The innkeeper, who shot Saturday’s fighter completely flawlessly, started with another clean item and was eleventh. Václavík returned from the penalty round in 27th place and was followed by the leader of the overall ranking, Fillon Maillet, who circled twice at the beginning.
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The home team Lägreid took the lead, attacking the final second place in the series. After another lie with him, only compatriots Christiansen, Bakken and Nor’s big rival in the overall standings, Samuelsson, kept pace with him.
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Although the innkeeper spent a long time on the shooting range, he sent all the shots to the target and continued to drive on the edge of the elite ten. Václavík, who made his debut in this discipline, did not forgive another 150 meters again, which did not allow him to improve his ranking.
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At the stand, Samuelsson, a Swede, took the lead, shooting the fastest and cleanest from the front group. Bakken and Christiansen did not have to go to the penalty round either, but they were more than ten seconds behind the track. After two mistakes, the innkeeper left the shooting range until the twentieth, but he put the last stand clean again. In the end, he squeezed into 14th place in the finish.
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Meanwhile, Samuelsson absolutely failed the final item, sent the last three shots off the target and could forget the medal position from the massacre and offended overall. Bakken was the fastest in the finish, earning him a small crystal globe for the mass start discipline. Lägreid also jumped to second place overall. Samuelsson finished 11th.
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It’s a first World Cup victory for Sivert Guttorm Bakken – and just like Braisaz Bouchet, he takes the Mass Start Globe after a dramatic final competition! 💪
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– BMW IBU World Cup Biathlon (@IBU_WC) March 20, 2022
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The 28-year-old Václavík symbolically finished his first massacre in his career in 28th place, which in the final ranking of the World Championships helped him to move to 52nd position, which represents the maximum of his life. He scored more points during the winter than in the previous seven years combined.
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| Biathlon World Cup in Holmenkollen – 15 km with a mass start |
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| 1. Bakken (Norway) 38: 31.2 (0) |
| 2. Lägreid (Norway) +0.5 (2) |
| 3. Jacquelin (France) +13.4 (2) |
| 4. Lesser (Germany) +21.6 (2) |
| 5. Nawrath (Germany) +31.5 (1) |
| 6. Christiansen (Norway) +44.8 (0) |
| 7. Fillon Maillet (France) +48.4 (3) |
| 8. Zobel (Germany) +49.2 (1) |
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| 14. Krčmář (CZE) +1: 36.2 (2) |
| 28. Václavík (CZE) +3: 34.6 (5) |
| Final World Cup standings |
| 1. Fillon Maillet (France) 984 |
| 2. Lägreid (Norway) 736 |
| 3. Samuelsson (Sweden) 717 |
| 4. Christiansen (Norway) 708 |
| 5. Jacquelin (France) 706 |
| 6. T. Boe (Norway) 601 |
| 7. Desthieux (France) 590 |
| 8. Doll (Germany) 557 |
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| 28. Krčmář (Czech Republic) 332 |
| 52. Vaclavik (CR) 88 |
| 58. Štvrtecký (Czech Republic) 77 |
| 100. Karlik (CZE) 2 |
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