Norway’s Vebjoern Soerum shot clean and skied powerfully to win this afternoon’s Ruhpolding 20 km Individual in 47:30, in dominating style with second place Emilien Claude a distant 52.1 seconds back. Both Soerum and Claude recorded career bests, with Soerum taking his first-ever World Cup win and the third career podium.
This past weekend in Oberhof will stand out for Ukraine’s Dmytro Pidruchnyi as one of life’s unforgettable moments. Five plus years after becoming IBU Pursuit World Champion, Pidruchnyi equaled his second-best career result, a clean-shooting 4th place in the Oberhof Sprint, followed it up with a second Flower Ceremony appearance for 6th in the pursuit.