Men 20 km Individual Competition

Norway’s Johannes Thingnes Boe, despite two costly one-minute time penalties, skied through the soft tracks at an unmatched level to win this afternoon’s Ruhpolding 20 km individual in 48:48.4. His teammate Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen, in the lead with nary a missed shot until the last standing stage, picked up his only penalty there, but struggled in the last 4 km to finish second, 9.9 seconds back. Slovenia’s Jakov Fak, the only man in the field to shoot clean, finished third, 29.7 seconds back. Fak’s season-best third place was his first podium since he finished third in the 2021 Antholz mass start.