12H25. TARJEI BOE AND EDUARD LATYPOV SUR LE PODIUM
Tarjei Boe (19/20) finished 28 seconds behind Quentin Fillon Maillet and won a silver medal after his bronze medal in the sprint. Eduard Latypov (also 19/20) completes the podium at 35”3. Lukas Hofers is fourth at 51 seconds, Johannes Boe at 2’13.
12:24 p.m. QUENTIN FILLON MAILLET IS OLYMPIC PURSUIT CHAMPION!
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Quentin Fillon Maillet wins the Olympic pursuit title in 39’07”5 thanks to an exceptional 20/20 on the shooting range!
12H20. T. BOE LACHE LATYPOV
Stratospheric on this last lap, Tarjei Boe widened the gap on Eduard Latypov who was now looking at where Hofer was behind him. The Norwegian is 26”9 behind Fillon Maillet at km 10.9.
12:18 p.m. JOHANNES BOE WILL NOT BE ON THE PODIUM
Tarjei Boe and Lukas Hofer also managed the 5/5 and came out on Latypov’s skis. The Russian is 41 seconds behind QFM. Johannes Boe has again committed two faults and is fifth at 1’39.
12:17 p.m. FILLON MAILLET MAKES LATYPOV CRACK!
20/20 for Quentin Fillon Maillet! The Frenchman shot first and faster than Latypov. The Russian saw Fillon Maillet come out with a full tank when he had only fired three bullets. He missed the fourth before being slow to release the fifth.
12:16 p.m. FINAL EXPLANATION FOR THE TITLE
Quentin Fillon Maillet and Eduard Latypov arrived for the last standing shot.
12:14 p.m. LATYPOV RETURNS TO QFM
Eduard Latypov, released 10 seconds from Fillon Maillet, is now 6”9. Tarjei Boe and Lukas Hofer are 40 seconds behind, Johannes Boe 53 seconds behind.
12H12. DESTHIEUX SE REPLACE
5/5 also for Simon Desthieux who is now eighth in this pursuit. Things are also better for Jacquelin, 14th after a clear round on this first standing shot.
12:10 p.m. FILLON MAILLET GOES INTO THE HEAD!
Quentin Fillon Maillet did not miss the opportunity and thanks to a new 5/5 took the lead in the race! Latypov, Hofer and Tarjei Boe also stand out with a 5/5! Johannes Boe is now fifth at 55 seconds behind the Frenchman.
12:08 p.m. BOE CRACKS AT STANDING SHOT!
Johannes Boe is slow to shoot his first ball but misses the first three balls! It will therefore be three new penalty laps for the Norwegian who shot with a wind of 8 meters per second.
12:06 p.m. THE POINT ON THE SHOOTING OF OTHER FRENCH
Simon Desthieux made 5/5 on this second prone shot and is now 21st. An additional fault for Fabien Claude (27th) and three faults for Emilien Jacquelin, five in total, who finds himself 30th.
12:04 p.m. ALWAYS COMPLICATED ON SKIS
Quentin Fillon Maillet continues to go slower on skis and loses six seconds compared to the exit of the shooting range. The French will have to be stronger on the launch pad if he wants to win in this pursuit.
12:01 p.m. FULL FOR QFM!
Despite a rifle problem when settling on the shooting range, Quentin Fillon Maillet managed an impressive 5/5 and was only 12 seconds behind Boe. Latypov, Tarjei Boe and Hofer also made the 5/5.
12 noon. TWO FOULS FOR BOE!
Johannes Boe is already back for his second prone shot. The Norwegian missed his first two balls before returning the next three! He will go for two penalty laps.
11:58 a.m. QFM STILL LOSES TIME
Quentin Fillon Maillet continues to lose time on the track and is now 50 seconds behind Johannes Boe at the fourth kilometer.
11.55 a.m. ALREADY FAULTS ON THE FIRST SHOT
1 fault for Tarjei Boe, 1 for Samuelsson or Smolski but 2 faults for Tsvetkov, Ponsiluoma, Jacquelin, Doll and Desthieux. The Frenchman is now 17th out of the firing line at 2’09. Laegreid and Fabien Claude committed three faults.
11.53 a.m. FULL FOR FILLON MAILLET
The Frenchman also manages a 5/5 and comes out at 41 seconds. Among the pursuers, only Latypov filled up.
11:52 a.m. 5/5 FOR BOE
Johannes Boe did not shake on the launch pad and came out with a full tank! Quentin Fillon Maillet settles on the shooting range.
11:50 AM GROUPS FORM
Tarjei Boe and Maksim Tsvetkov are skiing together while, behind, the two Swedes Sebastian Samuelsson and Martin Ponsiluoma have regrouped. Emilien Jacquelin leads the next group as the wind picks up.
11.48 a.m. BOE STARTS FASTER
At the first intermediate, Johannes Boe won five seconds over Quentin Fillon Maillet. Tarjei Boe and Maksim Tsvetkov point to 51 seconds.
11.45 a.m. JOHANNES BOE IS GONE!
Let’s go for this Olympic pursuit with Johannes Boe in charge! He is closely followed by Quentin Fillon Maillet and his big brother Tarjei Boe.
11.40 a.m. DEPARTURES OF THE FRENCH
2. Quentin Fillon Maillet at 26”
9. Emilien Jacquelin at 1’06
21. Fabien Claude at 1’41
24. Simon Desthieux at 1’45
11.35 a.m. TRAKY CONDITIONS
The temperature in Zhangjiakou is -15° and the snow is falling heavily on the track. Like the women’s pursuit where standing shots wreaked havoc, this pursuit could be full of surprises until the end.
11.30 a.m. NO PODIUM FOR THE BLUES
During the women’s pursuit, dominated head and shoulders by Marte Olsbu Roeiseland, the French women failed to grab the podium. Despite a good comeback (+ 21 places), Julia Simon finished in eighth place while Anaïs Bescond cracked on the two standing shots to finish in 27th place.
11.25 a.m. TOP 10 START TIMES
1. Johannes Boe
2. Quentin Fillon Maillet at 26”
Tarjei Boe at 39 ”
4. Maksim Tsvetkov a 41”
5. Sebastian Samuelsson at 52 ”
6. Martin Ponsiluoma at 54”
7. Sturla Laegreid at 1’02
8. Benedikt Doll at 1’05
9. Emilien Jacquelin at 1’06
10. Anton Smolski at 1’13
11:21 a.m. JACQUELIN IN AMBUSH
Emilien Jacquelin recovered on the sprint after missing the individual. Ninth, he will start 1’06 behind Johannes Boe but the podium is only 27 seconds away. Double pursuit world champion, the Frenchman finds his favorite playground this Sunday.
Jacquelin is already salivating: “I will be able to have fun on the chase”
11:19 a.m. A NEW BOE-FILLON MAILLET DUEL?
The Olympic champion in the sprint and the individual are still the favorites in this pursuit. If Quentin Fillon Maillet had been faster than Johannes Boe on skis during the individual, the Norwegian took his revenge with the best ski time of the sprint. But the Frenchman was not completely satisfied with his silver medal and will want to adorn himself with gold again.
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11:17 a.m. BOE WILL START AS A FAVORITE
As with the girls, a Norwegian will start this pursuit in a leading position. Imperial on skis during the sprint despite a shooting error, Johannes Boe will therefore be the first after his Olympic title on Saturday. He is 26 seconds ahead of his first pursuer, Quentin Fillon Maillet.
11.15 a.m. WELCOME TO EUROSPORT
Everyone is welcome on our site to follow live commentary on the men’s biathlon pursuit. Start of the race at 11:45 a.m.
After the ladies, place for the gentlemen. The day after the sprint, the sixty best of the race will compete for the three medals of the pursuit on the Olympic site of Zhangjiakou. Four shots, two lying, two standing, and a 12.5 kilometer loop await the athletes.
There is a big favorite for this race: Johannes Boe. The Norwegian dominated the competition without too much difficulty in this second individual race of the 2022 Beijing Olympics. He will be entitled to a distance duel with Quentin Fillon Maillet, the other man of these Games. The French will aim for gold, inevitably, just to say that he is the real boss of this Olympiad, but also of the season. For the Blues, Emilien Jacquelin will be in ambush just over a minute. Simon Desthieux and Fabien Claude will go further.
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