JT Boe Flies to Hochfilzen Sprint Victory
Norway’s Johannes Thingnes Boe remained in second position from the prone stage until taking the lead at 9.1 km, pulling away from teammate Sturla Holm Laegreid for a 24:23.1 victory in this afternoon’s Hochfilzen Men’s 10 km Sprint. JT with a single standing penalty took his first victory of the new season, the sixth Hochfilzen sprint title of his career.
JT, “Rivals harder and harder to beat”
JT admitted the victory which moved him back into the Yellow Bib was sweet but hard fought, calling it, “very sweet. Being here in Hochfilzen and get the victory in the sprint is just a great feeling. I feel my rivals now are just harder and harder to beat, so the victories today just taste even better.”
10 years after first Hochfilzen Sprint win
Today’s 10th career win at Hochfilzen came 10 years after JT took his first sprint win at this venue. “I saw yesterday on my Facebook that 10 years ago was another sprint win in front of Simon Schempp. The sprint in Hochfilzen fits me really well. It is always the second week in the World Cup. I need the first week to really get started; to win is just a great feeling. It was really close in the top four today.”
Claude, “Waiting for this kind of race”
Laegreid shot clean in second place, 4.2 seconds back. France’s Fabien Claude shot clean in third place, 6.8 seconds back, his first podium since finishing third in the 2020 Hochfilzen Sprint. “It is a really long time. I’ve been waiting for this kind of a race in the sprint. Last year was hard for me in sprints, so I am really happy to take my revenge…I tried to give my best and today it was on my side.”
Norwegian teammates Endre Stroemsheim and Vebjoern Soerum, with zero and two penalties, finished fourth and fifth, 7.4 and 19.9 seconds back, respectively. Sweden’s Sebastian Samuelsson with one penalty, finished sixth, 21.1 seconds back.
Norwegians on Top Early
The men’s field enjoyed the same continuing sunshine and light the wind flags lying flat as the women had earlier. JT came to prone with a 13-second lead, shot very cautiously but clean, moving atop the leaderboard. Samuelsson quickly took the prone lead by 1 second, while Laegreid matched for third position; Soerum’s fourth fastest time joined the Norwegian parade. JT cleaned standing for the momentary lead; Laegreid did the same, taking the top spot by 7 seconds with 3.3 km to go. Samuelsson with a penalty fell to fifth while Claude cleaned, going into third position with Stroemsheim just behind.
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JT Digs Deep
With 1400 meters to go, Laegreid’s lead diminished to 1.4 seconds. JT dug deep on the last loop, gaining ground with every stride, getting ahead of his teammate, taking his first win of the season and moving him back into the familiar Yellow Bib after ceding it briefly to Eric Perrot.
Photos: IBU/Yevenko, Nordic Focus/Christian Manzoni
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