Biathlon at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Men's pursuit

Men's pursuit
at the XXV Olympic Winter Games
Biathlon
VenueAnterselva Biathlon Arena
Date15 February 2026
Competitors60 from 24 nations
Winning time31:11.9
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Martin Ponsiluoma  Sweden
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sturla Holm Lægreid  Norway
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Émilien Jacquelin  France
Biathlon at the
2026 Winter Olympics
Qualification
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The men's pursuit competition of the 2026 Winter Olympics was held on 15 February, at the Anterselva Biathlon Arena in Rasen-Antholz.[1] Martin Ponsiluoma of Sweden won the event, his first Olympic gold. Sturla Holm Lægreid of Norway won the silver medal, and Émilien Jacquelin of France won bronze, his first individual Olympic medal.

Background

The pursuit is contingent on the results of the sprint held two days earlier. Quentin Fillon Maillet, the winner of the sprint, and also the defending champion in pursuit, started first, followed by the silver medalist Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen in 14 seconds and Sturla Holm Lægreid (3rd) and Émilien Jacquelin (4th) in 16 seconds. The 2022 silver medalist Tarjei Bø retired from competitions, and the bronze medalist Eduard Latypov was banned from participation because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Prior to the Olympics, Éric Perrot was leading the total as well as the pursuit standings of the 2025–26 Biathlon World Cup. The 2025 World champion was Johannes Thingnes Bø, he retired from competitions in the meanwhile.

Qualification

Main article: Biathlon at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Results

The race was started at 11:15.[1][2]

Rank Bib Name Country Start Time Penalties (P+P+S+S) Deficit
1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 Martin Ponsiluoma  Sweden 0:47 31:11.9 1 (0+1+0+0)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3 Sturla Holm Lægreid  Norway 0:16 31:32.5 2 (1+0+1+0) +20.6
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 Émilien Jacquelin  France 0:16 31:41.6 3 (1+0+0+2) +29.7
4 9 Éric Perrot  France 1:02 31:51.4 1 (0+0+0+1) +39.5
5 2 Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen  Norway 0:14 31:56.7 3 (1+0+1+1) +44.8
6 6 Johannes Dale-Skjevdal  Norway 0:43 32:18.5 3 (1+0+1+1) +1:06.6
7 1 Quentin Fillon Maillet  France 0:00 32:25.4 5 (1+2+0+2) +1:13.5
8 12 Campbell Wright  United States 1:10 32:25.4 3 (2+0+1+0) +1:13.5
9 22 Tommaso Giacomel  Italy 1:43 32:27.1 2 (1+1+0+0) +1:15.2
10 8 Johan-Olav Botn  Norway 0:58 32:46.9 3 (0+2+1+0) +1:35.0
11 10 Philipp Horn  Germany 1:09 33:22.7 3 (0+0+2+1) +2:10.8
12 5 Sebastian Samuelsson  Sweden 0:25 33:34.6 5 (1+0+1+3) +2:22.7
13 13 Lukas Hofer  Italy 1:22 33:39.8 3 (0+1+1+1) +2:27.9
14 25 Jakov Fak  Slovenia 1:52 33:47.5 1 (0+1+0+0) +2:35.6
15 18 Tero Seppälä  Finland 1:41 33:48.5 4 (1+0+2+1) +2:36.6
16 24 Vitalii Mandzyn  Ukraine 1:47 33:56.0 3 (1+1+1+0) +2:44.1
17 11 Olli Hiidensalo  Finland 1:09 34:00.3 4 (1+0+2+1) +2:48.4
18 28 Michal Krčmář  Czech Republic 1:57 34:02.7 2 (1+0+0+1) +2:50.8
19 20 Vítězslav Hornig  Czech Republic 1:42 34:07.7 3 (1+0+0+2) +2:55.8
20 27 Dmytro Pidruchnyi  Ukraine 1:55 34:13.2 2 (1+0+0+1) +3:01.3
21 21 Tuomas Harjula  Finland 1:43 34:16.5 3 (0+0+3+0) +3:04.6
22 40 Otto Invenius  Finland 2:27 34:18.9 2 (1+0+1+0) +3:07.0
23 35 Anton Vidmar  Slovenia 2:17 34:20.9 2 (1+1+0+0) +3:09.0
24 41 Fabien Claude  France 2:30 34:22.4 4 (1+0+1+2) +3:10.5
25 26 Philipp Nawrath  Germany 1:53 34:22.9 6 (2+1+1+2) +3:11.0
26 15 Sebastian Stalder  Switzerland 1:34 34:23.2 2 (1+0+1+0) +3:11.3
27 17 Niklas Hartweg  Switzerland 1:39 34:24.2 5 (1+0+2+2) +3:12.3
28 16 Nicola Romanin  Italy 1:34 34:29.5 4 (1+1+1+1) +3:17.6
29 30 Andrejs Rastorgujevs  Latvia 2:04 34:40.8 3 (0+0+1+2) +3:28.9
30 23 Justus Strelow  Germany 1:46 34:47.4 4 (0+0+1+3) +3:35.5
31 34 Lovro Planko  Slovenia 2:13 34:52.2 4 (0+0+2+2) +3:40.3
32 29 Jan Guńka  Poland 1:57 34:59.5 3 (0+0+2+1) +3:47.6
33 14 Joscha Burkhalter  Switzerland 1:22 35:01.4 4 (1+1+1+1) +3:49.5
34 19 David Zobel  Germany 1:42 35:21.8 5 (2+1+1+1) +4:09.9
35 45 Mikuláš Karlík  Czech Republic 2:37 35:30.5 5 (1+1+1+2) +4:18.6
36 46 Simon Eder  Austria 2:38 35:34.0 3 (0+0+2+1) +4:22.1
37 39 Fabian Müllauer  Austria 2:24 35:36.7 5 (1+0+1+3) +4:24.8
38 54 Dmitrii Shamaev  Romania 2:50 35:37.4 1 (1+0+0+0) +4:25.5
39 49 Vytautas Strolia  Lithuania 2:44 35:38.4 3 (1+1+0+1) +4:26.5
40 37 Grzegorz Galica  Poland 2:18 35:40.8 5 (2+0+1+2) +4:28.9
41 48 Zachary Connelly  Canada 2:40 35:51.3 5 (3+0+1+1) +4:39.4
42 51 Vladislav Kireyev  Kazakhstan 2:49 35:52.0 4 (1+2+1+0) +4:40.1
43 57 Konrad Badacz  Poland 3:00 35:52.6 1 (0+0+1+0) +4:40.7
44 53 Kristo Siimer  Estonia 2:50 36:02.0 3 (0+1+2+0) +4:50.1
45 33 Tomáš Mikyska  Czech Republic 2:12 36:25.6 4 (0+3+0+1) +5:13.7
46 36 Miha Dovžan  Slovenia 2:17 36:29.0 6 (1+1+2+2) +5:17.1
47 32 Rihards Lozbers  Latvia 2:12 36:29.2 7 (3+1+1+2) +5:17.3
48 47 Paul Schommer  United States 2:38 36:41.4 4 (1+2+0+1) +5:29.5
49 31 Adam Runnalls  Canada 2:09 36:48.3 7 (1+1+4+1) +5:36.4
50 38 Florent Claude  Belgium 2:21 36:52.6 6 (2+1+2+1) +5:40.7
51 44 Rene Zahkna  Estonia 2:34 36:54.1 6 (2+1+1+2) +5:42.2
52 43 Malte Stefansson  Sweden 2:31 37:01.4 6 (3+0+1+2) +5:49.5
53 55 Logan Pletz  Canada 2:54 37:28.0 5 (1+1+2+1) +6:16.1
54 60 Sondre Slettemark  Denmark 3:06 37:41.2 4 (1+0+3+0) +6:29.3
55 50 Patrick Jakob  Austria 2:44 37:54.6 5 (0+3+2+0) +6:42.7
56 58 Jakub Borguľa  Slovakia 3:02 38:16.0 4 (1+1+1+1) +7:04.1
57 56 Konstantin Vasilev  Bulgaria 2:59 40:00.7 7 (1+3+1+2) +8:48.8
42 Blagoy Todev  Bulgaria 2:31 LAP (3+2+0+) —
52 Edgars Mise  Latvia 2:50 (4+1+2+)
59 Matija Legović  Croatia 3:06 (2+2+3+)

References

  1. ^ a b "2026 Olympic Games – Antholz-Anterselva". IBU. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Biathlon – Men's 12.5km Pursuit – Results" (PDF). ibu.blob.core.windows.net. 15 February 2026. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
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