12:42. Italian Tommaso Giacomel won the biathlon world cup sprint in Oberhof (Germany) on Thursday, taking 90 points off Norway’s Johan-Olav Botn in the overall rankings. Botn was absent from this week’s race in Thuringia.
With a total of 521 points, he is 39 points behind the current holder of the yellow bib ahead of Saturday’s pursuit. Sixth today, Eric Perrot (492) is 69 points behind. Sebastian Samuelsson (440), Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen (369), Sturla Holm Lægreid (333), Quentin Fillon-Maillet (330) and Johannes Dale-Skjevdal (325) follow.
Twenty-first-placed Isak Frey (165) keeps his blue bib as best U23 rider. Tommaso Giacomel (234), meanwhile, takes the red bib for the sprint speciality, which he will wear next week in Ruhpolding (Germany).
The overall World Cup standings
C78B_v1-44The overall sprint ranking
C78A_v1-44- The full programme for the Oberhof World Cup, the fourth stage of the 2025/2026 season
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