Biathlon World Cup 2023: Johannes Thingnes Boe returns to winning ways in Norwegian clean sweep
BySportsbeat
Published 09/12/2023 at 16:25 GMT
Johannes Thingnes Boe claimed his first win of the Biathlon World Cup season as he stormed to victory in the 12.5km pursuit in Hochfilzen, Austria. In his 75th World Cup win, Boe, whose older brother Tarjei also podiumed, missed just the once to take the victory. In an all-Norwegian top four, Boe's compatriots Johannes Dale-Skjevdal and Sturla Holm Laegreid also impressed.
HOCHFILZEN, AUSTRIA - DECEMBER 9: Johannes Thingnes Boe of Norway celebrates in the finish winning the Men 12.5 km Pursuit at the BMW IBU World Cup Biathlon Hochfilzen on December 9, 2023 in Hochfilzen, Austria.
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Johannes Thingnes Boe claimed his first win of the Biathlon World Cup season as he stormed to victory in the 12.5km pursuit in Hochfilzen.
It was the Norwegian's 75th World Cup win of his career, as he missed just once on his way to victory, leading home an all-Norwegian podium ahead of Johannes Dale-Skjevdal and his older brother Tarjei.
In fact, Norway monopolised the top four positions, with Sturla Holm Laegreid narrowly missing out on the podium despite exiting the final shooting range in second before being overhauled by his two teammates.
For the younger Boe, it has been a frustrating start to the season, but he showed all his class to move up from 11th to take this victory.
He said: "You need to celebrate the wins and take the downfalls as well. So, it is good to be back there.
"I was sad and frustrated after seeing the Flower Ceremony without me yesterday. I did not know why it happened (3 penalties in the sprint). To win today, I did not believe that (it could happen). I pushed from the start and it was a good finish."
Tarjei Boe leads the overall World Cup standings just ahead of Sebastian Samuelsson, with Johannes Thingnes now up to third.
Later in the day, Elvira Oeberg missed just one target on her way to victory in the women's 10km pursuit.
Oeberg finished second in the sprint behind Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold, but was able to turn the tables in the pursuit as she overcame a miss on the first prone to pull away for a comfortable win.
She was followed home by Switzerland's Lena Haecki-Gross, who achieved the best result of her career, outsprinting Tandrevold at the finish, with the Norwegian having to settle for silver.
Although she missed out on a second straight win, Tandrevold's performance was enough to move top of the World Cup standings, with France’s Lou Jeanmonnot surrendering the yellow bib after finishing 13th.
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