Norway’s Bö Wins World Championship Gold Again, Tero Seppälä Finishes 24th in the Pursuit – Yle Follows the Sports Weekend

On Saturday, Norway’s Johannes Thingnes Bö, who won the sprint event earlier, celebrated another world championship victory following the pursuit race on Sunday. This marks his 22nd world title in biathlon.

The article provides a comprehensive overview of the weekend’s sporting events from the Urheilustudio weekend, held from February 14–16. It covers highlights from various Nordic events including cross-country skiing in the World Cup races in Falun, where Iivo Niskanen secured a win on the traditional 10 km race while Kerttu Niskanen finished tenth in the same event. In the 20 km free-style mass start, Iivo Niskanen was the best Finnish athlete in ninth place, with Remi Lindholm finishing tenth, and Kerttu Niskanen coming in eleventh in the women’s competition.

Other events included the concluding day of the Alpine skiing World Championships in the men’s combined, where Eduard Hallberg finished 12th, and ski jumping competitions in the World Cup at Slovenia’s Ljubno where Jenny Rautionaho placed 14th, and Eetu Nousianen earned World Cup points in Sapporo before finishing 29th. Veteran Noriaki Kasai, aged 52, made history with his performance in ski jumping.

In the biathlon pursuit race (12.5 km) at the World Championships, Tero Seppälä of Finland finished 24th. In an interview following the race, he expressed disappointment over his shooting, noting that two missed shots on the final range cost him a chance to move into the top 15. He remains determined to improve his shooting performance for the upcoming normal distance race on Wednesday.

Detailed results of the pursuit are provided with Johannes Thingnes Bö of Norway winning with a time of 32:26.9 (2 penalty loops), followed by USA’s Campbell Wright and France’s Eric Perrot. The article also highlights that despite his shooting errors, Bö maintained a sufficient lead, and Campbell Wright secured the silver medal.

Overall, the piece offers a full review of the weekend’s sporting twists and turns, featuring contributions by Urheilustudio personnel such as Roope Visuri, Mika Halonen, Anu Karttunen, Samu Saatsi, Hanna Hanhinen, and Sakari Lund, with updates as recent as 39 minutes before publication.