Men 4x7.5 km Relay Competition

Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen, despite a standing stage penalty and heavy snowfall throughout the competition, anchored the Norwegian team of Sturla Holm Laegreid, Filip Fjeld Andersen and Johannes Thingnes Boe to a dominating 1:18.02.6 victory in this afternoon’s Hochfilzen Men’s 4 X 7.5 km relay. The Norwegians, with a penalty and seven spare rounds only momentarily out of the lead, broke away from the other 19 teams when third leg JT shot clean and skied to an almost unsurmountable lead. Sweden, with eight spares finished second, 20 seconds back. Germany fueled by anchor Benedikt Doll’s sterling leg finished third, 28.6 seconds back with a penalty and five spare rounds.