🇳🇴 Said it earlier but Laegreid either sick or just not in peak form. Definitely no reason to aim for top form today. Goal is going to be the Overall this season. Was 19/20 but 8th best course time. No worries at all for Laegreid today!
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🇫🇷 If there is such thing as a quiet podium this was it for Eric Perrot. Just quietly went about his business. Nothing flashy and yet there is he is on the podium. Definitely didn't look to be in peak form which isn't a surprise or worrisome one bit. And still in 3rd!
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🇳🇴 Johan-Olav Botn clearly not going anywere. Last season was a breakthrough with his shooting and he is intent on backing that up again this year. 18/20 today with clean standing shooting. Once again we can expect to see plenty of Botn in the mix this year!
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🇸🇪 Martin Ponsiuloma with a really terrific race. 18/20 on the range is what I'm most excited about. Of course we know he's always capable of doing it but really hoping that this is a sign of things to come this season. Great skiing as always with top course time!
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🇩🇪 While Nawrath wasn't able to close down the gap today for the podium the Germans do put up 3 in the top 6 with Strelow and Horn finishing 5th and 6th
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Just behind Nawrath is moving up on Perrot. It's going to be a sprint for 3rd position. Nawrath is digging hard...but Perrot just holds him off for the podium!
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🇸🇪 Martin Ponsiluoma makes a move around Botn to take the lead. Botn not giving up ground through. They are going to battle it out in a sprint at the finish! Ponsi with the edge but Botn is making a late surge. Here he comes! But Ponsi holds him off in a photo finish!!
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Martin Ponsiluoma is almost immediately up on Botn's tails

Perrot with no difficulty at all overtaking Strelow to get in 3rd.

We have 3 Germans running 4-6:
- Strelow and Nawrath right behind Perrot
- Horn at +15 and looking to hold off Christiansen who is 5 sec back
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Going to lap 5:
Botn in the lead
Ponsi +3
Strelow +7
Perrot +11
Horn +14
Nawrath +15
Christiansen +19
Laegreid had a miss and is +19
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Loop One Men's Shoot 4
Johan-Olav Botn! Coming off of a declaration last season he looks like he's intent on living up to it this season. Goes 10/10 standing and he's off the range 1st

Ponsiluoma is just +3 and won't give up easy though!

Justus Strelow clean and +7!
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Eurovision Sport goes to ads right as it goes to the final shoot. I mean this is just a poor product. Do better guys
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Very interesting lap 4:
Botn has put in a decisive surge. He's pushed his lead out to 6 seconds on Perrot who has moved to 2nd

Perrot looking very solid in 2nd is bringing Nawrath and Horn along with him

Laegreid is slipping backwards now skiing in 5th on the course
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Loop One Men's Shoot 3:
Botn leads
Laegreid +3
Perrot +5
Nawrath +5
Strelow +9
Horn +9
Ponsi +10
Christiansen +11
Emilien +18
Frey +25
Langer +37
Fabien +48
Marecek +53
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Loop One Men's Shoot 3

Botn who had misses in each of his first 2 shoots goes clean in the 1st standing and he's all the way to the front!

Laegreid stays clean and steady on the day +3
Perrot with his 1st miss +5
Nawrath clean again +5
Strelow's 1st miss and +9
Horn+9
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Not a crushing pace on lap 3 and the top 6 are all together in a line:
- Strelow
- Frey
- Perrot
- Horn
- Laegreid
- Emilien Claude

Chase group at around +10
- Ponsi
- Botn
- Christiansen
- Nawrath

+25 group:
Fabien Claude
Thierry Langer

+35 group:
Galica
Marecek
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Loop One Men's Shoot 2

German fans are happy to see Justus Strelow clean and off the range first!
Frey clean and within 1 sec

Perrot 10/10 is +3
Horn +4
Emilien Claude +5 warm in his 2nd shoot
Laegreid 10/10 is +6
Christiansen clean in his 2nd shoot is +14
Ponsi +16
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Lead group comes together on lap 2:
Nawrath
Laegreid
Marecek
Strelow
Frey
Perrot

Chasers not far back at +6
Emilien
Horn
Ponsi
Botn

Then another group at +13
Galica
Langer
Fabien Claude

Christiansen +18
Dale-Skjevdal +34
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Some confusion as it looks like Emilien Claude may have taken the wrong lane on the range which caused a jumble on the range. Could have gotten the wrong man though
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Only 2 men with multiple misses on shoot 1 with Christiansen and Dale-Skjevdal falling back.
Christiansen +23
Dale-Skjevdal +32
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Loop One Men's Shoot 1:
Philipp Nawrath led lap 1 and he's clean on the range to lead out on lap 2!

Sturla clean and right behind
Marecek +2
Strelow +2
Frey +2
Perrot +3
Emilien Claude +7 with 1 miss
Horn 1 miss +8
Ponsi 1 miss +9
Botn +10
Langer +13
Galica +13
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