Czech biathlete Hornig 15th in pursuit in Nové Město, Sweden’s Samuelsson wins

Following the sprint stage, Czechia’s Vítězslav Hornig held on to fifteenth place in the Men’s 12.5 km Pursuit at the Biathlon World Cup in Nové Město na Moravě. Mr. Hornig, the best Czech biathlete of the season, dropped to twenty-fourth place after two mistakes in prone shooting, but was accurate in other rounds and returned to the position from which he started.

The winner was Sweden’s Sebastian Samuelsson, who started in eleventh place after the sprint. Flawless shooting and fast running brought Mr. Samuelsson to the lead. After only the second round, he took the lead thanks to hesitations from the race leaders. He celebrates his first individual triumph this World Cup season, and overall it is his fifth win in the World Cup.

He won by 26.4 seconds ahead of Italy’s Tommaso Giacomelo, who despite two mistakes maintained second position from the sprint. Norway’s Johannes Thingnes Bö remained in third place, from which he started, even after three penalty laps.