit.
14:23
Burkhalter as a lone fighter
Joscha Burkhalter remained flawless in the sprint and thus secured a good starting position for the pursuer. The Swiss starts the cross-country ski run in tenth place, 52 seconds behind. But that leaves him alone for his nation. Martin Jäger narrowly missed the chance of the pursuit race in 62nd place. Niklas Hartweg wasn’t missing many places either, but 64th was not enough for him either. Sebastian Stalder was far behind as 109th.
14:16
Eder traveling alone
The situation for Austrian men is similar to that for women. Lisa Theresa Hauser was there as a lone fighter. This is what will happen to Simon Eder in a moment. The veteran goes into the pursuer as the twelfth starter. His teammates David Komatz, Harald Lemmerer and Patrick Jakob clearly failed to qualify with a result in the sprint in the top 60.
14:10
The German contingent
Benedikt Doll delivered an outstanding sprint race. Just seven seconds behind, he starts chasing Quentin Fillon Maillet. Erik Lesser doesn’t have to wait long either. After 43 seconds, the German was allowed to start the race in sixth place. Roman Rees is a good minute behind as 20th. David Zobel will be allowed to leave the starting gate a few seconds behind him. Philipp Horn slipped into the pursuit race as 59th. Johannes Kühn is still missing due to his corona infection.
14:07
Fillon Maillet as the hunted
Quentin Fillon Maillet goes into this race as the leader in the overall World Cup and the pursuit standings. In addition, the Frenchman can also determine the pursuit from the start. Quentin Fillon Maillet prevailed in the sprint race ahead of Benedikt Doll and Anton Smolski. This puts the Frenchman in the role of the hunted.
13:53
Warm welcome
Hello and welcome to the Men’s 12.5K Pursuit. After the women have already submitted, the men start at 2:45 p.m.
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