Martin Fourcade, dopo la disastrosa apertura nell'individuale di mercoledì, trova la vittoria nella sprint con un'eccellente prova nel fondo (miglior tempo) e un doppio zero al tiro. Nessun errore per il ceco Ondrej Moravec, secondo, e per lo sloveno (ex croato) Jakov Fak, terzo.
La Repubblica Ceca vede un'ottima prova anche del pienamente recuperato Michal Slesingr (0), quarto. Russia in ripresa con Garanichev (0), quinto, e Shipulin (1), sesto. Svendsen (1), vincitore nell'individuale, è settimo precedendo Bjoerndalen (2), secondo solo a Fourcade sugli sci. Ottima prestazione del canadese Nathan Smith (0), nono, chiude la top-ten l'austriaco Eder (1).
Italiani sulla difensiva con Lukas Hofer che conferma le difficoltà nel fondo dell'individuale e chiude trentaquattresimo con due errori. Si qualificano per l'inseguimento di domani anche Dominik Windisch (3), cinquantaquattresimo e Thomas Bormolini (2), cinquantottesimo. Lontanissimo Christian De Lorenzi.
Classifica 10km sprint uomini
| POS | BIB | NAME | NAT. | SHOOTING | T | RESULT | ||
| 1 | 17 | r | FOURCADE Martin | FRA | 0+0 | 0 | 24:46.6 | 0.0 |
| 2 | 20 | MORAVEC Ondrej | CZE | 0+0 | 0 | 25:14.9 | +28.3 | |
| 3 | 27 | FAK Jakov | SLO | 0+0 | 0 | 25:15.3 | +28.7 | |
| 4 | 10 | SLESINGR Michal | CZE | 0+0 | 0 | 25:25.5 | +38.9 | |
| 5 | 21 | GARANICHEV Evgeniy | RUS | 0+0 | 0 | 25:31.6 | +45.0 | |
| 6 | 18 | SHIPULIN Anton | RUS | 1+0 | 1 | 25:34.7 | +48.1 | |
| 7 | 25 | y | SVENDSEN Emil Hegle | NOR | 0+1 | 1 | 25:36.0 | +49.4 |
| 8 | 19 | BJOERNDALEN Ole Einar | NOR | 1+1 | 2 | 25:43.2 | +56.6 | |
| 9 | 3 | SMITH Nathan | CAN | 0+0 | 0 | 25:46.9 | +1:00.3 | |
| 10 | 32 | EDER Simon | AUT | 0+1 | 1 | 25:49.0 | +1:02.4 | |
| 11 | 31 | SCHEMPP Simon | GER | 0+1 | 1 | 25:50.9 | +1:04.3 | |
| 12 | 26 | LESSER Erik | GER | 0+0 | 0 | 25:54.9 | +1:08.3 | |
| 13 | 6 | RASTORGUJEVS Andrejs | LAT | 1+0 | 1 | 25:55.0 | +1:08.4 | |
| 14 | 37 | BOEHM Daniel | GER | 0+0 | 0 | 25:57.6 | +1:11.0 | |
| 15 | 39 | BOE Tarjei | NOR | 0+2 | 2 | 25:58.4 | +1:11.8 | |
| 16 | 101 | OS Alexander | NOR | 1+0 | 1 | 26:04.6 | +1:18.0 | |
| 17 | 4 | BURKE Tim | USA | 1+1 | 2 | 26:04.8 | +1:18.2 | |
| 18 | 53 | PECHENKIN Aleksandr | RUS | 0+1 | 1 | 26:05.1 | +1:18.5 | |
| 19 | 5 | PRYMA Artem | UKR | 1+0 | 1 | 26:06.5 | +1:19.9 | |
| 20 | 44 | BEATRIX Jean Guillaume | FRA | 0+2 | 2 | 26:12.1 | +1:25.5 | |
| 21 | 23 | MALYSHKO Dmitry | RUS | 0+1 | 1 | 26:13.5 | +1:26.9 | |
| 22 | 71 | BIRNBACHER Andreas | GER | 1+0 | 1 | 26:14.9 | +1:28.3 | |
| 23 | 41 | BAILEY Lowell | USA | 1+0 | 1 | 26:15.0 | +1:28.4 | |
| 24 | 9 | FOURCADE Simon | FRA | 0+2 | 2 | 26:18.7 | +1:32.1 | |
| 25 | 7 | KAZAR Matej | SVK | 0+1 | 1 | 26:19.4 | +1:32.8 | |
| 26 | 43 | BAUER Klemen | SLO | 1+1 | 2 | 26:21.3 | +1:34.7 | |
| 27 | 15 | PEIFFER Arnd | GER | 1+0 | 1 | 26:23.3 | +1:36.7 | |
| 28 | 8 | SEMENOV Serhiy | UKR | 1+1 | 2 | 26:25.9 | +1:39.3 | |
| 29 | 38 | KOMATZ David | AUT | 0+1 | 1 | 26:26.7 | +1:40.1 | |
| 30 | 22 | LANDERTINGER Dominik | AUT | 1+1 | 2 | 26:31.2 | +1:44.6 | |
| 31 | 84 | TSVETKOV Maxim | RUS | 0+1 | 1 | 26:32.4 | +1:45.8 | |
| 32 | 68 | MESOTITSCH Daniel | AUT | 2+0 | 2 | 26:32.9 | +1:46.3 | |
| 33 | 61 | KRUPCIK Tomas | CZE | 0+0 | 0 | 26:35.0 | +1:48.4 | |
| 34 | 40 | HOFER Lukas | ITA | 1+1 | 2 | 26:39.3 | +1:52.7 | |
| 35 | 48 | PUCHIANU Cornel | ROU | 1+1 | 2 | 26:39.8 | +1:53.2 | |
| 36 | 11 | LINDSTROEM Fredrik | SWE | 2+0 | 2 | 26:40.4 | +1:53.8 | |
| 37 | 60 | LIADOV Yuryi | BLR | 0+1 | 1 | 26:42.7 | +1:56.1 | |
| 38 | 29 | ANEV Krasimir | BUL | 1+0 | 1 | 26:46.4 | +1:59.8 | |
| 39 | 1 | EBERHARD Tobias | AUT | 0+1 | 1 | 26:50.1 | +2:03.5 | |
| 40 | 2 | BOE Johannes Thingnes | NOR | 2+2 | 4 | 26:50.7 | +2:04.1 | |
| 41 | 14 | SAVITSKIY Yan | KAZ | 0+2 | 2 | 26:50.8 | +2:04.2 | |
| 42 | 45 | LAPSHIN Timofey | RUS | 1+2 | 3 | 26:52.8 | +2:06.2 | |
| 43 | 13 | FILLON MAILLET Quentin | FRA | 1+2 | 3 | 26:52.9 | +2:06.3 | |
| 44 | 35 | HASILLA Tomas | SVK | 1+0 | 1 | 26:56.7 | +2:10.1 | |
| 45 | 47 | CHRISTIANSEN Vetle Sjastad | NOR | 1+0 | 1 | 26:59.8 | +2:13.2 | |
| 46 | 64 | TOIVANEN Ahti | FIN | 1+1 | 2 | 27:00.3 | +2:13.7 | |
| 47 | 59 | FEMLING Peppe | SWE | 0+2 | 2 | 27:00.8 | +2:14.2 | |
| 48 | 87 | CUENOT Gaspard | SUI | 0+1 | 1 | 27:00.9 | +2:14.3 | |
| 49 | 83 | KRCMAR Michal | CZE | 1+1 | 2 | 27:04.2 | +2:17.6 | |
| 50 | 98 | GRAF Florian | GER | 0+2 | 2 | 27:08.9 | +2:22.3 | |
| 51 | 79 | NORDGREN Leif | USA | 0+1 | 1 | 27:12.4 | +2:25.8 | |
| 52 | 34 | ARWIDSON Tobias | SWE | 1+0 | 1 | 27:12.7 | +2:26.1 | |
| 53 | 28 | CHEPELIN Vladimir | BLR | 0+4 | 4 | 27:18.0 | +2:31.4 | |
| 54 | 12 | WINDISCH Dominik | ITA | 1+2 | 3 | 27:18.8 | +2:32.2 | |
| 55 | 81 | ZHYRNYI Oleksander | UKR | 1+0 | 1 | 27:19.8 | +2:33.2 | |
| 56 | 33 | SOUKUP Jaroslav | CZE | 1+2 | 3 | 27:20.0 | +2:33.4 | |
| 57 | 46 | ILIEV Vladimir | BUL | 0+3 | 3 | 27:20.6 | +2:34.0 | |
| 58 | 75 | BORMOLINI Thomas | ITA | 1+1 | 2 | 27:21.3 | +2:34.7 | |
| 59 | 94 | GROSSEGGER Sven | AUT | 0+1 | 1 | 27:21.8 | +2:35.2 | |
| 60 | 52 | DESTHIEUX Simon | FRA | 1+2 | 3 | 27:23.3 | +2:36.7 | |
| 61 | 99 | BEDARD Marc Andre | CAN | 0+1 | 1 | 27:25.7 | +2:39.1 | |
| 62 | 62 | ALMOUKOV Alexei | AUS | 0+0 | 0 | 27:26.1 | +2:39.5 | |
| 63 | 36 | GREEN Brendan | CAN | 1+2 | 3 | 27:28.7 | +2:42.1 | |
| 64 | 90 | ERIKSSON Christofer | SWE | 1+1 | 2 | 27:30.0 | +2:43.4 | |
| 65 | 30 | KOIV Kauri | EST | 0+2 | 2 | 27:33.9 | +2:47.3 | |
| 66 | 76 | ARMGREN Ted | SWE | 1+1 | 2 | 27:34.6 | +2:48.0 | |
| 67 | 42 | PIDRUCHNYI Dmytro | UKR | 0+3 | 3 | 27:43.3 | +2:56.7 | |
| 68 | 57 | FINELLO Jeremy | SUI | 0+1 | 1 | 27:45.3 | +2:58.7 | |
| 69 | 69 | DOMBROVSKI Karol | LTU | 0+1 | 1 | 27:47.8 | +3:01.2 | |
| =70 | 56 | SLOOF Joel | NED | 0+1 | 1 | 27:51.7 | +3:05.1 | |
| =70 | 100 | HIIDENSALO Olli | FIN | 2+1 | 3 | 27:51.7 | +3:05.1 | |
| 72 | 78 | JOLLER Ivan | SUI | 2+2 | 4 | 27:58.6 | +3:12.0 | |
| 73 | 65 | OTCENAS Martin | SVK | 1+2 | 3 | 28:00.5 | +3:13.9 | |
| 74 | 95 | BRAUN Maxim | KAZ | 0+1 | 1 | 28:00.6 | +3:14.0 | |
| 75 | 63 | REMMELG Martin | EST | 1+0 | 1 | 28:00.9 | +3:14.3 | |
| 76 | 70 | ROESCH Michael | BEL | 1+1 | 2 | 28:01.7 | +3:15.1 | |
| 77 | 89 | ERMITS Kalev | EST | 3+0 | 3 | 28:07.7 | +3:21.1 | |
| 78 | 72 | SZCZUREK Lukasz | POL | 1+0 | 1 | 28:08.9 | +3:22.3 | |
| 79 | 50 | TRIFONOV Alexandr | KAZ | 0+1 | 1 | 28:10.5 | +3:23.9 | |
| 80 | 54 | KOBONOKI Tsukasa | JPN | 0+3 | 3 | 28:12.1 | +3:25.5 | |
| 81 | 24 | WEGER Benjamin | SUI | 3+3 | 6 | 28:18.1 | +3:31.5 | |
| 82 | 102 | DE LORENZI Christian | ITA | 1+3 | 4 | 28:18.2 | +3:31.6 | |
| 83 | 96 | BUDZILOVICH Dzmitry | BLR | 1+1 | 2 | 28:21.7 | +3:35.1 | |
| 84 | 51 | HAKALA Matti | FIN | 0+2 | 2 | 28:25.4 | +3:38.8 | |
| 85 | 86 | DANILA Marian Marcel | ROU | 1+2 | 3 | 28:32.4 | +3:45.8 | |
| 86 | 85 | PLYWACZYK Krzysztof | POL | 0+2 | 2 | 28:33.9 | +3:47.3 | |
| 87 | 67 | DAROZHKA Aliaksandr | BLR | 1+3 | 4 | 28:35.4 | +3:48.8 | |
| 88 | 66 | OBLAK Lenart | SLO | 1+2 | 3 | 28:40.9 | +3:54.3 | |
| 89 | 16 | KAUKENAS Tomas | LTU | 4+1 | 5 | 28:48.2 | +4:01.6 | |
| 90 | 93 | CURRIER Russell | USA | 4+1 | 5 | 29:01.6 | +4:15.0 | |
| 91 | 49 | PUZULIS Rolands | LAT | 1+3 | 4 | 29:08.1 | +4:21.5 | |
| 92 | 55 | RASTIC Damir | SRB | 1+2 | 3 | 29:09.9 | +4:23.3 | |
| 93 | 97 | PATRIJUKS Aleksandrs | LAT | 3+1 | 4 | 29:12.9 | +4:26.3 | |
| 94 | 73 | LOBO ESCOLAR Victor | ESP | 1+2 | 3 | 29:18.5 | +4:31.9 | |
| 95 | 77 | JACKSON Lee-Steve | GBR | 2+1 | 3 | 30:00.2 | +5:13.6 | |
| 96 | 88 | HODZIC Edin | SRB | 2+0 | 2 | 30:04.7 | +5:18.1 | |
| 97 | 82 | SIMA Michal | SVK | 3+1 | 4 | 30:11.2 | +5:24.6 | |
| 98 | 80 | ZLATEV Ivan | BUL | 2+2 | 4 | 30:36.2 | +5:49.6 | |
| 99 | 92 | LAPONDER Marcel | GBR | 2+3 | 5 | 30:56.6 | +6:10.0 | |
| 100 | 58 | TYSHCHENKO Artem | UKR | 1+3 | 4 | 31:43.8 | +6:57.2 | |
| DNS | 74 | PERRAS Scott | CAN | + | ||||
| DNS | 91 | BOEUF Alexis | FRA | + |