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20 kilometres, Men

Date10 February 2026 — 13:30
StatusOlympic
LocationSouth Tyrol Arena, Rasen-Antholz, Trentino, Alto Adige
Participants89 from 28 countries
FormatOne-minute penalty for each missed target.
DetailsCourse Length: 20,767 m
Height Differential: 46 m
Maximum Climb: 21 m
Shooting 1: Prone at 4.012 km, 50 m range
Shooting 2: Standing at 8.134 km, 50 m range
Shooting 3: Prone at 12.256 km, 50 m range
Shooting 4: Standing at 16.378 km, 50 m range
Total Climbing: 639 m

The defending gold medalist was France’s Quentin Fillon Maillet, and he was still considered formidable, but he expected challenges from his teammate, Éric Perrot, the World Cup leader and 2025 World champion in this event. Norwegian newcomer Johan-Olav Botn, who had won three of the World Cup races at this distance in the 2025/26 season, was also a medal favorite.

Fillon Maillet had the fastest ski time but missed four shots and the penalties (one minute for each target missed in this event) dropped him back to eighth place. Perrot led early but he was passed by Botn, who had a perfect shooting performance that brought him the gold medal. Behind him Perrot took silver, while bronze went to Norway’s Sturla Holm Lægreid, the 2021 World Champion in the event. For Botn, it was his first Olympic medal, and for Lægreid, his first individual Olympic medal. At the finish Botn signaled to the sky, in memory of his teammate Sivert Guttorm Bakken, who died in December in a hotel in Lavaze, Italy.

Despite the win by Botn, and his remembrance of Bakken, the biggest headlines were reserved for the bronze medalist, Lægreid. In an interview with NRK television he inexplicably decided to tell the world how sorry he was for cheating on his girlfriend of the past six months, noting, “Six months ago, I met the love of my life and the most beautiful and kindest person in the world. Three months ago, I made my biggest mistake and cheated on her.” His girlfriend, who wished not to be identified, stated that it would be hard to forgive him.

PosNumberCompetitorNOCAdjusted TimeMissesSkiingShooting 1 MissesShooting 1Shooting 2 MissesShooting 2Shooting 3 MissesShooting 3Shooting 4 MissesShooting 4
158Johan-Olav BotnNOR51:31.5051:31.5 (7)010:04.7 (4)020:17.8 (3)030:47.1 (1)041:22.5 (1)Gold
238Éric PerrotFRA51:46.3150:46.3 (3)09:42.8 (1)120:41.7 (6)031:08.9 (2)041:34.2 (2)Silver
362Sturla Holm LægreidNOR52:19.8151:19.8 (5)09:52.6 (2)020:00.7 (1)131:23.9 (4)041:55.4 (3)Bronze
427Olli HiidensaloFIN53:01.2053:01.2 (21)010:23.5 (12)020:58.5 (7)031:42.8 (5)042:32.5 (4)
540Philipp NawrathGER53:03.0152:03.0 (12)111:10.9 (37)021:32.8 (13)032:11.8 (6)042:48.7 (5)
652Tommaso GiacomelITA53:59.0350:59.0 (4)110:57.8 (35)122:00.4 (23)032:23.1 (8)143:39.3 (6)
746Sebastian SamuelssonSWE54:00.8252:00.8 (11)010:09.0 (5)020:29.9 (4)031:11.5 (3)243:47.3 (7)
854Quentin Fillon MailletFRA54:20.9450:20.9 (1)110:44.9 (30)222:37.3 (36)032:57.1 (15)144:14.9 (9)
948Martin PonsiluomaSWE54:26.2351:26.2 (6)09:54.5 (3)020:04.0 (2)232:40.8 (12)144:15.6 (10)
1044Johannes Dale-SkjevdalNOR54:32.2450:32.2 (2)211:55.4 (70)022:02.0 (24)032:23.1 (8)244:40.5 (15)
1182Otto InveniusFIN54:39.5153:39.5 (25)111:34.7 (57)022:23.2 (30)033:06.7 (17)044:12.4 (8)
1222Jesper NelinSWE54:45.3252:45.3 (17)111:16.6 (41)021:51.0 (18)032:36.8 (11)144:32.2 (14)
1356Martin UldalNOR54:48.0351:48.0 (9)110:56.4 (34)021:12.1 (9)132:47.7 (14)144:19.4 (11)
1415Patrick BraunhoferITA55:01.7154:01.7 (28)010:33.6 (20)021:08.8 (8)133:19.8 (19)044:22.9 (12)
1568Tuomas HarjulaFIN55:15.0154:15.0 (31)010:18.7 (8)122:03.3 (25)033:05.4 (16)044:25.5 (13)
1650Lukas HoferITA55:32.5352:32.5 (15)010:13.1 (7)020:35.1 (5)132:21.1 (7)244:57.1 (16)
1716Fabien ClaudeFRA55:46.9451:46.9 (8)212:08.3 (75)123:29.3 (54)033:50.6 (25)145:18.7 (18)
186Dmytro PidruchnyiUKR56:10.4353:10.4 (22)010:10.4 (6)323:44.6 (58)034:36.2 (39)045:34.5 (19)
1932Vytautas StroliaLTU56:15.0155:15.0 (52)010:32.4 (18)021:21.2 (11)032:35.4 (10)145:01.0 (17)
2083Miha DovžanSLO56:28.0155:28.0 (55)010:36.1 (22)021:37.4 (15)033:11.6 (18)145:46.5 (23)
2124David ZobelGER56:31.8254:31.8 (36)010:37.3 (24)223:28.4 (52)034:30.1 (35)045:42.5 (21)
2263Blagoy TodevBUL56:34.9254:34.9 (37)111:28.0 (49)022:20.2 (29)033:35.8 (22)145:50.4 (25)
2317Lucas FratzscherGER56:38.7254:38.7 (38)010:30.6 (15)021:17.7 (10)133:26.0 (21)145:44.0 (22)
2469Patrick JakobAUT56:40.0254:40.0 (40)111:40.5 (63)022:33.9 (34)134:22.5 (34)045:54.8 (27)
2531Elia ZeniITA56:46.5353:46.5 (27)111:38.3 (60)224:20.8 (68)035:14.0 (51)046:13.1 (30)
2634Vítězslav HornigCZE56:47.0254:47.0 (41)111:30.7 (52)022:24.5 (31)134:30.6 (36)045:50.7 (26)
2742Campbell WrightUSA56:53.9254:53.9 (43)111:17.5 (42)123:00.0 (44)034:21.7 (33)045:49.1 (24)
2826Vitaliy MandzynUKR56:55.0452:55.0 (18)010:19.4 (9)121:51.5 (19)133:24.1 (20)246:24.6 (35)
2913Jakov FakSLO56:55.5254:55.5 (44)111:37.4 (58)022:36.9 (35)134:51.4 (44)046:08.2 (28)
3055Karol DombrovskiLTU57:00.0156:00.0 (62)010:36.1 (22)122:48.3 (40)034:01.8 (29)045:34.8 (20)
315Renārs BirkentālsLAT57:00.7255:00.7 (46)111:39.7 (62)123:41.7 (56)034:56.8 (45)046:15.8 (33)
3211Dominic UnterwegerAUT57:08.5255:08.5 (50)111:42.1 (64)022:40.2 (37)135:02.4 (47)046:12.5 (29)
3357Grzegorz GalicaPOL57:10.2354:10.2 (30)111:21.2 (44)021:52.3 (20)234:56.8 (45)046:16.3 (34)
3436Simon EderAUT57:16.9255:16.9 (53)010:29.3 (14)021:37.1 (14)133:50.7 (26)146:15.4 (32)
3577Anton DudchenkoUKR57:21.7156:21.7 (70)010:43.1 (28)122:52.1 (42)034:34.5 (37)046:13.8 (31)
3630Joscha BurkhalterSUI57:22.0354:22.0 (35)111:37.7 (59)123:16.2 (48)034:16.8 (31)146:28.8 (36)
371Viktor BrandtSWE57:38.3453:38.3 (24)111:12.4 (38)021:48.2 (16)032:42.1 (13)346:48.2 (40)
3818Michal KrčmářCZE57:45.4453:45.4 (26)111:30.5 (51)224:10.6 (66)136:11.1 (69)047:12.6 (46)
3974George ButaROU57:46.8156:46.8 (74)111:52.4 (68)023:06.8 (46)034:44.8 (41)046:32.2 (37)
4028Philipp HornGER57:50.8651:50.8 (10)212:14.7 (77)123:37.9 (55)135:15.8 (53)247:44.9 (54)
4135Andrejs RastorgujevsLAT57:51.4354:51.4 (42)111:18.8 (43)022:03.9 (26)134:19.7 (32)146:36.7 (38)
4278Rene ZahknaEST57:55.5255:55.5 (61)010:53.4 (32)123:26.0 (51)034:46.7 (42)147:12.5 (45)
4384Marcin ZawółPOL57:58.9354:58.9 (45)010:21.4 (10)122:13.0 (27)134:47.8 (43)147:18.0 (48)
4472Paul SchommerUSA58:00.4157:00.4 (76)010:32.9 (19)021:49.3 (17)033:41.0 (24)146:38.5 (39)
4543Pavel MagazeevMDA58:02.3355:02.3 (47)111:31.6 (55)123:28.7 (53)034:41.6 (40)146:58.5 (44)
4661Florent ClaudeBEL58:04.2355:04.2 (48)111:29.5 (50)224:24.8 (69)035:31.2 (56)046:58.4 (43)
4739Mark-Markos KehvaEST58:09.3157:09.3 (77)010:49.8 (31)022:13.8 (28)034:06.2 (30)146:52.3 (41)
4865Lovro PlankoSLO58:16.9454:16.9 (32)010:40.5 (25)122:31.2 (33)134:35.3 (38)247:35.4 (50)
4925Konrad BadaczPOL58:19.7454:19.7 (34)212:22.4 (79)124:02.2 (65)136:03.8 (65)047:16.1 (47)
5086Nikita ČigakLTU58:22.4157:22.4 (79)010:54.4 (33)123:17.5 (49)035:08.2 (48)046:56.8 (42)
5120Tero SeppäläFIN58:22.5652:22.5 (13)212:18.4 (78)123:47.2 (60)236:27.1 (70)148:04.5 (58)
529Thierry LangerBEL58:35.8355:35.8 (56)010:33.7 (21)122:47.9 (39)236:05.9 (67)047:40.1 (52)
5341Vladislav KireyevKAZ58:49.4355:49.4 (59)111:22.2 (45)224:32.0 (72)035:59.2 (63)047:30.8 (49)
5423George Marian ColțeaROU58:50.7355:50.7 (60)111:53.4 (69)123:59.7 (63)035:12.9 (50)147:36.9 (51)
5560Émilien JacquelinFRA58:59.4652:59.4 (20)211:58.4 (72)123:15.9 (47)034:00.7 (28)347:55.4 (56)
564Maksim FominLTU59:00.0356:00.0 (=62)010:41.1 (27)122:51.1 (41)135:14.0 (51)147:43.0 (53)
572Yan XingyuanCHN59:01.5356:01.5 (65)010:43.6 (29)021:57.4 (22)235:28.7 (55)148:02.3 (57)
5870Kristo SiimerEST59:09.6356:09.6 (66)111:48.6 (65)124:01.6 (64)136:36.6 (71)048:18.0 (60)
598Niklas HartwegSUI59:11.5653:11.5 (23)111:14.2 (39)021:52.3 (20)133:39.3 (23)448:31.4 (61)
6037Sebastian StalderSUI59:18.3356:18.3 (68)010:23.4 (11)021:22.6 (12)133:53.4 (27)247:46.4 (55)
6159Jan GuńkaPOL59:25.2455:25.2 (54)111:31.3 (54)022:25.1 (32)235:39.1 (59)148:05.1 (59)
6212Sondre SlettemarkDEN59:44.5356:44.5 (73)011:10.7 (36)224:35.3 (75)036:09.6 (68)148:43.1 (62)
6376Jeremy FinelloSUI59:44.9752:44.9 (16)111:14.8 (40)223:45.5 (59)135:27.9 (54)349:10.2 (67)
6451Adam RunnallsCAN1-00:04.5555:04.5 (49)111:26.1 (47)224:29.9 (70)136:48.5 (72)149:09.4 (66)
6567Taras LesiukUKR1-00:31.5456:31.5 (71)111:33.2 (56)224:31.4 (71)036:05.2 (66)148:52.3 (63)
6673Zach ConnellyCAN1-00:39.1654:39.1 (39)111:26.4 (48)325:16.5 (79)137:29.8 (74)149:47.6 (70)
6749Maxime GermainUSA1-00:44.9357:44.9 (82)010:28.0 (13)223:49.2 (61)035:52.6 (61)148:55.4 (65)
6866Mikuláš KarlíkCZE1-00:48.6555:48.6 (58)010:32.0 (17)122:42.9 (38)135:11.1 (49)349:45.8 (69)
6980Toni SinapovBUL1-00:50.1456:50.1 (75)111:51.0 (67)123:57.5 (62)035:42.4 (60)249:29.8 (68)
7064Dmitrii ShamaevROU1-00:59.2258:59.2 (86)111:50.7 (66)023:24.1 (50)035:34.9 (57)148:53.8 (64)
7153Anton VidmarSLO1-01:06.9754:06.9 (29)212:29.1 (81)225:08.7 (78)035:59.2 (63)350:03.9 (73)
723Matija LegovićCRO1-01:11.4655:11.4 (51)111:31.2 (53)123:44.0 (57)135:58.8 (62)350:27.7 (77)
7375Fabian MüllauerAUT1-01:17.4754:17.4 (33)111:25.1 (46)224:14.3 (67)338:15.1 (78)150:24.6 (76)
7429Asset DyussenovKAZ1-01:20.2556:20.2 (69)212:47.6 (84)225:44.5 (83)138:17.6 (80)050:03.0 (72)
7533Vladimir IlievBUL1-01:22.8952:22.8 (14)313:09.1 (86)225:35.6 (80)339:12.2 (84)150:58.0 (79)
7647Krešimir CrnkovićCRO1-01:32.3457:32.3 (81)010:30.7 (16)122:56.9 (43)135:38.3 (58)249:50.7 (71)
7788Logan PletzCAN1-01:42.9556:42.9 (72)212:46.0 (83)125:04.3 (77)137:46.2 (76)150:16.8 (75)
7819Konstantin VasilevBUL1-01:55.1952:55.1 (19)313:37.0 (88)226:20.0 (87)339:53.5 (86)151:36.1 (80)
7921Jacques JefferiesGBR1-02:11.0458:11.0 (83)111:59.7 (74)124:33.7 (74)137:14.0 (73)150:09.7 (74)
807Sean DohertyUSA1-02:16.8656:16.8 (67)111:55.5 (71)023:03.3 (45)337:32.2 (75)250:57.8 (78)
8110Petr HákCZE1-02:48.3755:48.3 (57)212:44.0 (82)225:47.3 (84)138:16.7 (79)251:40.3 (82)
8245Šimon AdamovSVK1-03:01.4756:01.4 (=62)010:40.6 (26)425:40.7 (82)138:18.4 (81)251:36.2 (81)
8379Edgars MiseLAT1-04:51.0658:51.0 (85)111:59.3 (73)124:33.5 (73)137:47.5 (77)353:05.8 (85)
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8587Choi Du-JinKOR1-05:07.651-00:07.6 (88)213:05.4 (85)126:08.6 (86)240:43.1 (87)052:57.0 (83)
8685Jasper FlemingCAN1-05:15.5857:15.5 (78)111:39.1 (61)325:59.2 (85)239:46.3 (85)253:38.9 (87)
8714Jakob KulbinEST1-05:17.3758:17.3 (84)213:12.2 (87)226:37.8 (88)341:41.1 (88)053:36.4 (86)
8871Rihards LozbersLAT1-05:25.7857:25.7 (80)313:42.6 (89)428:50.6 (89)141:46.3 (89)053:49.8 (89)
8989Raul FloreROU1-06:25.141-02:25.1 (89)112:23.1 (80)125:40.1 (81)038:43.7 (83)253:46.0 (88)