Overview
- Dorothea Wierer overcame two early misses and posted elite ski speed to take the 15 km individual in Östersund by 0.3 seconds over Finland’s Sonja Leinamo.
- Leinamo, 23, hit 19 of 20 targets to claim second, with France’s Camille Bened third as both secured the first World Cup podiums of their careers.
- Wierer, 35, is beginning what she says is her final season and has targeted the home Olympics at Anterselva later this winter.
- After relay silvers in both the women’s and mixed events, Italy’s strong start continued, while in the men’s 20 km Tommaso Giacomel finished seventh as the top non-Scandinavian.
- Wierer will wear the overall leader’s yellow bib for the next race, with sprints and pursuits to follow this week in Östersund; reports differ on her career World Cup win tally.