Quentin Fillon-Maillet won the sprint (10 km) in Ruhpolding (Germany) this Thursday, consolidating his lead at the top of the general classification of the Biathlon World Cup. Fillon-Maillet (29) scored his fourth success of the season, the tenth of his career, by 7.2 seconds ahead of German Benedikt Doll and 32.1 seconds ahead of Belarus Anton Smolski.
In the absence of the best Norwegians, who decided to ignore this German stage with a view to the Beijing Olympics (February 4 to 20), the Frenchman, who scored a clear shot, has performed an excellent operation in the fight for the big crystal globe.
Especially since his two main rivals, the French Emilien Jacquelin and the Swede Sebastian Samuelson, have experienced serious failures. Jacquelin, who made 4 rifle errors, finished in the depths of the standings (52nd) while Samuelson (2 faults) took only 18th place.
Two other French people stood out by joining the Top 10: the young Éric Perrot (8th), who at 20 years old recorded his best World Cup result, and Simon Desthieux (9th).
