Overview
- Saturday’s 10 km sprint starts at 16:30, with live coverage on ZDF and Eurosport and streams via ARD/ZDF mediatheks and Discovery+.
- Germany remains without a podium after seven races, with hopes focused on Philipp Horn, who posted the third-fastest ski time in the individual, and Philipp Nawrath.
- Norway enters as a leading force after Johan-Olav Botn’s individual win, while France and Sweden’s Sebastian Samuelsson are also viewed as major threats.
- Dorothea Wierer won the women’s 15 km individual and Botn took the men’s 20 km, following relay victories by France (women) and Norway (men).
- German women struggled earlier in Östersund, including three relay penalty loops and 11th place, increasing pressure on the men’s sprint for a breakthrough.