An American celebrates a historic victory in Hochfilzen

“He wanted to quit last year and made himself comfortable on his bison farm in the USA. But then he added another season – and now he is world champion,” said the German Erik Lesser, fourth in the final ranking, with surprise. Bailey laid the foundation for victory with flawless shooting and on the last lap fought against the time of Czech Ondrej Moravec, who also hit all 20 targets. In the end, Bailey, who had already indicated his good form in Hochfilzen with a fourth place in the sprint and a sixth place in the pursuit, crossed the finish line with a lead of 3,3 seconds over Moravec - and could hardly believe his luck. The first victory by an American biathlete at a World Championships was perfect. Martin Fourcade lined up behind Bailey and Moravec. The French series winner incurred two penalty minutes, but in the end he was “only” 21 seconds behind winner Bailey. For the South Tyroleans there was more in Hochfilzen. Dominik Windisch missed three times, ended up losing over two and a half minutes and ended up in 21st place. Lukas Hofer was also passed back with four shooting errors and finished the competition in 34th place. IBU Biathlon World Championships in Hochfilzen (AUT), men's individual competition: 1. Lowell Bailey USA 48.07,4 minutes/0 2. Ondrej Moravec CZE +3,3 seconds/0 3. Martin Fourcade FRA +21,2/2 4. Erik Lesser GER +32,0/1 5. Sergey Semenov UKR +38,6/1 6. Michal Krcmar CZE +43,6/0 7. Anton Shipulin RUS +43,9/2 8. Johannes Thingnes Bö NOR +1.11,9/2 9. Lars Helge Birkeland NOR +1.14,3/1 10. Benjamin Weger SUI +1.22,8/1 21. Dominik Windisch ITA/turf +2.37,5/3 34. Lukas Hofer ITA/Montal +4.14,0/4

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An American celebrates a historic victory in Hochfilzen

Until Thursday, only the most die-hard biathlon fans knew who Lowell Bailey was. Then the 35-year-old American put on the competition of his life - and in the end was crowned individual world champion.

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