“Amazing…to succeed…at the right time”

The 23-year-old’s second Gold medal of these Championships, after Mixed Relay Gold was particularly satisfying. “It is amazing. I have been working for it every day like everyone here was. To succeed in the race at the right time, doing the right job is amazing!”

“Focus on what you are doing now”

He was unfazed by the first standing stage penalty, staying focused. “I tried to not think too much about it, because the race is long and you can think about so many things. I think the key is to focus on what you are doing right now. I was trying to focus on my skis, still believe in it (the victory), of course. Because I raced early and was in a top position, I knew I was fighting for something big and trying to continue my work.”

“Two fifth places...a bit frustrating”

Giacomel, also with one penalty won the Silver medal, his first IBU WCH individual medal and Italy’s first in this men’s discipline in 32 years, 52.4 seconds back after two near-miss 5th places in last weekend’s Sprint and Pursuit. “In the World Championships, only a medal counts. Getting two fifth places was a bit frustrating, but it showed my level of biathlon was very high…today it was higher, and the result was a medal.”

Perrot’s teammate Quentin Fillon Maillet with a brilliant day on the tracks, despite three one-minute penalties won the Bronze medal, 1:59.5 back. Fillon Maillet’s second medal in Lenzerheide gave him a full collection of IBU WCH medals, with at least one in each of the seven disciplines.