Biathlon at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Men's pursuit

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The men's pursuit competition of the 2026 Winter Olympics was held on 15 February, at the Anterselva Biathlon Arena in Rasen-Antholz.[1] Martin Ponsiluoma of Sweden won the event, his first Olympic gold. Sturla Holm Lægreid of Norway won the silver medal, and Émilien Jacquelin of France won bronze, his first individual Olympic medal.[2][3]

Date15 February 2026
Competitors60 from 24 nations
Winning time31:11.9
Quick facts Men's pursuit at the XXV Olympic Winter Games, Venue ...
Men's pursuit
at the XXV Olympic Winter Games
VenueAnterselva Biathlon Arena
Date15 February 2026
Competitors60 from 24 nations
Winning time31:11.9
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Martin Ponsiluoma  Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sturla Holm Lægreid  Norway
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Émilien Jacquelin  France
 2022
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Background

The pursuit is contingent on the results of the sprint held two days earlier. Quentin Fillon Maillet, the winner of the sprint, and also the defending champion in pursuit, started first, followed by the silver medalist Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen in 14 seconds and Sturla Holm Lægreid (3rd) and Émilien Jacquelin (4th) in 16 seconds. The 2022 silver medalist Tarjei Bø retired from competitions, and the bronze medalist Eduard Latypov was banned from participation because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Prior to the Olympics, Éric Perrot was leading the total as well as the pursuit standings of the 2025–26 Biathlon World Cup. The 2025 World champion was Johannes Thingnes Bø, he retired from competitions in the meanwhile.

Qualification

Results

The race was started at 11:15.[1][4]

More information Rank, Bib ...
RankBibNameCountryStartTimePenalties (P+P+S+S)Deficit
1st place, gold medalist(s)7Martin Ponsiluoma Sweden0:4731:11.91 (0+1+0+0)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)3Sturla Holm Lægreid Norway0:1631:32.52 (1+0+1+0)+20.6
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)4Émilien Jacquelin France0:1631:41.63 (1+0+0+2)+29.7
49Éric Perrot France1:0231:51.41 (0+0+0+1)+39.5
52Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen Norway0:1431:56.73 (1+0+1+1)+44.8
66Johannes Dale-Skjevdal Norway0:4332:18.53 (1+0+1+1)+1:06.6
71Quentin Fillon Maillet France0:0032:25.45 (1+2+0+2)+1:13.5
812Campbell Wright United States1:1032:25.43 (2+0+1+0)+1:13.5
922Tommaso Giacomel Italy1:4332:27.12 (1+1+0+0)+1:15.2
108Johan-Olav Botn Norway0:5832:46.93 (0+2+1+0)+1:35.0
1110Philipp Horn Germany1:0933:22.73 (0+0+2+1)+2:10.8
125Sebastian Samuelsson Sweden0:2533:34.65 (1+0+1+3)+2:22.7
1313Lukas Hofer Italy1:2233:39.83 (0+1+1+1)+2:27.9
1425Jakov Fak Slovenia1:5233:47.51 (0+1+0+0)+2:35.6
1518Tero Seppälä Finland1:4133:48.54 (1+0+2+1)+2:36.6
1624Vitalii Mandzyn Ukraine1:4733:56.03 (1+1+1+0)+2:44.1
1711Olli Hiidensalo Finland1:0934:00.34 (1+0+2+1)+2:48.4
1828Michal Krčmář Czech Republic1:5734:02.72 (1+0+0+1)+2:50.8
1920Vítězslav Hornig Czech Republic1:4234:07.73 (1+0+0+2)+2:55.8
2027Dmytro Pidruchnyi Ukraine1:5534:13.22 (1+0+0+1)+3:01.3
2121Tuomas Harjula Finland1:4334:16.53 (0+0+3+0)+3:04.6
2240Otto Invenius Finland2:2734:18.92 (1+0+1+0)+3:07.0
2335Anton Vidmar Slovenia2:1734:20.92 (1+1+0+0)+3:09.0
2441Fabien Claude France2:3034:22.44 (1+0+1+2)+3:10.5
2526Philipp Nawrath Germany1:5334:22.96 (2+1+1+2)+3:11.0
2615Sebastian Stalder Switzerland1:3434:23.22 (1+0+1+0)+3:11.3
2717Niklas Hartweg Switzerland1:3934:24.25 (1+0+2+2)+3:12.3
2816Nicola Romanin Italy1:3434:29.54 (1+1+1+1)+3:17.6
2930Andrejs Rastorgujevs Latvia2:0434:40.83 (0+0+1+2)+3:28.9
3023Justus Strelow Germany1:4634:47.44 (0+0+1+3)+3:35.5
3134Lovro Planko Slovenia2:1334:52.24 (0+0+2+2)+3:40.3
3229Jan Guńka Poland1:5734:59.53 (0+0+2+1)+3:47.6
3314Joscha Burkhalter Switzerland1:2235:01.44 (1+1+1+1)+3:49.5
3419David Zobel Germany1:4235:21.85 (2+1+1+1)+4:09.9
3545Mikuláš Karlík Czech Republic2:3735:30.55 (1+1+1+2)+4:18.6
3646Simon Eder Austria2:3835:34.03 (0+0+2+1)+4:22.1
3739Fabian Müllauer Austria2:2435:36.75 (1+0+1+3)+4:24.8
3854Dmitrii Shamaev Romania2:5035:37.41 (1+0+0+0)+4:25.5
3949Vytautas Strolia Lithuania2:4435:38.43 (1+1+0+1)+4:26.5
4037Grzegorz Galica Poland2:1835:40.85 (2+0+1+2)+4:28.9
4148Zachary Connelly Canada2:4035:51.35 (3+0+1+1)+4:39.4
4251Vladislav Kireyev Kazakhstan2:4935:52.04 (1+2+1+0)+4:40.1
4357Konrad Badacz Poland3:0035:52.61 (0+0+1+0)+4:40.7
4453Kristo Siimer Estonia2:5036:02.03 (0+1+2+0)+4:50.1
4533Tomáš Mikyska Czech Republic2:1236:25.64 (0+3+0+1)+5:13.7
4636Miha Dovžan Slovenia2:1736:29.06 (1+1+2+2)+5:17.1
4732Rihards Lozbers Latvia2:1236:29.27 (3+1+1+2)+5:17.3
4847Paul Schommer United States2:3836:41.44 (1+2+0+1)+5:29.5
4931Adam Runnalls Canada2:0936:48.37 (1+1+4+1)+5:36.4
5038Florent Claude Belgium2:2136:52.66 (2+1+2+1)+5:40.7
5144Rene Zahkna Estonia2:3436:54.16 (2+1+1+2)+5:42.2
5243Malte Stefansson Sweden2:3137:01.46 (3+0+1+2)+5:49.5
5355Logan Pletz Canada2:5437:28.05 (1+1+2+1)+6:16.1
5460Sondre Slettemark Denmark3:0637:41.24 (1+0+3+0)+6:29.3
5550Patrick Jakob Austria2:4437:54.65 (0+3+2+0)+6:42.7
5658Jakub Borguľa Slovakia3:0238:16.04 (1+1+1+1)+7:04.1
5756Konstantin Vasilev Bulgaria2:5940:00.77 (1+3+1+2)+8:48.8
42Blagoy Todev Bulgaria2:31LAP (3+2+0+)
52Edgars Mise Latvia2:50 (4+1+2+)
59Matija Legović Croatia3:06 (2+2+3+)
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