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Reuters
23-02-2025
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Norway dominate as Stroemsheim strikes gold in Boe's farewell
LENZERHEIDE, Switzerland, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Norway celebrated a clean sweep of the podium in the men's 15km mass start at the International Biathlon Union World Championships on Sunday with Endre Stroemsheim securing gold with a tremendous burst on the final lap to cruise to victory. Sturla Holm Laegreid took silver, beating out Johannes Thingnes Boe, who was taking part in the last world championship race of his glittering career, by three-tenths of a second in a thrilling battle to decide the podium places. While Stroemsheim and Lagreid both rattled through their final series of five shots and left the range neck-and=neck, Stroemsheim accelerated away from his compatriot to win by 12.4 seconds. "I had a very easy race. My shooting was good, and I was able to save a lot of energy. I knew I had a strong push for the final lap. I didn't dare to wait when Johannes was closing in behind me, so I went a bit earlier than planned," Stroemsheim said. Stroemsheim's breakaway on the final lap left Laegreid in a dogfight to keep the chasing Thingnes Boe at bay, but the 31-year-old five-time Olympic champion seemed to run out of energy on the final straight, allowing Laegreid to hold him off and take silver. Thingnes Boe registered misses on each of his first three visits to the range, but he hit all five shots at the final standing shoot to put himself in with a chance before coming up just short of the silver medal. "It was a messy race in many ways, but I shot clean when it mattered and came away with a medal, so it wasn't too bad," Thingnes Boe told Norwegian broadcaster NRK. Earlier on Sunday, Sweden's Elvira Oeberg delivered a sensational final shooting, hitting all five targets to snatch gold in a thrilling 12.5km mass start finale, finishing ahead of France's Oceane Michelon and Norway's Maren Kirkeeide.
Reuters
20-02-2025
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- Reuters
French duo Simon and Fillon Maillet shine with single mixed relay gold
LENZERHEIDE, Switzerland, Feb 20 (Reuters) - France's Julia Simon and Quentin Fillon Maillet won the gold medal in the single mixed relay at the International Biathlon Union World Championships on Thursday. The pair were steady in the shooting and finished 5.7 seconds ahead of the Norwegian duo of Johannes Thingnes Boe and Ragnhild Femsteinevik. Germany's Franziska Preuss and Justus Strelow clinched bronze, 8.3 seconds behind France. The championships in the Swiss Alps have been dominated by France, who have won five golds and been on the podium in every race. "These are crazy World Championships for France, it's great. We are super dynamic," Simon told L'Equipe TV. "We completed each other very well. I made a very good race start and Quentin made a great finish." Gold slipped away from Norway despite being the fastest on the course, with 15 missed shots proving costly. However, Thingnes Boe was fast in the final lap, catching up with Germany - who were 17.5 seconds ahead after the shooting — to secure second place after a sprint finish. "I was in a mode where I could just attack. The good skis were back," Thingnes Boe told Norwegian broadcaster NRK.
Express Tribune
17-02-2025
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- Express Tribune
Thingnes Boe claims pursuit gold
LENZERHEIDE, SWITZERLAND: Norway's He won the slalom gold clocking aggregate time of 1min 54.02sece held off the challenge of American Campbell Wright to win gold in a thrilling men's 12.5km pursuit at the International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Championships on Sunday. Thingnes Boe, who won the sprint gold on Saturday, completed the course in 32 minutes 26.9 seconds to claim a record-extending 22nd individual world gold, 8.6 seconds ahead of Wright. Eric Perrot of France, who like the American hit 19 of his 20 shots, took the bronze medal. The 31-year-old Norwegian winner, who has said he will retire at the end of the season, had two misses in the shooting but managed to stay ahead of Wright, despite seeming to slow down considerably over the final 800 metres. It was Thingnes Boe's third pursuit gold in a row at the World Championships, while New-Zealand-born Wright, who switched to competing for the U.S. in 2023, picked up his second silver medal in two days after another fine performance in the sprint. Earlier in the afternoon, Franziska Preuss displayed nerves of steel to gold for Germany in the women's 10km pursuit at the International Biathlon Union World Championships, with Sweden's Elvira Oeberg taking silver and Justine Braisaz-Bouchet of France bronze. Preuss hit all 20 shots to win in a time of 26 minutes 58.9 seconds, 39.1 seconds ahead of Oeberg, who passed Braisaz-Bouchet late on the final lap to snatch silver by 1.9 seconds after a frenetic sprint to the line. Preuss, runner-up to Braisaz-Bouchet in the sprint, opened up a big lead before the final shoot and calmly rattled off her last five standing shots to turn the final two kilometres into a victory lap as she claimed her first individual world gold.
The Guardian
15-02-2025
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- The Guardian
American Campbell Wright wins shock silver at world biathlon championships
Johannes Thingnes Boe outclassed the field to win gold for Norway in the men's 10km sprint at the International Biathlon Union World Championships on Saturday, with Campbell Wright clinching a shock silver for the United States. The New Zealand-born American finished 27.7 seconds behind Thingnes Boe, who won in 21 minutes, 56.8 seconds, with France's Quentin Fillon Maillet taking the bronze. 'This is what everyone dreams of, and to do it already this early in my career, I don't know man, don't expect me to do that tomorrow is all I'm saying,' Wright told Swiss broadcaster SRF. 'Just be happy with today.' However, the day belonged to the 31-year-old Thingnes Boe, who has said he will retire after a glittering career at the end of the season. Thingnes Boe was imperious on the course as he claimed his 21st World Championship gold, rattling off a quick-fire 10 hits from his 10 shots amid a lightning-fast performance on the skis to obliterate the competition. Friday's swirling snow during the women's event gave way to bright sunshine and perfect shooting conditions for the 99 starters in the men's race, with each miss on the range costing them an energy-sapping lap of the 150m penalty loop. With the athletes starting at 30-second intervals, local favourite Sebastian Stalder had the fans on their feet as he battled for the early lead with Sweden's Jesper Nelin, but with some of the strongest racers starting in the middle of the field, it wasn't to last. A miss on the second shoot by 2024 champion Sturla Holm Laegreid cost him a place on the podium on a day when most of the Norwegian team under-performed, but Thingnes Boe spared their blushes with his brilliant performance. Having made the switch from New Zealand to the US two years ago, the 22-year-old Wright put on a blistering show to claim his first medal at the world championships. Beijing Olympic sprint silver medallist Fillon Maillet was left to rue a miss on the first shoot that likely cost him second place.
Reuters
15-02-2025
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Norway's Thingnes Boe crushes field to grab sprint gold
LENZERHEIDE, Switzerland, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Johannes Thingnes Boe outclassed the field to win gold for Norway in the men's 10km sprint at the International Biathlon Union World Championships on Saturday, with Campbell Wright clinching a shock silver for the United States. The New Zealand-born American finished 27.7 seconds behind Thingnes Boe, who won in 21 minutes, 56.8 seconds, with France's Quentin Fillon Maillet taking the bronze. However, the day belonged to the 31-year-old Thingnes Boe, who has said he will retire after a glittering career at the end of the season. Thingnes Boe was imperious on the course as he claimed his 21st World Championship gold, rattling off a quick-fire 10 hits from his 10 shots amid a lightning-fast performance on the skis to obliterate the competition. Friday's swirling snow during the women's event gave way to bright sunshine and perfect shooting conditions for the 99 starters in the men's race, with each miss on the range costing them an energy-sapping lap of the 150-metre penalty loop. With the athletes starting at 30-second intervals, local favourite Sebastian Stalder had the fans on their feet as he battled for the early lead with Sweden's Jesper Nelin, but with some of the strongest racers starting in the middle of the field, it wasn't to last. A miss on the second shoot by 2024 champion Sturla Holm Laegreid cost him a place on the podium on a day when most of the Norwegian team under-performed, but Thingnes Boe spared their blushes with his brilliant performance. Having made the switch from New Zealand to the U.S. two years ago, the 22-year-old Wright put on a blistering show to claim his first medal at the World Championships. Beijing Olympic sprint silver medallist Fillon Maillet was left to rue a miss on the first shoot that likely cost him second place.
