Norway’s Johannes Thingnes Boe dominated the 2025 BMW IBU World Championships Men’s 10 km Sprint this afternoon, taking the lead just before the prone stage, and going unchallenged from that point to his fourth career IBU WCH Sprint Gold medal and 21st IBU WCH gold medal. Boe’s 21:56.8 time topped surprise Silver medalist Campbell Wright of the USA by 27.7 seconds.

“Amazing; one of my best sprints ever”

JT's historic 21st overall IBU World Championships title, topped the legendary “King of Biathlon” Ole Einar Bjoerndalen’s previous mark of twenty wins. “It feels amazing. What a fantastic day; one of my best sprints ever. Getting the 21st victory in the World Championships to make history in my last Games here is unbelievably good.”

“I could not be happier”

The soon-to-be-retired JT credited his teammates, coaches and wax team for a fantastic day that saw three in the top six and all of his teammates finishing in the top 10.“I don’t think I could have had a more perfect competition. I think the team made perfect preparations. We had good team spirit. We trust our coaches and waxmen. Our skis today were amazing. We made a good plan; every one of the team in the top ten and me winning the Gold medal. I could not be happier.”

“Super Cool”

The 22-year-old Wright’s clean-shooting Silver medal, marked a career best and the first US IBU WCH medal since Lowell Bailey won 20 km Individual Gold at Hochfilzen 2017. Wright called his career first podium and IBU WCH medal, “Super special; super cool, I think this is what every kid dreams of. I still consider myself somewhat of a kid and still dreaming of this. For something like this to happen is pretty phenomenal!”

France’s Quentin Fillon Maillet, with a single prone penalty rebounded with a perfect standing and fast skiing to secure the Bronze medal, 37 seconds back.

JT’s teammate Vebjoern Soerum with two penalties finished fourth, 45.2 seconds back. Italy’s Tommaso Giacomel, with two penalties finished in an IBU WCH career best fifth place, 48.1 seconds back. Norway’s Martin Uldal in his first IBU WCH finished sixth, with one penalty, 54.7 seconds back.

Bluebird Day

After yesterday’s snow, the men had bluebird, sunny day with light winds for their first individual competition. Wright set the stage; cleaning prone before most of his rivals got to the range. Sturla Holm Laegreid continued his hot streak with a perfect quick prone, moving in front. JT with a small lead but looking very confident went 5-for-5 for the lead he never relinquished.

JT’s Blazing Fast Standing

Laegreid missed a standing shot, falling back behind Wright. Quentin Fillon Maillet after a prone penalty came back, cleaned standing, moving into podium contention. JT confirmed his victory with a blazingly fast five fast perfect shots.

Fillon Maillet flew around the last loop, falling 9 seconds short of Wright’s time. Both dropped down a spot as JT finished almost 28 seconds in front of the duo.

Photos: IBU/Vianney Thibaut, Nordic Focus