| Date | 13 February 2026 — 14:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | South Tyrol Arena, Rasen-Antholz, Trentino, Alto Adige | |
| Participants | 90 from 28 countries | |
| Format | Penalty loop (150 metres) skied for each missed target. | |
| Details | Course Length: 10,072 m Height Differential: 38 m Maximum Climb: 21 m Shooting 1: Prone at 3.195 km, 50 m range Shooting 2: Standing at 6.500 km, 50 m range Total Climbing: 325 m | |
The sprint event was considered wide open. Four different Norwegian men had won World Cup sprints in the 2025/26 season, including Johan-Olav Botn, already a 2026 gold medalist in the 20 km event. France had Quentin Fillon Maillet, the silver medalist in the sprint at Beijing 2022. The 2025 World champion was Johannes Thingnes Bø, but the Bø brothers, gold and bronze in the event in 2022, had retired at the end of the 2025 season.
The top five finishers all had perfect shooting, so it came down to the ski times. Fillon Maillet’s teammate Émilien Jacquelin led at the two shooting ranges, but he was passed first by Fillon Maillet and would drop off the podium, eventually finishing fourth only 0.2 seconds behind Lægreid, after physically collapsing in the last lap.
Silver went to Norway’s Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen, 13.7 seconds in arrears, with his teammate Sturla Holm Lægreid winning his second bronze medal of the 2026 Winter Olympics, after he finished third in the 20 km event. The top nine finishers were all from France (3), Norway (4), and Sweden (2).
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Time | Misses | Shooting 1 Misses | Shooting 1 | Shooting 2 Misses | Shooting 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40 | Quentin Fillon Maillet |  FRA | 22:53.1 | 0 | 0 | 7:41.2 (2) | 0 | 15:20.8 (2) | Gold | ||
| 2 | 60 | Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen |  NOR | 23:06.8 | 0 | 0 | 7:44.9 (3) | 0 | 15:31.8 (3) | Silver | ||
| 3 | 56 | Sturla Holm Lægreid | NOR | 23:09.0 | 0 | 0 | 7:48.1 (5) | 0 | 15:35.3 (4) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 42 | Émilien Jacquelin | FRA | 23:09.2 | 0 | 0 | 7:33.6 (1) | 0 | 15:14.5 (1) | |||
| 5 | 44 | Sebastian Samuelsson |  SWE | 23:18.1 | 0 | 0 | 7:51.0 (7) | 0 | 15:40.9 (5) | |||
| 6 | 64 | Johannes Dale-Skjevdal | NOR | 23:36.1 | 2 | 0 | 7:46.4 (4) | 2 | 16:17.3 (12) | |||
| 7 | 50 | Martin Ponsiluoma | SWE | 23:39.8 | 2 | 1 | 7:58.3 (12) | 1 | 16:06.7 (6) | |||
| 8 | 58 | Johan-Olav Botn | NOR | 23:51.3 | 1 | 1 | 8:15.0 (35) | 0 | 16:17.0 (11) | |||
| 9 | 48 | Éric Perrot | FRA | 23:55.2 | 2 | 1 | 7:58.3 (12) | 1 | 16:12.7 (8) | |||
| 10 | 36 | Philipp Horn |  GER | 24:02.3 | 1 | 0 | 7:55.3 (10) | 1 | 16:13.5 (9) | |||
| 11 | 15 | Olli Hiidensalo |  FIN | 24:02.4 | 0 | 0 | 8:02.6 (20) | 0 | 16:14.5 (10) | |||
| 12 | 54 | Campbell Wright |  USA | 24:03.1 | 1 | 1 | 8:05.7 (26) | 0 | 16:08.3 (7) | |||
| 13 | 46 | Lukas Hofer |  ITA | 24:15.2 | 1 | 0 | 7:55.8 (11) | 1 | 16:28.8 (16) | |||
| 14 | 22 | Joscha Burkhalter |  SUI | 24:15.4 | 0 | 0 | 8:05.5 (25) | 0 | 16:23.8 (13) | |||
| 15 | 27 | Sebastian Stalder | SUI | 24:26.8 | 0 | 0 | 8:07.1 (28) | 0 | 16:29.4 (17) | |||
| 16 | 53 | Nicola Romanin | ITA | 24:27.5 | 0 | 0 | 8:12.7 (30) | 0 | 16:27.0 (15) | |||
| 17 | 41 | Niklas Hartweg | SUI | 24:32.0 | 2 | 0 | 7:50.4 (6) | 2 | 16:40.8 (24) | |||
| 18 | 34 | Tero Seppälä | FIN | 24:34.1 | 2 | 1 | 8:25.0 (44) | 1 | 16:44.6 (26) | |||
| 19 | 20 | David Zobel | GER | 24:34.9 | 0 | 0 | 8:03.9 (22) | 0 | 16:30.6 (19) | |||
| 20 | 38 | Vítězslav Hornig |  CZE | 24:35.2 | 1 | 1 | 8:29.7 (51) | 0 | 16:35.2 (20) | |||
| 21 | 74 | Tuomas Harjula | FIN | 24:36.4 | 1 | 0 | 8:08.3 (29) | 1 | 16:40.0 (23) | |||
| 22 | 62 | Tommaso Giacomel | ITA | 24:36.5 | 3 | 2 | 8:28.0 (48) | 1 | 16:44.4 (25) | |||
| 23 | 30 | Justus Strelow | GER | 24:39.5 | 1 | 0 | 7:55.2 (9) | 1 | 16:30.4 (18) | |||
| 24 | 16 | Vitaliy Mandzyn |  UKR | 24:40.5 | 1 | 0 | 8:00.0 (17) | 1 | 16:38.0 (21) | |||
| 25 | 33 | Jakov Fak |  SLO | 24:45.2 | 1 | 0 | 8:05.3 (24) | 1 | 16:46.5 (28) | |||
| 26 | 52 | Philipp Nawrath | GER | 24:46.0 | 3 | 2 | 8:31.8 (56) | 1 | 16:53.9 (30) | |||
| 27 | 21 | Dmytro Pidruchnyi | UKR | 24:47.9 | 2 | 1 | 8:13.6 (33) | 1 | 16:52.2 (29) | |||
| 28 | 26 | Michal Krčmář | CZE | 24:49.9 | 2 | 0 | 8:02.6 (20) | 2 | 16:57.4 (33) | |||
| 29 | 47 | Jan Guńka |  POL | 24:50.5 | 1 | 1 | 8:25.5 (47) | 0 | 16:38.4 (22) | |||
| 30 | 51 | Andrejs Rastorgujevs |  LAT | 24:56.9 | 1 | 0 | 7:54.3 (8) | 1 | 16:24.9 (14) | |||
| 31 | 77 | Adam Runnalls |  CAN | 25:02.5 | 1 | 0 | 8:06.6 (27) | 1 | 16:56.8 (31) | |||
| 32 | 85 | Rihards Lozbers | LAT | 25:05.2 | 2 | 1 | 8:30.3 (54) | 1 | 17:02.0 (36) | |||
| 33 | 4 | Tomáš Mikyska | CZE | 25:05.3 | 1 | 1 | 8:23.0 (41) | 0 | 16:44.6 (26) | |||
| 34 | 37 | Lovro Planko | SLO | 25:06.0 | 3 | 2 | 8:44.0 (70) | 1 | 17:17.3 (43) | |||
| 35 | 17 | Anton Vidmar | SLO | 25:10.0 | 2 | 0 | 7:58.4 (14) | 2 | 17:00.2 (34) | |||
| 36 | 79 | Miha Dovžan | SLO | 25:10.4 | 1 | 0 | 7:58.8 (15) | 1 | 16:56.9 (32) | |||
| 37 | 35 | Grzegorz Galica | POL | 25:10.8 | 2 | 0 | 8:01.0 (18) | 2 | 17:02.2 (38) | |||
| 38 | 49 | Florent Claude |  BEL | 25:13.9 | 2 | 1 | 8:22.8 (40) | 1 | 17:02.1 (37) | |||
| 39 | 84 | Fabian Müllauer |  AUT | 25:16.7 | 2 | 0 | 8:04.3 (23) | 2 | 17:09.7 (40) | |||
| 40 | 65 | Otto Invenius | FIN | 25:20.1 | 4 | 1 | 8:19.8 (38) | 3 | 17:39.6 (60) | |||
| 41 | 32 | Fabien Claude | FRA | 25:23.2 | 5 | 2 | 8:25.4 (46) | 3 | 17:30.8 (55) | |||
| 42 | 10 | Blagoy Todev |  BUL | 25:23.6 | 1 | 1 | 8:31.2 (55) | 0 | 17:01.5 (35) | |||
| 43 | 11 | Malte Stefansson | SWE | 25:23.9 | 2 | 2 | 8:51.7 (74) | 0 | 17:19.9 (44) | |||
| 44 | 73 | Rene Zahkna |  EST | 25:26.9 | 1 | 0 | 8:19.6 (37) | 1 | 17:07.7 (39) | |||
| 45 | 68 | Mikuláš Karlík | CZE | 25:30.2 | 4 | 1 | 8:19.2 (36) | 3 | 17:44.4 (62) | |||
| 46 | 18 | Simon Eder | AUT | 25:31.0 | 2 | 1 | 8:30.2 (53) | 1 | 17:24.8 (48) | |||
| 47 | 31 | Paul Schommer | USA | 25:31.3 | 1 | 1 | 8:35.6 (60) | 0 | 17:14.2 (42) | |||
| 48 | 61 | Zach Connelly | CAN | 25:33.5 | 4 | 0 | 7:59.9 (16) | 4 | 17:38.3 (59) | |||
| =49 | 24 | Vytautas Strolia |  LTU | 25:37.4 | 2 | 1 | 8:29.9 (52) | 1 | 17:19.9 (44) | |||
| =49 | 66 | Patrick Jakob | AUT | 25:37.4 | 2 | 0 | 8:13.1 (32) | 2 | 17:30.3 (53) | |||
| 51 | 72 | Vladislav Kireyev |  KAZ | 25:41.6 | 2 | 1 | 8:29.6 (50) | 1 | 17:27.5 (52) | |||
| 52 | 3 | Edgars Mise | LAT | 25:42.9 | 1 | 0 | 8:20.0 (39) | 1 | 17:25.9 (49) | |||
| 53 | 81 | Kristo Siimer | EST | 25:43.1 | 0 | 0 | 8:24.1 (42) | 0 | 17:13.5 (41) | |||
| 54 | 76 | Dmitrii Shamaev |  ROU | 25:43.3 | 1 | 1 | 8:43.4 (69) | 0 | 17:21.6 (46) | |||
| 55 | 88 | Logan Pletz | CAN | 25:46.7 | 2 | 1 | 8:33.0 (57) | 1 | 17:24.6 (47) | |||
| 56 | 57 | Konstantin Vasilev | BUL | 25:52.3 | 4 | 0 | 8:01.9 (19) | 4 | 17:50.6 (68) | |||
| 57 | 25 | Konrad Badacz | POL | 25:53.3 | 3 | 3 | 9:07.6 (81) | 0 | 17:27.1 (51) | |||
| 58 | 71 | Jakub Borguľa |  SVK | 25:55.0 | 1 | 0 | 8:25.3 (45) | 1 | 17:27.0 (50) | |||
| 59 | 19 | Matija Legović |  CRO | 25:58.6 | 2 | 1 | 8:38.4 (62) | 1 | 17:42.2 (61) | |||
| 60 | 29 | Sondre Slettemark |  DEN | 25:59.5 | 2 | 1 | 8:53.5 (76) | 1 | 17:47.7 (65) | |||
| 61 | 12 | Asset Dyussenov | KAZ | 26:00.3 | 2 | 2 | 9:00.9 (77) | 0 | 17:45.8 (64) | |||
| 62 | 6 | Elia Zeni | ITA | 26:00.4 | 3 | 2 | 9:03.6 (78) | 1 | 17:49.0 (66) | |||
| 63 | 83 | Bohdan Borkovskyi | UKR | 26:06.0 | 2 | 1 | 8:33.6 (58) | 1 | 17:30.8 (55) | |||
| 64 | 23 | Yan Xingyuan |  CHN | 26:08.8 | 2 | 0 | 8:14.9 (34) | 2 | 17:38.2 (58) | |||
| 65 | 80 | Sean Doherty | USA | 26:12.6 | 3 | 1 | 8:42.1 (67) | 2 | 18:00.7 (71) | |||
| 66 | 59 | Maxime Germain | USA | 26:13.4 | 3 | 3 | 9:06.7 (79) | 0 | 17:44.8 (63) | |||
| 67 | 13 | George Marian Colțea | ROU | 26:14.9 | 2 | 0 | 8:12.9 (31) | 2 | 17:30.4 (54) | |||
| 68 | 63 | George Buta | ROU | 26:15.2 | 1 | 1 | 8:52.0 (75) | 0 | 17:34.8 (57) | |||
| 69 | 82 | Marcin Zawół | POL | 26:15.4 | 4 | 3 | 9:14.0 (86) | 1 | 17:59.8 (70) | |||
| 70 | 55 | Vladimir Iliev | BUL | 26:17.8 | 4 | 2 | 8:49.8 (72) | 2 | 18:00.7 (71) | |||
| 71 | 5 | Maksim Fomin | LTU | 26:19.5 | 2 | 1 | 8:41.9 (66) | 1 | 17:49.2 (67) | |||
| 72 | 28 | Jesper Nelin | SWE | 26:23.0 | 5 | 2 | 8:40.8 (65) | 3 | 18:18.4 (83) | |||
| 73 | 7 | Dominic Unterweger | AUT | 26:29.7 | 3 | 1 | 8:40.3 (63) | 2 | 18:04.1 (75) | |||
| 74 | 2 | Jakob Kulbin | EST | 26:30.7 | 2 | 2 | 9:25.3 (87) | 0 | 18:03.6 (74) | |||
| 75 | 1 | Šimon Adamov | SVK | 26:32.0 | 2 | 1 | 8:49.5 (71) | 1 | 18:09.9 (77) | |||
| 76 | 78 | Jeremy Finello | SUI | 26:41.1 | 4 | 2 | 8:51.2 (73) | 2 | 18:10.4 (78) | |||
| 77 | 67 | Renārs Birkentāls | LAT | 26:41.4 | 5 | 3 | 9:13.6 (85) | 2 | 18:24.8 (86) | |||
| 78 | 45 | Pavel Magazeev |  MDA | 26:43.4 | 3 | 1 | 8:33.8 (59) | 2 | 18:00.7 (71) | |||
| 79 | 69 | Mark-Markos Kehva | EST | 26:43.7 | 3 | 2 | 9:12.0 (84) | 1 | 18:08.5 (76) | |||
| 80 | 86 | Jasper Fleming | CAN | 26:46.1 | 4 | 3 | 9:10.8 (83) | 1 | 18:10.6 (79) | |||
| 81 | 14 | Jacques Jefferies |  GBR | 27:02.5 | 3 | 1 | 8:42.6 (68) | 2 | 18:13.1 (80) | |||
| 82 | 75 | Toni Sinapov | BUL | 27:04.4 | 3 | 0 | 8:24.2 (43) | 3 | 18:18.9 (84) | |||
| 83 | 89 | Nikita Čigak | LTU | 27:04.8 | 3 | 2 | 9:08.7 (82) | 1 | 18:19.9 (85) | |||
| 84 | 70 | Karol Dombrovski | LTU | 27:07.0 | 3 | 1 | 8:40.6 (64) | 2 | 18:14.1 (81) | |||
| 85 | 8 | Thierry Langer | BEL | 27:11.3 | 3 | 1 | 8:28.1 (49) | 2 | 17:57.6 (69) | |||
| 86 | 9 | Maksim Makarov | MDA | 27:24.8 | 3 | 3 | 9:37.9 (88) | 0 | 18:35.3 (88) | |||
| 87 | 87 | Raul Flore | ROU | 27:36.9 | 1 | 0 | 8:35.7 (61) | 1 | 18:15.8 (82) | |||
| 88 | 39 | Anton Dudchenko | UKR | 27:37.6 | 3 | 2 | 9:07.4 (80) | 1 | 18:32.1 (87) | |||
| 89 | 43 | Krešimir Crnković | CRO | 28:04.5 | 5 | 3 | 9:47.5 (90) | 2 | 19:29.1 (90) | |||
| 90 | 90 | Choi Du-Jin |  KOR | 28:05.7 | 3 | 3 | 9:44.3 (89) | 0 | 18:56.4 (89) |
