Overview
- At a Norwegian rollski biathlon sprint the Olympic cross‑country champion missed all five standing targets, accrued seven shooting errors overall, and finished about three and a half minutes behind winner Johan‑Olav Botn in 20th place.
- After the race Hedegart told TV 2 he regrets returning to biathlon, saying “I have here nothing to seek” and that he will tolerate only two more poor results before abandoning the switch.
- Hedegart says his training form remains high but he cannot reproduce that accuracy under race pressure, making shooting failures decisive because each miss adds large time penalties.
- Botn and teammates urged caution in reading Hedegart’s comments as final, saying they hope his words reflect immediate frustration rather than a definitive end to the comeback.
- Hedegart previously left biathlon for cross‑country, won two Olympic golds and a bronze in early 2026, and has shown mixed preseason form with a second place in an open Estonian rollski sprint followed by recent preparation setbacks.