Italy’s Tommaso Giacomel, after an inspired Sprint win on Thursday did it again, coming back from a 56-second deficit after the first standing stage to clean the final standing and claim the Oberhof Men’s 12.5 km Pursuit in 37:15.4. His six penalties many days would have put him far from the podium, but today it did not stop him from victory and a bigger prize, the Yellow Bib that he will wear next week in Ruhpolding.

Norway’s Martin Uldal, leading into the last standing finished second, 4.5 seconds back with four penalties, three of which were in the last stage. Sweden’s Sebastian Samuelsson, like Giacomel, with six penalties and over 50 seconds after the first standing, flew around the last 2.5 km, finishing third 8.8 seconds back.

Uldal’s teammate Johannes Dale-Skjevdal, with five penalties, finished fourth, 11.4 seconds back. Samuelsson’s teammate, Martin Ponsiluoma, also with six penalties finished fifth, 12.4 seconds back, with France’s Quentin Fillon Maillet in sixth, with four penalties, 14 seconds back.

Photos: IBU/Heilwagen, Nordic Focus