15:58
last shooting
Johannes Thingnes Bø arrives at the shooting range for the last time and shows once again why he deservedly took gold with him today! Even now there are the five hits. With a clenched fist, the Norwegian jumps back onto the track. He can now enjoy the final lap because it will be a long time before the first competitor comes along.
15:56
Rastorgujevs still doing well
Despite his fall, Rastorgujevs is still doing well and is currently in 14th place between Hartweg and Rees.
15:55
Johannes Thingnes Bø dominates
Johannes Thingnes Bø dominates this race and it would take a lot to lose gold. He is now 1:10 minutes ahead of Laegreid. This benefits from the fact that the group does not really agree on this.
15:53
3. Shoot
Johannes Kühn is the next athlete to drop feathers in the third shooting. Once he has to go on the penalty loop. Justus Strelow does it better, with whom all targets fall again. Niklas Hartweg hits everything again. Roman Rees is 15th after one penalty. Benedikt Doll improves to 20th place with five goals. Simon Eder has shot three times but is still only 22nd ahead of team-mate Komatz.
15:52
3. Shoot
Tarjei Bø can’t imitate his brother this time and books two penalties. A chance that Sturla Holm Laegreid does not want to miss. He calmly aims the cartridges and goes onto the trail a full minute behind the leader. Christiansen takes third place, 1:30 minutes behind, closely followed by Samuelsson and Tarjei Bø.
3:50 p.m
3. Shoot
Who is going to stop him today? Johannes Thingnes Bø comes to the shooting range, throws the cartridges away standing and is already on the move again before his first pursuer even stops on the mat.
3:50 p.m
Fall of Rastorgujevs
Bad fall by Andrejs Rastorgujevs. The Latvian biathlete loses his footing, then slips in the snow and prone into the safety fence. Only with help can he get up again. Annoying, when he was in a good tenth place.
15:47
Johannes Thingnes Bø increases the lead
Meanwhile, Johannes Thingnes Bø continues to increase his lead on the track. He is now 38 seconds ahead of brother Tarjei. Laegreid is more than a minute behind. Behind it, Johannes Kühn lurks for his chance. Eleven seconds missing him to the medals.
15:46
Strelow on the ten
Justus Strelow is also one of those who can get two zeros. This drops it down to tenth place. Behind him, Niklas Hartweg starts the lap again in eleventh position. Roman Rees improves to 14th with a clean prone. Simon Eder and David Komatz are back in 18th and 19th place.
15:45
2. Shoot
But also Tarjei Bø is safe in the second shooting and doesn’t offer his competitors any target. With a deficit of 31 seconds, he is the first pursuer back on the track. Another Norwegian, Sturla Holm Laegreid, is in third place. But then things get tighter: Pidruchnyi, Samuelsson and Kühn go back out on the track one after the other. Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen is seventh with five goals ahead of compatriot Dale, who now has a penalty loop.
15:43
2. Shoot
Johannes Thingnes Bø is back at the shooting range and it’s time for the second prone. Everything is fine now and he’s already on the road again when brother Tarjei lies down on the mats.
15:41
Bold on the five
Johannes Kühn advanced to fifth place on the course and is now leading a small group. Meanwhile, Johannes Thingnes Bø has increased his lead to a whopping 28 seconds.
15:40
Doll with five hits
A shooting that might bring some security back to Benedikt Doll. In the prone position, the German can hit all targets. Roman Rees had to make one turn and is 21st behind David Komatz, who also had to turn once.
15:39
1. Shoot
In the prone position, there are five hits in a row in the top. Sturla Holm Laegreid is third ahead of Dale and Pidruchnyi. Johannes Kühn also hits all the targets and returns to the track in seventh place. Justus Strelow is in tenth place with five goals. Penalty gained ground with clean shooting Niklas Hartweg who is now 15th. Simon Eder was also able to hit all targets.
15:37
1. Shoot
Johannes Thingnes Bø is on the first shooting and shows no weaknesses in prone. The sprint world champion calmly brings his five shots to the finish line and goes back out on the track as the leader. His brother also hits everything and remains the first pursuer with 25.6 seconds.
15:36
Kühn runs to Christiansen
Johannes Kühn reduced his gap to Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen, who started sixth as the fifth best Norwegian in the sprint.
15:34
Johannes Thingnes Bø expands
Johannes Thingnes Bø is already putting pressure on the first kilometer and has already increased his lead over his pursuers. His older brother misses 20 seconds. Laegreid and Dale find each other on the track and are now running together. You’re missing almost 47 seconds.
15:31
Bold starts
Johannes Kühn is also on the track as the best German. Justus Strelow will soon follow suit. Immediately after him, David Komatz starts as the first Austrian.
15:30
The race is on!
The pursuit race is on and Johannes Thingnes Bø is the first to start. In 15 seconds he will be followed by his older brother Tarjei Bø. Sturla Holm Laegreid is third after the sprint, 40 seconds behind.
15:24
Swiss far behind
The Swiss are far behind in front of their pursuers. Niklas Hartweg had to make do with 25th place and is already 2:03 minutes behind in pursuit. Besides him, only Jeremy Finello (52 / +2:46) is there. Sebastian Stalder withdrew his start. Besides him, Frenchman Emilien Jacquelin, Estonian Rene Zahkna and Matija Legovic from Croatia are also absent.
15:18
Komatz leads ÖSV team
David Komatz was quite satisfied after the first individual race of the World Championship. With 13th place (+1:29) he was able to get a good starting position. Simon Eder shot clean, but lost too much on the track and is only 23rd in the pursuit, 1:59 minutes behind. Harald Lemmerer (40/+2:34) and Dominic Unterweger (59/+2:57) complete the ÖSV team.
15:14
What’s up for DSV starters?
Of the German athletes, Johannes Kühn has the best starting position today as eighth in the sprint. He takes 1:05 minutes to the top and 25 seconds to the medal ranks on the track. Justus Strelow (12) will start the race with 1:15 minutes. With Roman Rees (19), the gap is already greater at 1:50 minutes. David Zobel (35/+2:30) and Benedikt Doll (55), who struggled again yesterday at the shooting range and will only start in 55th place, 2:48 minutes behind, should have hoped for more from the sprint.
15:05
Laegreid of the three
Sturla Holm Laegreid took bronze yesterday and will be 40 seconds behind the pursuer today. Johannes Dale has 44 seconds to catch up. Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen in sixth is a minute behind Johannes Thingnes Bø. In between, Dmytro Pidruchnyi from the Ukraine was able to push in the sprint. He has 53 seconds to run up.
14:57
Does the Norwegian party go on?
The Norwegian biathletes literally turned the sprint decision into national championships on Saturday. In the end, five athletes from Norway were among the top six of yesterday. Johannes Thingnes Bø, who is now the hunted, outshone everything once again. The piquant thing about it: The first pursuer comes with his brother Tarjei from his own family. The sprint world champion takes 15 seconds behind over the 12.5 kilometers.
Welcome
Hello and welcome to the World Championship decider in the men’s pursuit! The live ticker starts in good time before the start of the competition.