The men's sprint competition of the 2026 Winter Olympics was held on 13 February, at the Anterselva Biathlon Arena in Rasen-Antholz. Quentin Fillon Maillet of France won the event, Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen of Norway came second, and his teammate Sturla Holm Lægreid third.
Background The 2022 champion Johannes Thingnes Bø and the bronze medalist Tarjei Bø retired from competitions. The silver medalist, Quentin Fillon Maillet, was in the field, after finishing 8th in the individual. Prior to the Olympics, Éric Perrot was leading the total and Tommaso Giacomel the sprint standings of the 2025–26 Biathlon World Cup. The 2025 World champion was Johannes Thingnes Bø.
Qualification
Results The race was started at 14:00.
Rank Bib Name Country Time Penalties (P+S) Deficit 40 22:53.1 0 (0+0) 60 23:06.8 0 (0+0) 56 23:09.0 0 (0+0) 4 42 23:09.2 0 (0+0) 5 44 23:18.1 0 (0+0) 6 64 23:36.1 2 (0+2) 7 50 23:39.8 2 (1+1) 8 58 23:51.3 1 (1+0) 9 48 23:55.2 2 (1+1) +1:02.1 10 36 24:02.3 1 (0+1) +1:09.2 11 15 24:02.4 0 (0+0) +1:09.3 12 54 24:03.1 1 (1+0) +1:10.0 13 46 24:15.2 1 (0+1) +1:22.1 14 22 24:15.4 0 (0+0) +1:22.3 15 27 24:26.8 0 (0+0) +1:33.7 16 53 24:27.5 0 (0+0) +1:34.4 17 41 24:32.0 2 (0+2) +1:38.9 18 34 24:34.1 2 (1+1) +1:41.0 19 20 24:34.9 0 (0+0) +1:41.8 20 38 24:35.2 1 (1+0) +1:42.1 21 74 24:36.4 1 (0+1) +1:43.3 22 62 24:36.5 3 (2+1) +1:43.4 23 30 24:39.5 1 (0+1) +1:46.4 24 16 24:40.5 1 (0+1) +1:47.4 25 33 24:45.2 1 (0+1) +1:52.1 26 52 24:46.0 3 (2+1) +1:52.9 27 21 24:47.9 2 (1+1) +1:54.8 28 26 24:49.9 2 (0+2) +1:56.8 29 47 24:50.5 1 (1+0) +1:57.4 30 51 24:56.9 1 (0+1) +2:03.8 31 77 25:02.5 1 (0+1) +2:09.4 32 85 25:05.2 2 (1+1) +2:12.1 33 4 25:05.3 1 (1+0) +2:12.2 34 37 25:06.0 3 (2+1) +2:12.9 35 17 25:10.0 2 (0+2) +2:16.9 36 79 25:10.4 1 (0+1) +2:17.3 37 35 25:10.8 2 (0+2) +2:17.7 38 49 25:13.9 2 (1+1) +2:20.8 39 84 25:16.7 2 (0+2) +2:23.6 40 65 25:20.1 4 (1+3) +2:27.0 41 32 25:23.2 5 (2+3) +2:30.1 42 10 25:23.6 1 (1+0) +2:30.5 43 11 25:23.9 2 (2+0) +2:30.8 44 73 25:26.9 1 (0+1) +2:33.8 45 68 25:30.2 4 (1+3) +2:37.1 46 18 25:31.0 2 (1+1) +2:37.9 47 31 25:31.3 1 (1+0) +2:38.2 48 61 25:33.5 4 (0+4) +2:40.4 49 24 25:37.4 2 (1+1) +2:44.3 49 66 25:37.4 2 (0+2) +2:44.3 51 72 25:41.6 2 (1+1) +2:48.5 52 3 25:42.9 1 (0+1) +2:49.8 53 81 25:43.1 0 (0+0) +2:50.0 54 76 25:43.3 1 (1+0) +2:50.2 55 88 25:46.7 2 (1+1) +2:53.6 56 57 25:52.3 4 (0+4) +2:59.2 57 25 25:53.3 3 (3+0) +3:00.2 58 71 25:55.0 1 (0+1) +3:01.9 59 19 25:58.6 2 (1+1) +3:05.5 60 29 25:59.5 2 (1+1) +3:06.4 61 12 26:00.3 2 (2+0) +3:07.2 62 6 26:00.4 3 (2+1) +3:07.3 63 83 26:06.0 2 (1+1) +3:12.9 64 23 Yan Xingyuan 26:08.8 2 (0+2) +3:15.7 65 80 26:12.6 3 (1+2) +3:19.5 66 59 26:13.4 3 (3+0) +3:20.3 67 13 26:14.9 2 (0+2) +3:21.8 68 63 26:15.2 1 (1+0) +3:22.1 69 82 26:15.4 4 (3+1) +3:22.3 70 55 26:17.8 4 (2+2) +3:24.7 71 5 26:19.5 2 (1+1) +3:26.4 72 28 26:23.0 5 (2+3) +3:29.9 73 7 26:29.7 3 (1+2) +3:36.6 74 2 26:30.7 2 (2+0) +3:37.6 75 1 26:32.0 2 (1+1) +3:38.9 76 78 26:41.1 4 (2+2) +3:48.0 77 67 26:41.4 5 (3+2) +3:48.3 78 45 26:43.4 3 (1+2) +3:50.3 79 69 26:43.7 3 (2+1) +3:50.6 80 86 26:46.1 4 (3+1) +3:53.0 81 14 27:02.5 3 (1+2) +4:09.4 82 75 27:04.4 3 (0+3) +4:11.3 83 89 27:04.8 3 (2+1) +4:11.7 84 70 27:07.0 3 (1+2) +4:13.9 85 8 27:11.3 3 (1+2) +4:18.2 86 9 27:24.8 3 (3+0) +4:31.7 87 87 27:36.9 1 (0+1) +4:43.8 88 39 27:37.6 3 (2+1) +4:44.5 89 43 28:04.5 5 (3+2) +5:11.4 90 90 Choi Du-jin 28:05.7 3 (3+0) +5:12.6
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