Norway ends these world biathlon world championships with a hat -trick on the Mass Start. Stroemsheim is ahead of Laegreid and J.Boe who takes bronze for his last on Worlds.
5:10 pm – Norway signs a fabulous hat -trick, the summary of the race
The Mass Start Men, which closed these World Biathlon 2025 world championships, saw the Norwegians sign a resounding triple. Endre Stroemsheim, impeccable behind the rifle with a single fault on the shot, takes its first title of world champion in individual. He is ahead of Sturla Laegreid who adjusted J.Boe during the final sprint. The Norwegian legend, with 23 medals in the world championships, bows out in competition with bronze, who announced to end his career after the season.
On the side of the Blues, no medal this time, the fault of too many errors on the shot. With a 17/20, Eric Perrot signs a 7th place. Emilien Jacquelin, a time at the top of the race in the company of Martin Ponsiluoma, cracked on the first shot standing with two fatal errors to finish 11th. Same music for Fabien Claude who made three faults on the first standing, 15th. While he was making superb world championships, Quentin Fillon-Maillet went completely through with a 14/20 shooting and a 19th position. A global performance of the Blues disappointing on this race, which should not erase absolutely sparkling Worlds for the French clan.
5:00 pm – Lenzerheide passes the witness
The Swiss site of Lenzerheide, which welcomed these world championships of Biathlon 2025, transmits the witness to Otepaa in Finland for the 2026 Worlds.
4:56 pm – The results of the Worlds
The competition, which has just ended on the Norwegian triple, closes. The Blues sign a first place in the medal board with 13 charms in front of Norway with 9 medals. The French team also equals its historic record of medals from November Mesto in 2024.
16:51 – Relive the celebration of stroemsheim
The Norwegian, Mass Start world champion, did not hide his joy in the final stretch.
4:48 pm – The French back
Faced with untenable Norwegians, the French were in trouble. Eric Perrot is the first tricolor to cross the line, in 7th position at 52 ”. Emilien Jacquelin, a time at the top of the race ends 11th at 1’22 ”. Fabien Claude is 15th at 1’48 ” while Quentin Fillon-Maillet, off topic today, is 19th at 2’24 ”.
16:44 – A Scandinavian final bouquet, tripled triple from Norway!
The world title for Stroemsheim which relied on a real solidity behind the rifle with a single fault on the fire step. Behind, Laegreid adjusts J.Boe to the sprint to tear the money at the end of the effort. For his last on the Worlds, King Johannes Boe takes a medal despite his 16/20 shooting.
16:42 – Laegreid feels the breath of J.Boe
The youngest of the two biathletes will his teammate do the junction while we enter the last portion of this race. Stroemsheim goes to the title!
16:40 – Laegreid vs stroemsheim
The title will be played among the two biathletes while Stroemsheim places a flash attack to deposit Laegreid which holds at the end of the race! Beware of the Norwegian who sees his compatriot J.Boe returning to 4 small seconds. What an end of race!
16:38 – Towards a Norwegian hat -trick!
What the latest Norwegians shots! By realizing the flawless, Laegreid, Stroemsheim and J.Boe stand out from the shot in the first three positions. Wright, which we know his qualities on skis, prevent the Norwegian triplet? He points to 3 seconds behind Boe. The first Frenchman, Jacquelin, comes out at 35 seconds, just ahead of Perrot in his skis.
16:36 – Make way for the last shot!
Who is going to be crowned world Mass Start champion? Make way for the last shot of these Lenzerheide Worlds!
16:35 – Perrot at the gates of the top 10
Despite his three mistakes on the shot since the start of the race, Perrot is coming to his nose near the Top 10 whose last place is occupied by Jacquelin. 10 seconds separate the two tricolor biathletes.
16:32 – Norway dominates
The race head is occupied by Norwegians, Laegreid and Stroemsheim. About 25 seconds, J.Boe and Jacquelin help each other on the track.
16:30 – Jacquelin cracks!
Two penalty laps for Jacquelin, which comes out 7th at 27 seconds from Stroemsheim at the top of the race. The Norwegian is followed closely by Hofer, impeccable shooting and this devil of Laegreid, who is full on the standing! J.Boe made two new shooting faults to come out at 39 seconds. Perrot, second French, is 46 seconds. The tricolors are not really in the spot for the moment apart from Jacquelin.
4:27 PM – Perrot back, Fillon -Maillet off topic
At halfway, Perrot points to more than 40 seconds from the head of the race while Fillon-Maillet, author of a 5/10 in shooting, is penultimate at more than two minutes.
16:25 – Samuelsson in hunting
Behind the head duo, it is Samuelsson who takes matters into his 3rd position at 19 seconds. The Swedish wasted time on Jacquelin-Ponsiluoma, however.
16:23 – Jacquelin and Ponsiluoma get along
At the top of the race, the duo, among the fastest skiers on the circuit is well. Result, Claude, who came out at 3 seconds, is now at 13 seconds. Further on, J.Boe does not take anything on skis! He always points to more than 20 seconds.
16:22 – Jacquelin turns in mind!
What a supersonic shot from the tricolor who takes control of this race! He comes out in the company of Ponsiluoma, interspersed in front of Claude. J.Boe commits a new fault and comes out at 20 seconds with Perrot almost in his skis.
16:20 – Approaching the second bed …
Biathletes enter the stadium to make the second lying shot of this Mass Start. The race is always grouped with 21 athletes who will present themselves at the same time in front of the targets.
16:18 – Light work of Perrot on the track!
The Frenchman operates a beautiful ascent by pointing to second position at kilometer 4.7. He says Hartweg still in the lead, just in front of Giacomel who had also made an error on the shot.
16:16 – Hartweg shows the jersey in Switzerland at home
The 24 -year -old athlete takes control of the race in this second loop. He is accompanied by Soerum and Hofer at the head of a peloton.
16:14 – The French go to the fault!
On a windy shooting step, the Habs will all go to the penalty ring. Perrot is the first Frenchman to go out with an error at 14 ”in the company of Claude and J.Boe. Jacquelin is just behind while Fillon-Maillet has completely passed through with three faults. It is last for more than a minute.
16:11 – Fillon -Maillet’s attack
Just after the second difficulty in the loop, the Frenchman made a good recovery to get a few meters ahead of Boe in second position of a stretched peloton. Biathletes enter the stadium for the first lying.
16:10 – No difference on skis
As often in the first round, no difference is made on the track despite a rather high pace.
16:09 – Fillon -Maillet replica
The tricolor, with his reigning champion jersey, comes at the top of the peloton in the first difficulty of the loop. It seems decided French at the start of the race!