Martin Fourcade has his successor! Winner last year at the Antholz-Anterselva Worlds (Italy), the French legend had to pass on his crown this afternoon in Slovenia.
While he dreamed of passing the title on to another Frenchman, it was the young Norwegian Sturla Holm Laegreid who won with panache. At 23, he confirmed that he was already one of the best triggers on the circuit with a clear shot (20/20) and ahead of the German Arnd Peiffer and the Norwegian Johannes Dale.
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Laegreid takes the opportunity to seize the small globe of the Individual, the first of his young career. The Norwegian Johannes Thingnes Boe, double-holding and leader of the World Cup, finished 5th and has still not won a gold medal in solo.
No medal for the French
On the French side, the disappointment is enormous for Quentin Fillon-Maillet. Still without a medal during these Worlds, the French number one, author of two rifle errors, finished in a frustrating 4e place as in the pursuit on Sunday, despite a very good form on the skis. Once again, the Jurassian passes a few seconds from the podium. He had finished 4e on the pursuit, 5e on the mixed relay and 6e on the sprint …
Quentin Fillon Maillet, after his 4th place in the individual at Pokljuka: “It gets on my nerves because I make mistakes on shots. It’s so frustrating, not much to say. I can only take from myself ”#lequipeBIATHLON pic.twitter.com/WzPD0xSC04
– the L’Équipe channel (@lachainelequipe) February 17, 2021
For his part, Émilien Jacquelin failed at the 13e place with also two shooting fouls. With 4 pickaxes, Simon Desthieux (28e) and Fabien Claude (41e) quickly dropped their chances of the podium …
These 4 tricolors will try to find the joy of a medal on Sunday with the mass start at 3.15 p.m.
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