Parte molto bene la stagione del campione del Mondo sprint Federico Pellegrino che nelle qualificazioni di Kuusamo chiude con un confortante 4° tempo alle spalle di uno straripante Klaebo e di 2 finlandesi specialisti della qualifica Pentsinen e Hakola.
Fuori per pchissimo (22 centesimi) Francesco De Fabiani che dà comunque un forte segnale di ripresa e lascia molto ben sperare in vista delle gare del weekend. Un solo secondo anche per Maicol Rastelli dalla qualificazione purtroppo. Fuori più nettamente Noekler e Salvadori.
Ben 9 finlandesi qualificati a significare che la sciolina faceva differenza. Fuori Ustiugov, probabilmente il più atteso assieme a Klaebo. Fuori Cologna, Hellner. Dentro per pochissimo Sundby.
Gare di finale poco dopo mezzogiorno con Klaebo favoritissimo, attenzione a Gooldberg che qui ha già vinto, il giovanissimo Boshunov e Harvey.
| 1 | 6 | 3422819 | KLAEBO Johannes Hoesflot | 1996 | NOR | 2:46.53 | 0.00 | |||
| 2 | 37 | 3180250 | PENTSINEN Anssi | 1986 | FIN | 2:48.79 | +2.26 | 16.29 | ||
| 3 | 27 | 3180508 | HAKOLA Ristomatti | 1991 | FIN | 2:48.88 | +2.35 | 16.93 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 3290326 | PELLEGRINO Federico | 1990 | ITA | 2:49.19 | +2.66 | 19.17 | ||
| 5 | 11 | 3420909 | GOLBERG Paal | 1990 | NOR | 2:49.50 | +2.97 | 21.40 | ||
| 6 | 35 | 3482277 | BOLSHUNOV Alexander | 1996 | RUS | 2:49.90 | +3.37 | 24.28 | ||
| 7 | 46 | 3180865 | VUORINEN Lauri | 1995 | FIN | 2:50.04 | +3.51 | 25.29 | ||
| 8 | 31 | 3420365 | BRANDSDAL Eirik | 1986 | NOR | 2:51.22 | +4.69 | 33.80 | ||
| 9 | 28 | 3180114 | STRANDVALL Matias | 1985 | FIN | 2:51.36 | +4.83 | 34.80 | ||
| 10 | 49 | 3180404 | KETELAE Toni | 1988 | FIN | 2:51.74 | +5.21 | 37.54 | ||
| 11 | 38 | 3510377 | HEDIGER Jovian | 1990 | SUI | 2:52.53 | +6.00 | 43.24 | ||
| 12 | 29 | 3421698 | FOSSLI Sondre Turvoll | 1993 | NOR | 2:52.62 | +6.09 | 43.88 | ||
| 13 | 14 | 3100110 | HARVEY Alex | 1988 | CAN | 2:52.66 | +6.13 | 44.17 | ||
| 14 | 19 | 3190323 | CHANAVAT Lucas | 1994 | FRA | 2:53.05 | +6.52 | 46.98 | ||
| 15 | 65 | 3670007 | POLTORANIN Alexey | 1987 | KAZ | 2:53.11 | +6.58 | 47.41 | ||
| 16 | 41 | 3300373 | MIYAZAWA Hiroyuki | 1991 | JPN | 2:53.18 | +6.65 | 47.92 | ||
| 17 | 1 | 3180535 | NISKANEN Iivo | 1992 | FIN | 2:53.34 | +6.81 | 49.07 | ||
| 18 | 43 | 3390169 | KILP Marko | 1993 | EST | 2:53.87 | +7.34 | 52.89 | ||
| 19 | 9 | 3500664 | HALFVARSSON Calle | 1989 | SWE | 2:53.93 | +7.40 | 53.32 | ||
| 20 | 30 | 3180221 | JYLHAE Martti | 1987 | FIN | 2:54.00 | +7.47 | 53.83 | ||
| 21 | 73 | 3180990 | HAARALA Juuso | 1996 | FIN | 2:54.56 | +8.03 | 57.86 | ||
| 22 | 32 | 3481163 | RETIVYKH Gleb | 1991 | RUS | 2:54.63 | +8.10 | 58.37 | ||
| 23 | 36 | 3190255 | GROS Baptiste | 1990 | FRA | 2:54.73 | +8.20 | 59.09 | ||
| 24 | 20 | 3420961 | KROGH Finn Haagen | 1990 | NOR | 2:54.95 | +8.42 | 60.67 | ||
| 25 | 50 | 3390101 | RANKEL Raido | 1990 | EST | 2:55.22 | +8.69 | 62.62 | ||
| 26 | 66 | 3530511 | BJORNSEN Erik | 1991 | USA | 2:55.24 | +8.71 | 62.76 | ||
| 27 | 58 | 3180408 | LUUSUA Ari | 1988 | FIN | 2:55.28 | +8.75 | 63.05 | ||
| 28 | 18 | 3420228 | SUNDBY Martin Johnsrud | 1984 | NOR | 2:55.41 | +8.88 | 63.99 | ||
| 29 | 16 | 3421320 | IVERSEN Emil | 1991 | NOR | 2:55.42 | +8.89 | 64.06 | ||
| 30 | 56 | 3180436 | MIKKONEN Juho | 1990 | FIN | 2:55.53 | +9.00 | 64.85 | ||
| 31 | 72 | 3481161 | BELOV Evgeniy | 1990 | RUS | 2:55.66 | +9.13 | 65.79 | ||
| 32 | 2 | 3480695 | BESSMERTNYKH Alexander | 1986 | RUS | 2:55.70 | +9.17 | 66.08 | ||
| 33 | 17 | 3290379 | DE FABIANI Francesco | 1993 | ITA | 2:55.75 | +9.22 | 66.44 | ||
| 34 | 34 | 3530005 | NEWELL Andrew | 1983 | USA | 2:55.91 | +9.38 | 67.59 | ||
| 35 | 39 | 3190345 | JOUVE Richard | 1994 | FRA | 2:55.99 | +9.46 | 68.17 | ||
| 36 | 55 | 3290383 | RASTELLI Maicol | 1991 | ITA | 2:56.54 | +10.01 | 72.13 | ||
| 37 | 23 | 3510023 | COLOGNA Dario | 1986 | SUI | 2:56.58 | +10.05 | 72.42 | ||
| 38 | 68 | 3480013 | VYLEGZHANIN Maxim | 1982 | RUS | 2:56.69 | +10.16 | 73.21 | ||
| 39 | 26 | 3500330 | PETERSON Teodor | 1988 | SWE | 2:56.96 | +10.43 | 75.16 | ||
| 40 | 25 | 3500139 | HELLNER Marcus | 1985 | SWE | 2:57.00 | +10.47 | 75.45 | ||
| 41 | 44 | 3200210 | EISENLAUER Sebastian | 1990 | GER | 2:57.02 | +10.49 | 75.59 | ||
| 42 | 113 | 3300330 | LENTING Akira | 1990 | JPN | 2:57.17 | +10.64 | 76.67 | ||
| 43 | 53 | 3481210 | VITSENKO Alexey | 1990 | RUS | 2:57.21 | +10.68 | 76.96 | ||
| 44 | 108 | 3510342 | BAUMANN Jonas | 1990 | SUI | 2:57.28 | +10.75 | 77.46 | ||
| 45 | 54 | 3050180 | BALDAUF Dominik | 1992 | AUT | 2:57.42 | +10.89 | 78.47 | ||
| 46 | 10 | 3190111 | MANIFICAT Maurice | 1986 | FRA | 2:57.44 | +10.91 | 78.62 | ||
| 47 | 52 | 3660055 | VORANAU Aliaksandr | 1990 | BLR | 2:57.54 | +11.01 | 79.34 | ||
| 48 | 5 | 3421779 | KRUEGER Simen Hegstad | 1993 | NOR | 2:57.55 | +11.02 | 79.41 | ||
| 49 | 67 | 3670075 | BORTSOV Konstantin | 1995 | KAZ | 2:57.72 | +11.19 | 80.63 | ||
| 50 | 93 | 3180766 | OJANSIVU Antti | 1993 | FIN | 2:57.74 | +11.21 | 80.78 | ||
| 51 | 77 | 3180054 | NOUSIAINEN Ville | 1983 | FIN | 2:57.78 | +11.25 | 81.07 | ||
| 52 | 8 | 3481132 | LARKOV Andrey | 1989 | RUS | 2:57.83 | +11.30 | 81.43 | ||
| 53 | 80 | 3150570 | NOVAK Michal | 1996 | CZE | 2:57.85 | +11.32 | 81.57 | ||
| 54 | 70 | 3700049 | MLYNAR Peter | 1988 | SVK | 2:57.93 | +11.40 | 82.15 | ||
| 55 | 42 | 3430103 | STAREGA Maciej | 1990 | POL | 2:57.94 | +11.41 | 82.22 | ||
| 56 | 81 | 3200331 | WICK Thomas | 1991 | GER | 2:57.97 | +11.44 | 82.44 | ||
| 57 | 15 | 3481539 | USTIUGOV Sergey | 1992 | RUS | 2:58.02 | +11.49 | 82.80 | ||
| 58 | 106 | 3300190 | YOSHIDA Keishin | 1987 | JPN | 2:58.26 | +11.73 | 84.53 | ||
| 59 | 79 | 3100248 | LOCKE Julien | 1993 | CAN | 2:58.60 | +12.07 | 86.98 | ||
| 60 | 22 | 3530120 | HAMILTON Simeon | 1987 | USA | 2:58.66 | +12.13 | 87.41 | ||
| 61 | 13 | 3420994 | TOENSETH Didrik | 1991 | NOR | 2:58.79 | +12.26 | 88.34 | ||
| 62 | 109 | 3670022 | VELICHKO Yevgeniy | 1987 | KAZ | 2:58.98 | +12.45 | 89.71 | ||
| 63 | 33 | 3100097 | VALJAS Len | 1988 | CAN | 2:59.11 | +12.58 | 90.65 | ||
| 64 | 112 | 3690030 | PEREKHODA Ruslan | 1987 | UKR | 2:59.14 | +12.61 | 90.87 | ||
| 65 | 64 | 3482119 | CHERVOTKIN Alexey | 1995 | RUS | 2:59.16 | +12.63 | 91.01 | ||
| 66 | 117 | 3500015 | RICKARDSSON Daniel | 1982 | SWE | 2:59.24 | +12.71 | 91.59 | ||
| 67 | 40 | 3190282 | JAY Renaud | 1991 | FRA | 2:59.47 | +12.94 | 93.24 | ||
| 68 | 48 | 3500991 | WESTBERG Karl-Johan | 1992 | SWE | 2:59.52 | +12.99 | 93.60 | ||
| 69 | 71 | 3200241 | BING Thomas | 1990 | GER | 2:59.56 | +13.03 | 93.89 | ||
| 70 | 3 | 3501223 | BURMAN Jens | 1994 | SWE | 2:59.73 | +13.20 | 95.12 | ||
| 71 | 89 | 3390103 | TAMMJARV Karel | 1989 | EST | 2:59.90 | +13.37 | 96.34 | ||
| 72 | 61 | 3050155 | STADLOBER Luis | 1991 | AUT | 3:00.30 | +13.77 | 99.23 | ||
| 73 | 75 | 3100217 | JOHNSGAARD Knute | 1992 | CAN | 3:00.37 | +13.84 | 99.73 | ||
| 74 | 76 | 3100006 | KERSHAW Devon | 1982 | CAN | 3:00.54 | +14.01 | 100.95 | ||
| 75 | 111 | 3090024 | TSINZOV Veselin | 1986 | BUL | 3:00.58 | +14.05 | 101.24 | ||
| 76 | 118 | 3180301 | LEHTONEN Lari | 1987 | FIN | 3:00.96 | +14.43 | 103.98 | ||
| 77 | 92 | 3300351 | EBINA Takanori | 1991 | JPN | 3:01.02 | +14.49 | 104.41 | ||
| 78 | 85 | 3290245 | NOECKLER Dietmar | 1988 | ITA | 3:01.08 | +14.55 | 104.85 | ||
| 79 | 90 | 3190229 | JEANNEROD Alexis | 1991 | FRA | 3:01.64 | +15.11 | 108.88 | ||
| 80 | 51 | 3560101 | SIMENC Miha | 1995 | SLO | 3:02.01 | +15.48 | 111.55 | ||
| 81 | 12 | 3220002 | MUSGRAVE Andrew | 1990 | GBR | 3:02.04 | +15.51 | 111.76 | ||
| 82 | 78 | 3500879 | ERIKSSON Gustav | 1991 | SWE | 3:02.28 | +15.75 | 113.49 | ||
| 83 | 84 | 3150462 | RYPL Miroslav | 1992 | CZE | 3:02.37 | +15.84 | 114.14 | ||
| 84 | 110 | 3530532 | PATTERSON Scott | 1992 | USA | 3:02.67 | +16.14 | 116.30 | ||
| 85 | 115 | 3100175 | KILLICK Graeme | 1989 | CAN | 3:02.85 | +16.32 | 117.60 | ||
| 86 | 59 | 3510417 | KAESER Erwan | 1992 | SUI | 3:03.17 | +16.64 | 119.91 | ||
| 87 | 63 | 3780015 | VAICIULIS Modestas | 1989 | LTU | 3:03.21 | +16.68 | 120.19 | ||
| 88 | 86 | 3670042 | MALYSHEV Sergey | 1994 | KAZ | 3:03.52 | +16.99 | 122.43 | ||
| 89 | 47 | 3180861 | MAEKI Joni | 1995 | FIN | 3:03.57 | +17.04 | 122.79 | ||
| 90 | 24 | 1345875 | GAILLARD Jean Marc | 1980 | FRA | 3:04.14 | +17.61 | 126.90 | ||
| 91 | 88 | 3320185 | KIM Magnus | 1998 | KOR | 3:04.29 | +17.76 | 127.98 | ||
| 92 | 21 | 3420586 | HOLUND Hans Christer | 1989 | NOR | 3:04.83 | +18.30 | 131.87 | ||
| 93 | 69 | 3200072 | KATZ Andreas | 1988 | GER | 3:04.84 | +18.31 | 131.94 | ||
| 94 | 60 | 3560121 | LAMPIC Janez | 1996 | SLO | 3:05.08 | +18.55 | 133.67 | ||
| 95 | 62 | 3100137 | COCKNEY Jesse | 1989 | CAN | 3:05.36 | +18.83 | 135.69 | ||
| 96 | 74 | 3660045 | ASTAPENKA Yury | 1990 | BLR | 3:05.88 | +19.35 | 139.43 | ||
| 97 | 82 | 3690074 | KRASOVSKYI Oleksii | 1994 | UKR | 3:06.81 | +20.28 | 146.14 | ||
| 98 | 99 | 3190280 | TARANTOLA Damien | 1991 | FRA | 3:07.17 | +20.64 | 148.73 | ||
| 99 | 107 | 3200356 | DOBLER Jonas | 1991 | GER | 3:07.36 | +20.83 | 150.10 | ||
| 100 | 45 | 3510351 | FURGER Roman | 1990 | SUI | 3:07.60 | +21.07 | 151.83 | ||
| 101 | 95 | 3660065 | SEMENOV Michail | 1986 | BLR | 3:07.73 | +21.20 | 152.77 | ||
| 102 | 96 | 3120063 | SHANG Jincai | 1993 | CHN | 3:07.75 | +21.22 | 152.91 | ||
| 103 | 94 | 3530629 | CALDWELL Patrick | 1994 | USA | 3:07.96 | +21.43 | 154.42 | ||
| 104 | 114 | 3780033 | STROLIA Tautvydas | 1995 | LTU | 3:08.18 | +21.65 | 156.01 | ||
| 105 | 120 | 3530489 | HOFFMAN Noah | 1989 | USA | 3:08.38 | +21.85 | 157.45 | ||
| 106 | 116 | 3490145 | ROJO Imanol | 1990 | ESP | 3:08.45 | +21.92 | 157.95 | ||
| 107 | 119 | 3150509 | KNOP Petr | 1994 | CZE | 3:08.81 | +22.28 | 160.55 | ||
| 108 | 102 | 3290407 | SALVADORI Giandomenico | 1992 | ITA | 3:10.33 | +23.80 | 171.50 | ||
| 109 | 121 | 3150519 | FELLNER Adam | 1993 | CZE | 3:10.97 | +24.44 | 176.11 | ||
| 110 | 87 | 3700073 | SEGEC Andrej | 1994 | SVK | 3:11.02 | +24.49 | 176.47 | ||
| 111 | 104 | 3510472 | BIELER Livio | 1993 | SUI | 3:11.03 | +24.50 | 176.54 | ||
| 112 | 123 | 3120068 | WANG Qiang | 1993 | CHN | 3:11.48 | +24.95 | 179.79 | ||
| 113 | 105 | 3430249 | BURY Dominik | 1996 | POL | 3:11.49 | +24.96 | 179.86 | ||
| 114 | 129 | 3250038 | EINARSSON Snorri Eythor | 1986 | ISL | 3:11.75 | +25.22 | 181.73 | ||
| 115 | 91 | 3560109 | DOLAR Miha | 1995 | SLO | 3:12.26 | +25.73 | 185.41 | ||
| 116 | 7 | 3180053 | HEIKKINEN Matti | 1983 | FIN | 3:12.50 | +25.97 | 187.14 | ||
| 117 | 101 | 3150069 | JAKS Martin | 1986 | CZE | 3:12.69 | +26.16 | 188.51 | ||
| 118 | 122 | 3220033 | CLUGNET James | 1996 | GBR | 3:14.71 | +28.18 | 203.06 | ||
| 119 | 98 | 3900005 | CHANLOUNG Mark | 1995 | THA | 3:14.94 | +28.41 | 204.72 | ||
| 120 | 97 | 3550114 | BIKSE Indulis | 1995 | LAT | 3:15.05 | +28.52 | 205.51 | ||
| 121 | 103 | 3300270 | NARUSE Kaichi | 1988 | JPN | 3:15.75 | +29.22 | 210.56 | ||
| 122 | 100 | 3220019 | SMITH Callum | 1992 | GBR | 3:15.78 | +29.25 | 210.77 | ||
| 123 | 125 | 3120109 | MAOWULIETIBIEKE Entemake | 1996 | CHN | 3:19.01 | +32.48 | 234.05 | ||
| 124 | 124 | 1255277 | MOELLER Martin | 1980 | DEN | 3:25.47 | +38.94 | 280.60 | ||
| 125 | 126 | 3780048 | KLISEVICIUS Deividas | 1997 | LTU | 3:31.17 | +44.64 | 321.67 | ||
| 126 | 128 | 3720016 | SONINBAYAR Duurenbayar | 1996 | MGL | 3:35.27 | +48.74 | 351.22 | ||
| 127 | 127 | 3720014 | BATMUNKH Achbadrakh | 1994 | MGL | 3:42.31 | +55.78 | 401.95 | ||
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| 83 | 3100268 | KENNEDY Russell | 1991 | CAN | ||||||
| 57 | 3501346 | THORN Viktor | 1996 | SWE | ||||||