Biathlon: Sturla Holm Lægreid is definitely the boss
Early on Saturday afternoon, the finish area of the Skiarena in Holmenkollen (Norway), high above the Norwegian capital, looked like Inkognitogata 18. You don’t know this place? Quite simply, it is the official residence of the Prime Minister of Norway. It is the place where, among other things, the handover of power takes place when the Scandinavian kingdom’s head of government changes.
In short, on 22 March 2025, under an immense early spring sun, Johannes Thingnes Boe passed the finish line of the 2024/2025 World Cup finals pursuit. With 24 hours to go before he retires from the sport, the native of Stryn (Norway), despite a 26-second advantage at the start, was no match for his compatriot Sturla Holm Lægreid.
The 20/20 winner looked to be on a mission in front of the thousands of spectators who flocked to the hill in Oslo. His goal? To unseat his illustrious predecessor and win the big crystal globe, his first ever in his career. Sturla Holm Lægreid missed nothing on the mats, while Johannes Thingnes Boe made a mistake on each of his prone shots and then again on his final standing shot. A shot tackled in direct confrontation that the man with five major trophies was unable (or unable?) to manage as he has done so many times over the last ten years.
Quentin Fillon-Maillet on the podium
Sturla Holm Lægreid therefore won this last pursuit of the winter and will lift the big globe on Sunday. Second-placed Johannes Thingnes Boe (17/20) handed over the reins on the eve of hanging up his rifle, but still secured yet another career podium, his 143rd. On the third step of the podium, it was Quentin Fillon-Maillet (19/20) who got the better of Italy’s Tommaso Giacomel (19/20) in the last kilometre.
Today’s top 3 is therefore highly symbolic, bringing together Sturla Holm Lægreid, the new boss of the circuit, as well as Johannes Thingnes Boe and Quentin Fillon-Maillet, the only other two winners of the big globe still in action.
Eric Perrot and Emilien Claude in the top 20
The day’s top 6 was completed by Isak Frey (18/20) and Johannes Dale-Skjevdal (16/20), while Sebastian Samuelsson (17/20), Campbell Wright (18/20), who is assured of the trophy for best U23, Viktor Brandt (19/20) and Philipp Nawrath (18/20) made up the top 10.
Eric Perrot (15/20) was fifteenth, while Emilien Claude (17/20) from Bassur, who was ninth at the start, was eighteenth. Finally, Antonin Guigonnat (17/20) was thirty-seventh, Oscar Lombardot (19/20) forty-first and Fabien Claude (15/20) fifty-fifth.
𝑷𝑶𝑫𝑰𝑼𝑴 𝑷𝑶𝑼𝑹 𝑭𝑰𝑳𝑳𝑶𝑵 𝑴𝑨𝑰𝑳𝑳𝑬𝑻!!! 🥰🇫🇷@quentinfillon pulls out all the stops to beat Tommaso Giacomel in the sprint and takes 🥉e place in the pursuit in Oslo! 🇳🇴
Our Frenchman signs a nice 19/20. ✅🔝
📸 Agence Zoom pic.twitter.com/jCXpWUORwN– FFS – Fédération Française de Ski (@FedFranceSki) March 22, 2025
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Full results
- The full programme for the Oslo-Holmenkollen World Cup, the ninth and final stage of the 2024/2025 season
- Oslo-Holmenkollen World Cup: the full programme for the presentation of the crystal globes
- Corinne Niogret: my best memory of… Oslo-Holmenkollen
- Firsts for Camille Bened and Amandine Mengin, the boys’ sevens: the French team selection for the Oslo-Holmenkollen World Cup finals
- “I want to show myself at my best”: how Camille Bened approached her first steps on the World Cup sprint circuit in Oslo-Holmenkollen
- Chloé Bened’s pride after her older sister Camille Bened won the IBU Cup overall and was selected for the World Cup: “She’s our star, our champion, our idol”.
- Amandine Mengin on the eve of her World Cup debut in Oslo-Holmenkollen: “I have no idea why my season has taken such a turn for the worse…”.
- “She’ll remember this season for the rest of her life”: long-time friend and team-mate Maëla Correia talks about Amandine Mengin, who is about to discover the World Cup in Oslo-Holmenkollen.
- “Help them to repeat what they have done so far”: what Cyril Burdet expects from Camille Bened and Amandine Mengin at their first World Cup in Oslo-Holmenkollen.
- “The small sprint globe is up for grabs”: in addition to the overall podium, Emilien Jacquelin will be going for the crystal in Oslo-Holmenkollen.
- Race for the big crystal globe: the sprint in the Oslo-Holmenkollen finals, a decisive stage in Lou Jeanmonnot’s quest
- Oslo-Holmenkollen: Johannes Thingnes Boe, king in front of his home crowd, wins the last sprint of his career, Quentin Fillon-Maillet and Emilien Claude in the top 10
- Oslo-Holmenkollen: Johannes Thingnes Boe wins the small globe in the sprint, the fourth of his career
- “I felt my left leg shaking…”. how Emilien Jacquelin explains his cracking standing shot in the Oslo-Holmenkollen sprint
- “I’m still very upset”: Eric Perrot angry at the IBU’s decision not to reverse the sprint start list
- Oslo-Holmenkollen: the French men’s team triumphs at the Nations Cup for the first time in its history
- Oslo-Holmenkollen: the photo album of the French men’s team with the Nations Cup crystal globe
- Oslo-Holmenkollen: Franziska Preuss wins the sprint 2 tenths of a second ahead of Lou Jeanmonnot, Julia Simon fifth
- “15 points for 2 tenths is extremely expensive”: despite a full race, Lou Jeanmonnot lost ground to Franziska Preuss in the quest for the big globe
- “I was very relieved when Lou finished his race”: two tenths worth 15 precious points for Franziska Preuss after the sprint in Oslo-Holmenkollen
- Oslo-Holmenkollen: by winning the sprint just ahead of Lou Jeanmonnot, Franziska Preuss takes a 35-point lead overall
- Oslo-Holmenkollen: Franziska Preuss secures the small globe in the sprint, becoming the sixth German woman to win it
- Oslo-Holmenkollen: Jeanne Richard edges out Océane Michelon in the battle for the best U23 trophy
- Oslo-Holmenkollen: for the third year running and the sixth time, the French women’s team lift the small globe in the Nations Cup
- Oslo-Holmenkollen: the photo album of the French women’s team with the Nations Cup crystal globe
- Oslo-Holmenkollen: Lou Jeanmonnot’s photo album with the crystal globe in the individual race
- “Very satisfied to finish ninth”: in the sprint of the Oslo-Holmenkollen finals, Emilien Claude scored his fourth individual top 10 of the season.
- “It’s a great feeling to be able to fight for a good place”: Camille Bened, thirteenth in her first World Cup outing at the Oslo-Holmenkollen sprint, is satisfied.
- “They’re going to have a spectacular race”: the pursuit from Oslo-Holmenkollen, a new duel for the big globe at high altitude between Franziska Preuss and Lou Jeanmonnot
