Norway’s Sturla Holm Laegreid took the lead at the first split and was almost unchallenged in winning the Otepaeae single mixed relay with teammate and anchor Marte Olsbu Roeiseland in 34:12.8. The duo, almost close to shooting perfection used just a single spare round. Sweden, with Sebastian Samuelsson and Hanna Oeberg used four spare rounds, finishing second, 12.4 seconds back. Germany’s Erik Lesser and Franziska Preuss, also with four spares finished third, 17.9 seconds back.