Condizioni difficili di vento e neve, tanto che la gara prevista inizialmente per le 12 è stata rimandata di oltre due ore per riassestare e ripreparare il tracciato. In Turingia a Oberhof, alla fine l'ha spuntata Martin Fourcade che con un errore ha sopravanzato nell'ultimo giro un ottimo Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, pari e patta al poligono col transalpino. Trentacinquesima vittoria per il primo e primato di anzianità per un atleta sul podio per il secondo. Il grande dominatore del passato e il più forte biatleta dei prossimi anni (Svendsen, assente giustificato per malattia, sembra sempre più relegato al ruolo di Raphael Poiree della situazione nei confronti di Fourcade, che con tre anni in meno sta per appaiare il norvegese in termini di vittorie). Ha completato il podio un sorprendente Timofey Lapshin (1), bravo a mantenere qualche secondo di margine sui più veloci di giornata nel fondo: Johannes Boe (2), quarto, Benjamin Weger (2), quinto, e Andrejs Rastorgujevs (3), sesto.
Discreta prestazione complessiva della squadra azzurra orfana di Lukas Hofer. Thomas Bormolini con un errore ha concluso ventunesimo, ma sembrano esserci ulteriori margini di crescita per il valtellinese. Trentatreesimo Dominik Windisch con tre errori. Lontani Christian De Lorenzi e Maikol Demetz. Domani sono in programma le mass start con il terzetto azzurro Wierer-Oberhofer-Gontier pronto a dare nuovamente battaglia per il podio.
Classifica 10km sprint uomini
| POS | BIB | NAME | NAT. | SHOOTING | T | RESULT | ||
| 1 | 27 | yr | FOURCADE Martin | FRA | 1+0 | 1 | 27:02.5 | 0.0 |
| 2 | 8 | BJOERNDALEN Ole Einar | NOR | 0+1 | 1 | 27:06.9 | +4.4 | |
| 3 | 48 | LAPSHIN Timofey | RUS | 0+1 | 1 | 27:20.0 | +17.5 | |
| 4 | 21 | BOE Johannes Thingnes | NOR | 0+2 | 2 | 27:20.7 | +18.2 | |
| 5 | 1 | WEGER Benjamin | SUI | 2+0 | 2 | 27:21.5 | +19.0 | |
| 6 | 19 | RASTORGUJEVS Andrejs | LAT | 2+1 | 3 | 27:23.9 | +21.4 | |
| 7 | 37 | LESSING Roland | EST | 0+1 | 1 | 27:32.8 | +30.3 | |
| 8 | 88 | DOLL Benedikt | GER | 1+1 | 2 | 27:35.7 | +33.2 | |
| 9 | 4 | ANEV Krasimir | BUL | 2+0 | 2 | 27:42.3 | +39.8 | |
| 10 | 23 | TYSHCHENKO Artem | UKR | 0+0 | 0 | 27:44.9 | +42.4 | |
| 11 | 36 | LIADOV Yuryi | BLR | 1+0 | 1 | 27:45.0 | +42.5 | |
| 12 | 20 | EDER Simon | AUT | 2+0 | 2 | 27:46.9 | +44.4 | |
| 13 | 26 | SLESINGR Michal | CZE | 1+2 | 3 | 27:52.0 | +49.5 | |
| 14 | 39 | ILIEV Vladimir | BUL | 0+2 | 2 | 27:56.2 | +53.7 | |
| 15 | 9 | BAUER Klemen | SLO | 1+2 | 3 | 27:56.3 | +53.8 | |
| =16 | 3 | FAK Jakov | SLO | 2+0 | 2 | 27:57.9 | +55.4 | |
| =16 | 15 | FILLON MAILLET Quentin | FRA | 1+2 | 3 | 27:57.9 | +55.4 | |
| 18 | 17 | CHEPELIN Vladimir | BLR | 0+1 | 1 | 27:59.9 | +57.4 | |
| 19 | 33 | FOURCADE Simon | FRA | 0+2 | 2 | 28:00.8 | +58.3 | |
| 20 | 25 | BIRNBACHER Andreas | GER | 2+1 | 3 | 28:02.9 | +1:00.4 | |
| 21 | 31 | BORMOLINI Thomas | ITA | 1+0 | 1 | 28:10.6 | +1:08.1 | |
| 22 | 56 | BJOENTEGAARD Erlend | NOR | 1+2 | 3 | 28:11.9 | +1:09.4 | |
| 23 | 35 | MALYSHKO Dmitry | RUS | 3+0 | 3 | 28:14.9 | +1:12.4 | |
| 24 | 16 | MESOTITSCH Daniel | AUT | 0+1 | 1 | 28:17.7 | +1:15.2 | |
| 25 | 28 | MORAVEC Ondrej | CZE | 2+1 | 3 | 28:19.1 | +1:16.6 | |
| 26 | 44 | LESSER Erik | GER | 0+1 | 1 | 28:20.1 | +1:17.6 | |
| 27 | 40 | OS Alexander | NOR | 1+2 | 3 | 28:22.5 | +1:20.0 | |
| 28 | 92 | WIESTNER Serafin | SUI | 1+1 | 2 | 28:22.6 | +1:20.1 | |
| 29 | 59 | ERIKSSON Christofer | SWE | 1+1 | 2 | 28:22.8 | +1:20.3 | |
| 30 | 6 | SCHEMPP Simon | GER | 2+2 | 4 | 28:25.5 | +1:23.0 | |
| 31 | 32 | SOUKUP Jaroslav | CZE | 0+2 | 2 | 28:27.3 | +1:24.8 | |
| 32 | 65 | ROESCH Michael | BEL | 0+2 | 2 | 28:30.5 | +1:28.0 | |
| 33 | 12 | WINDISCH Dominik | ITA | 1+2 | 3 | 28:30.7 | +1:28.2 | |
| 34 | 10 | BAILEY Lowell | USA | 0+3 | 3 | 28:32.6 | +1:30.1 | |
| 35 | 11 | SMITH Nathan | CAN | 1+3 | 4 | 28:39.2 | +1:36.7 | |
| 36 | 13 | BOEHM Daniel | GER | 2+0 | 2 | 28:40.8 | +1:38.3 | |
| 37 | 2 | LINDSTROEM Fredrik | SWE | 2+0 | 2 | 28:45.4 | +1:42.9 | |
| 38 | 24 | KAZAR Matej | SVK | 1+2 | 3 | 28:48.3 | +1:45.8 | |
| 39 | 95 | MATIASKO Miroslav | SVK | 0+2 | 2 | 28:54.0 | +1:51.5 | |
| 40 | 80 | VOLKOV Alexey | RUS | 1+1 | 2 | 28:55.7 | +1:53.2 | |
| 41 | 82 | PINTER Friedrich | AUT | 0+2 | 2 | 28:57.3 | +1:54.8 | |
| 42 | 45 | BURKE Tim | USA | 1+3 | 4 | 28:59.0 | +1:56.5 | |
| =43 | 29 | SHIPULIN Anton | RUS | 2+2 | 4 | 29:01.5 | +1:59.0 | |
| =43 | 78 | KOIV Kauri | EST | 0+2 | 2 | 29:01.5 | +1:59.0 | |
| 45 | 38 | DOLDER Mario | SUI | 1+3 | 4 | 29:02.7 | +2:00.2 | |
| 46 | 22 | SAVITSKIY Yan | KAZ | 2+1 | 3 | 29:04.9 | +2:02.4 | |
| 47 | 41 | EBERHARD Tobias | AUT | 1+2 | 3 | 29:09.1 | +2:06.6 | |
| 48 | 47 | GOW Christian | CAN | 1+1 | 2 | 29:15.7 | +2:13.2 | |
| 49 | 73 | BEDARD Marc Andre | CAN | 1+1 | 2 | 29:16.4 | +2:13.9 | |
| 50 | 34 | GROSSEGGER Sven | AUT | 3+1 | 4 | 29:19.7 | +2:17.2 | |
| 51 | 53 | KAUPPINEN Jarkko | FIN | 0+2 | 2 | 29:23.2 | +2:20.7 | |
| 52 | 77 | DOMBROVSKI Karol | LTU | 0+0 | 0 | 29:24.8 | +2:22.3 | |
| 53 | 43 | OTCENAS Martin | SVK | 0+3 | 3 | 29:26.9 | +2:24.4 | |
| 54 | 90 | DAVIES Macx | CAN | 1+2 | 3 | 29:27.3 | +2:24.8 | |
| 55 | 83 | KRCMAR Michal | CZE | 2+2 | 4 | 29:29.4 | +2:26.9 | |
| 56 | 30 | BEATRIX Jean Guillaume | FRA | 2+3 | 5 | 29:29.7 | +2:27.2 | |
| =57 | 49 | HASILLA Tomas | SVK | 2+1 | 3 | 29:32.0 | +2:29.5 | |
| =57 | 51 | DESTHIEUX Simon | FRA | 1+3 | 4 | 29:32.0 | +2:29.5 | |
| 59 | 76 | YALIOTNAU Raman | BLR | 2+2 | 4 | 29:34.5 | +2:32.0 | |
| 60 | 42 | ARWIDSON Tobias | SWE | 3+0 | 3 | 29:37.7 | +2:35.2 | |
| 61 | 5 | GARANICHEV Evgeniy | RUS | 2+4 | 6 | 29:38.0 | +2:35.5 | |
| 62 | 79 | GRONMAN Tuomas | FIN | 2+0 | 2 | 29:39.4 | +2:36.9 | |
| 63 | 84 | ARMGREN Ted | SWE | 1+1 | 2 | 29:40.9 | +2:38.4 | |
| 64 | 62 | PEIFFER Arnd | GER | 1+4 | 5 | 29:42.2 | +2:39.7 | |
| 65 | 46 | DE LORENZI Christian | ITA | 4+1 | 5 | 29:46.7 | +2:44.2 | |
| 66 | 91 | ZHYRNYI Oleksander | UKR | 2+2 | 4 | 29:50.2 | +2:47.7 | |
| 67 | 93 | CHRISTIANSEN Vetle Sjastad | NOR | 3+0 | 3 | 29:53.6 | +2:51.1 | |
| 68 | 89 | KRYUKO Viktar | BLR | 2+1 | 3 | 29:56.3 | +2:53.8 | |
| 69 | 14 | PUCHIANU Cornel | ROU | 2+3 | 5 | 30:01.4 | +2:58.9 | |
| 70 | 63 | TOBRELUTS Indrek | EST | 2+4 | 6 | 30:01.9 | +2:59.4 | |
| 71 | 18 | TOIVANEN Ahti | FIN | 1+4 | 5 | 30:02.3 | +2:59.8 | |
| 72 | 60 | KILCHYTSKYY Vitaliy | UKR | 2+3 | 5 | 30:02.5 | +3:00.0 | |
| 73 | 68 | PLYWACZYK Krzysztof | POL | 0+2 | 2 | 30:05.6 | +3:03.1 | |
| 74 | 50 | JOLLER Ivan | SUI | 1+3 | 4 | 30:09.1 | +3:06.6 | |
| =75 | 64 | DANILA Marian Marcel | ROU | 2+1 | 3 | 30:16.2 | +3:13.7 | |
| =75 | 71 | MARIC Janez | SLO | 1+3 | 4 | 30:16.2 | +3:13.7 | |
| 77 | 69 | PANTOV Anton | KAZ | 2+1 | 3 | 30:16.6 | +3:14.1 | |
| 78 | 98 | TRIFONOV Alexandr | KAZ | 1+0 | 1 | 30:18.8 | +3:16.3 | |
| 79 | 54 | SEMAKOV Vladimir | UKR | 2+2 | 4 | 30:21.2 | +3:18.7 | |
| 80 | 72 | EBERHARD Julian | AUT | 1+1 | 2 | 30:23.9 | +3:21.4 | |
| 81 | 7 | TSVETKOV Maxim | RUS | 4+0 | 4 | 30:25.3 | +3:22.8 | |
| 82 | 96 | DEMETZ Maikol | ITA | 1+2 | 3 | 30:30.1 | +3:27.6 | |
| 83 | 97 | JOUTY Baptiste | FRA | 0+2 | 2 | 30:44.9 | +3:42.4 | |
| 84 | 52 | FEMLING Peppe | SWE | 0+3 | 3 | 30:48.7 | +3:46.2 | |
| 85 | 85 | SLOTINS Roberts | LAT | 1+2 | 3 | 30:59.5 | +3:57.0 | |
| 86 | 70 | ZLATEV Ivan | BUL | 0+3 | 3 | 31:00.5 | +3:58.0 | |
| 87 | 99 | STROLIA Vytautas | LTU | 2+3 | 5 | 31:00.8 | +3:58.3 | |
| 88 | 61 | KRUPCIK Tomas | CZE | 1+4 | 5 | 31:17.4 | +4:14.9 | |
| 89 | 57 | INOMATA Kazuya | JPN | 2+3 | 5 | 31:19.6 | +4:17.1 | |
| 90 | 58 | KANE Kevin | GBR | 2+1 | 3 | 31:27.8 | +4:25.3 | |
| 91 | 74 | SLOOF Joel | NED | 2+1 | 3 | 31:30.9 | +4:28.4 | |
| 92 | 94 | LAPONDER Marcel | GBR | 2+2 | 4 | 31:47.0 | +4:44.5 | |
| 93 | 75 | TRSAN Rok | SLO | 4+1 | 5 | 31:50.5 | +4:48.0 | |
| 94 | 55 | RASTIC Damir | SRB | 3+3 | 6 | 32:20.3 | +5:17.8 | |
| 95 | 66 | PUZULIS Rolands | LAT | 2+4 | 6 | 32:24.6 | +5:22.1 | |
| 96 | 81 | OBLAK Lenart | SLO | 0+0 | 0 | 32:30.3 | +5:27.8 | |
| 97 | 86 | GUZIK Grzegorz | POL | 5+1 | 6 | 32:35.0 | +5:32.5 | |
| 98 | 67 | ALMOUKOV Alexei | AUS | 4+3 | 7 | 33:09.6 | +6:07.1 | |
| 99 | 87 | KRSMANOVIC Dejan | SRB | 3+3 | 6 | 34:52.7 | +7:50.2 |