Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Men's sprint explained

Event:Men’s sprint
Games:2022 Winter
Venue:Hualindong Ski Resort
Date:12 February
Competitors:94
Nations:28
Win Value:24:00.4
Gold:Johannes Thingnes Bø
Goldnoc:NOR
Silver:Quentin Fillon Maillet
Silvernoc:FRA
Bronze:Tarjei Bø
Bronzenoc:NOR
Prev:2018
Next:2026

The Men's sprint competition of the Beijing 2022 Olympics was held on 12 February, at the National Biathlon Centre,[1] in the Zhangjiakou cluster of competition venues, 180km (110miles) north of Beijing, at an elevation of 1665m (5,463feet).[2] The event was won by Johannes Thingnes Bø of Norway. Quentin Fillon Maillet of France won silver, and Tarjei Bø of Norway bronze.

Summary

The 2018 champion, Arnd Peiffer, retired from competitions. The silver medalist, Michal Krčmář, qualified for the Olympics.[3] as well as the bronze medalist, Dominik Windisch. The overall leader of the 2021–22 Biathlon World Cup before the Olympics was Fillon Maillet, and the leader in the sprint was Sebastian Samuelsson, with Fillon Maillet and Émilien Jacquelin standing very close to Samuelsson.

Maxim Tsvetkov was an early leader. Johannes Thingnes Bø improved his time by 40 seconds. Then Fillon Maillet finished 25 seconds behind Bø, and Tarjei Bø took the bronze improving Tsvetkov's time by 2 seconds. Tsvetkov was also fourth in the individual.

Qualification

See main article: Biathlon at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification.

Results

The race was started at 17:00.[4]

Rank Bib Name Country Time Penalties (P+S) Deficit
16 24:00.4 1 (0+1) —
18 24:25.9 1 (1+0) +25.5
27 24:39.3 1 (0+1) +38.9
4 9 24:41.0 0 (0+0) +40.6
5 56 24:52.4 1 (1+0) +52.0
6 26 24:54.1 2 (0+2) +53.7
7 40 25:02.7 2 (1+1) +1:02.3
8 30 25:05.4 1 (0+1) +1:05.0
9 34 25:06.3 2 (1+1) +1:05.9
10 24 25:12.9 1 (0+1) +1:12.5
11 12 25:14.8 3 (2+1) +1:14.4
12 58 25:15.5 0 (0+0) +1:15.1
13 15 25:19.0 1 (0+1) +1:18.6
14 62 25:19.6 1 (0+1) +1:19.2
15 60 25:19.8 1 (0+1) +1:19.4
16 36 25:22.4 1 (0+1) +1:22.0
17 42 25:24.3 0 (0+0) +1:23.9
18 21 25:26.9 1 (0+1) +1:26.5
19 48 25:38.0 2 (0+2) +1:37.6
20 8 25:38.4 3 (2+1) +1:38.0
21 37 25:41.6 3 (1+2) +1:41.2
22 4 25:43.4 3 (1+2) +1:43.0
23 92 25:44.1 1 (1+0) +1:43.7
24 2 25:45.0 2 (0+2) +1:44.6
25 6 25:47.5 3 (1+2) +1:47.1
26 29 25:48.0 1 (0+1) +1:47.6
27 88 25:48.3 0 (0+0) +1:47.9
28 59 25:48.8 3 (0+3) +1:48.4
29 83 25:50.3 2 (2+0) +1:49.9
30 20 25:51.6 2 (0+2) +1:51.2
31 3 25:52.2 2 (0+2) +1:51.8
32 5 25:53.3 1 (0+1) +1:52.9
33 50 25:53.7 4 (2+2) +1:53.3
34 31 25:56.7 2 (1+1) +1:56.3
35 79 26:00.5 2 (1+1) +2:00.1
36 22 26:04.7 2 (0+2) +2:04.3
37 68 26:05.7 2 (1+1) +2:05.3
38 10 26:15.5 4 (2+2) +2:15.1
38 11 26:15.5 3 (1+2) +2:15.1
40 61 26:16.7 1 (1+0) +2:16.3
41 19 26:17.8 1 (0+1) +2:17.4
42 75 26:22.3 2 (0+2) +2:21.9
43 32 26:22.4 2 (1+1) +2:22.0
44 53 26:24.1 0 (0+0) +2:23.7
45 46 26:28.3 2 (1+1) +2:27.9
46 52 26:33.8 2 (1+1) +2:33.4
47 65 26:35.2 4 (1+3) +2:34.8
48 17 26:36.2 1 (0+1) +2:35.8
49 13 26:37.2 1 (1+0) +2:36.8
50 76 26:37.9 1 (0+1) +2:37.5
51 45 26:39.1 2 (0+2) +2:38.7
52 69 26:39.2 1 (0+1) +2:38.8
53 14 26:39.6 1 (0+1) +2:39.2
54 39 26:41.1 2 (1+1) +2:40.7
55 44 26:43.6 4 (3+1) +2:43.2
56 82 26:45.4 2 (0+2) +2:45.0
57 51 26:47.0 4 (2+2) +2:46.6
58 77 26:48.3 3 (1+2) +2:47.9
59 84 26:50.2 3 (2+1) +2:49.8
60 70 26:51.6 2 (2+0) +2:51.2
61 74 26:52.2 4 (1+3) +2:51.8
62 38 26:53.1 2 (2+0) +2:52.7
63 57 26:56.5 2 (1+1) +2:56.1
64 72 26:58.5 3 (2+1) +2:58.1
65 43 26:58.8 3 (2+1) +2:58.4
66 81 26:59.0 3 (3+0) +2:58.6
67 49 26:59.8 1 (1+0) +2:59.4
68 33 27:02.3 1 (1+0) +3:01.9
69 80 27:02.5 2 (0+2) +3:02.1
70 87 27:06.6 1 (1+0) +3:06.2
71 78 27:10.4 4 (3+1) +3:10.0
72 91 27:10.9 1 (0+1) +3:10.5
73 67 27:11.2 1 (0+1) +3:10.8
74 54 27:13.3 4 (1+3) +3:12.9
75 25 27:14.1 2 (1+1) +3:13.7
76 85 27:14.2 1 (0+1) +3:13.8
77 55 27:21.7 1 (1+0) +3:21.3
78 23 27:22.9 3 (0+3) +3:22.5
79 28 27:25.0 3 (2+1) +3:24.6
80 47 27:27.9 2 (1+1) +3:27.5
81 71 27:28.6 3 (2+1) +3:28.2
82 35 27:30.8 2 (1+1) +3:30.4
83 90 27:31.8 3 (0+3) +3:31.4
84 7 27:35.1 4 (1+3) +3:34.7
85 93 27:41.3 1 (0+1) +3:40.9
86 86 27:45.7 1 (0+1) +3:45.3
87 64 27:46.3 3 (1+2) +3:45.9
88 1 27:46.4 4 (2+2) +3:46.0
89 41 27:54.7 2 (1+1) +3:54.3
90 89 28:05.8 3 (1+2) +4:05.4
91 73 28:15.1 1 (1+0) +4:14.7
92 66 28:21.2 2 (0+2) +4:20.8
93 63 29:45.6 5 (2+3) +5:45.2
94 94 30:06.8 4 (1+3) +6:06.4

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Beijing Organising Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. www.beijing2022.cn. 2021-07-18. 2021-07-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20210720142206/https://www.beijing2022.cn//en/olympics_/biathlon.htm. live.
  2. Web site: Beijing . Inside IBU . International Biathlon Union . 2022-01-16 .
  3. News: Houston . Michael . Czech Republic name record-size Winter Olympic team and reveal Beijing 2022 uniform . Insidethegames.biz . 12 January 2022.
  4. Web site: Final results. Ibu.blob.core.windows.net. 19 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220212104032/https://ibu.blob.core.windows.net/docs/2122/BT/SWRL/OG__/SMSP/C73B_v1.pdf. 12 February 2022. 12 February 2022. live.

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