Laegreid Rolls to Fourth Consecutive Individual Victory, Takes Oslo Sprint, Claims Sprint Globe
Norway’s Sturla Holm Laegreid continued rolling to the top of the podium this afternoon, winning the Oslo Holmenkollen Men’s 10 km Sprint in 25:21.4 for his fourth consecutive individual win. The clean-shooting actually has topped the podium in six consecutive competitions adding in the Kontiolahti Relay and Otepää Single Mix, stretching his consecutive podium streak to twelve.
Sprint Score to Laegreid
Laegreid’s victory netted the Norwegian his first World Cup Sprint Score Crystal Globe, his sixth discipline globe, with one in each of the four disciplines. He tied for first in the Sprint Score with Sweden’s Sebastian Samuelsson, but won the tiebreaker with two victories to the Swede’s one.
France’s Emilien Jacquelin continued to excel, shooting and skiing with abandon in second place, 3.9 seconds back with one penalty. Yellow Bib Eric Perrot, also with one penalty finished third, 4.6 seconds back.
Sweden’s Martin Ponsiluoma, with two penalties, finished fourth, 21.9 seconds back. Laegreid’s teammate Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen, with two penalties finished fifth, 27.6 seconds back while a third Norwegian, Johan-Olav Botn, with one penalty finished sixth, 31.3 seconds back.
Photos: IBU/Nordnes, Yevenko, Nordic Focus