World Cup sprint: Norwegians keep their perspective even in the fog

The fog in Oberhof was very thick on Saturday afternoon. Before the start it was even considered whether the race should be postponed. In addition, the wind was sometimes strong at the shooting range. But Bø didn't care. The Norwegian started the race with start number 1 and conjured up a time in the snow that no one else could match. Johannes Thingnes distanced Tarjei Bø (2nd) by 14,8 seconds, although - unlike his older brother - he had to go into the penalty loop once.

With this, Johannes Thingnes Bø grabbed his fifth world title in an individual race. In this form, the 29-year-old is hard to beat in the pursuit on Sunday. Another Norwegian, Sturla Holm Lægreid, took bronze. Dmytro Pidrutschnyj (5th) was the only non-Norwegian in the top 6.

Hofer with a strong comeback Lukas Hofer made a decent comeback on the big biathlon stage. The Montaler, who had jumped on the World Cup bandwagon at the last minute, completed his first competition of the season in the elite class at the World Cup Sprint in Oberhof. With two penalties, Hofer ranked 28th and clearly qualified for the pursuit. Meanwhile, the best Azzurro was Tommaso Giacomel. The Trentino native missed three targets and finished 17th.

Patrick Braunhofer will also be there in the pursuit. The man from Ridnaun made no mistakes in the sprint and ended up in 50th place. The women's pursuit continues at the Biathlon World Championships in Oberhof on Sunday at 13.25:15.30 p.m. It will then be the gentlemen's turn a short time later at XNUMX:XNUMX p.m.

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World Cup sprint: Norwegians keep their perspective even in the fog

This Johannes Thingnes Bø is simply unbeatable: Even the difficult conditions at the World Championship sprint in Oberhof couldn't slow down the superstar.

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