Men 10 km Sprint Competition

France’s Quentin Fillon Maillet, shooting clean burned up the last 3.3 km loop, overtaking Norway’s early leader Sturla Holm Laegreid to win the Otepää men’s 10 km sprint in 22:27.4. Fillon Maillet’s second consecutive sprint win plus his pursuit title last week gave the French star a Kontiolahti/ Otepää hat trick, the first of his career. Laegreid also shot clean but finished second, 7.2 seconds back. Germany’s Benedikt Doll, matched the top two on the range, in third place, 11.1 seconds back.