Norwegian biathlete Sturla Legrade won his third consecutive World Cup gold medal, winning the sprint in Otepää, Estonia.
The current holder of the Great Crystal Globe began the eighth stage of the season with a victory. He finished the previous stage in Kontiolahti with two gold medals – in the men's relay and mass start.
In total, Legrade's podium streak (in team and individual events) has reached nine consecutive starts. It dates back to the 2026 Olympics, where Sturla won three silver and two bronze medals.
“I found my form at the Olympics. Now everything is easy. I just try to reach my potential – then I don't have to think too much about the results,” SVT quotes Legrade as saying.
Sturla Legrade's podium series for the 2026 Olympics
- 2026 Olympic Games, individual race — bronze
- Olympic Games 2026, sprint — bronze
- Olympic Games 2026, pursuit – “silver”
- Olympic Games 2026, relay – “silver”
- OI-2026, mass start — “silver”
- Kontiolahti (World Cup), individual race – “silver”
- Kontiolahti (World Cup), relay – gold
- Kontiolahti (World Cup), mass start – “gold”
- Otepää (World Cup), sprint – gold
For the second consecutive race, Legrade has not missed a shot: after four “clean” firing ranges in the Kontiolahti mass start, he hit all 10 targets in the Otepää sprint.
The reigning World Cup champion has also closed the gap on the top three in the series overall standings: he is currently in fifth place with 659 points; Swede Sebastian Samuelsson is in third place with 764 points.
Legrade can continue his series of podiums in the pursuit race on Friday, March 13, which he will start with the first starting number, 11 minutes ahead of Frenchman Emilien Jacquelin. The start of the competition is at 14:30 Kyiv time.