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The five-time Olympic champion also won the third race with the individual on Tuesday, and he also won gold in the mixed relay at the start. Despite two penalties, he clearly won over 20 kilometers ahead of his compatriot Sturla Holm Laegreid after a splendid mileage. Bronze went to Sweden’s Sebastian Samuelsson.
The ÖSV team, which started without the ailing Simon Eder, had no chance. The best Austrian was David Komatz, the Styrian finished in 24th place with two penalties and more than five minutes behind Bö. “The two mistakes are annoying, they didn’t have to be. I had big plans for the run, but I approached it cautiously,” said Komatz. Whether Eder can still be used in the further course of the title fights is uncertain.
In the women’s race on Wednesday (2.30 p.m., ORF 1), Lisa Hauser carries Austria’s hopes. “I have to find a certain looseness,” said the Tyrolean, who won the mass start competition in Pokljuka two years ago.
Biathlon World Championships in Oberhof, men, singles, 20 km: 1. Johannes Thingnes Bö (Nor) 49:57.5 min. (2 penalty minutes); 2. Sturla Holm Laegreid (North) +1:10.7 mins (1); 3. Sebastian Samuelsson (Swe) +1:11.1 (1); 24. David Komatz +5:12,5 (2); 60. Dominic Unterweger +8:14.2 (4); 2. Harald Lemmerer (all Ö) +10:21.7 (5).
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