Men 15 km Mass Start Competition

Norway’s Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen cleaned the last standing stage with lightning speed, going to 20-for-20 on the range in this afternoon’s Otepaeae men’s 15 km mass start to seal his first-ever BMW IBU World Cup mass start win in 34:29.6. France’s Quentin Fillon Maillet, with one penalty tried in vain to catch the Norwegian in the last loop, but finished in second place, 5.9 seconds back. Christiansen’s teammate, Sivert Guttorm Bakken, with one penalty finished third for his first-ever podium place, 15.5 seconds back.