| | Event type
10 kilometres Sprint, Men
| Date | 8 February 2014 — 18:30 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Kompleks Dlya Sorevnovaniy Po Lyzhnym Gonkam i Biatlonu Laura, Mountain Cluster, Krasnaya Polyana | |
| Participants | 87 from 31 countries | |
| Format | Penalty loop (150 metres) skied for each missed target. | |
| Details | Course Length: 10,275 m Height Differential: 57 m Maximum Climb: 28 m Shooting 1: Prone at 3.393 km, 50 m range Shooting 2: Standing at 6.781 km, 50 m range Total Climbing: 381 m | |
With his victory in the men’s 10 km sprint on 8 February, Norwegian Ole Einar Bjørndalen cemented his status as the best biathlete the world has ever seen. His 12th Olympic medal shared the title for most Winter Olympic medals with retired cross-country skier Bjørn Dæhlie, also from Norway. He was near perfect with his shooting and skied well, as Bjørndalen missed just one shot during the standing round, and recorded a brilliant final lap that brought him from fifth to first place. Dominik Landertinger from Austria won silver, his first Olympic medal in an individual distance. He previously had won a silver medal in the men’s relay at Vancouver in 2010. Winning the bronze medal was Czech Jaroslav Soukup in a performance that many considered more surprising than Bjørndalen’s efforts. Before the race, Soukup’s best finish in the sprint in international competition was 27th at the 2013 World Championships. Also surprising were several of the names missing from the podium, including Frenchman Martin Fourcade, who finished sixth, and Norwegian Emil Hegle Svendsen, who placed ninth.
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | Misses | Shooting 1 Misses | Shooting 1 | Shooting 2 Misses | Shooting 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ole Einar Bjørndalen |  NOR | 24:33.5 | 1 | 0 | 8:32.3 (5) | 1 | 17:05.7 (5) | Gold | ||
| 2 | Dominik Landertinger |  AUT | 24:34.8 | 0 | 0 | 8:41.8 (=14) | 0 | 17:10.6 (7) | Silver | ||
| 3 | Jaroslav Soukup |  CZE | 24:39.2 | 0 | 0 | 8:31.4 (3) | 0 | 16:58.9 (1) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Anton Shipulin |  RUS | 24:39.9 | 1 | 0 | 8:17.9 (1) | 1 | 17:00.1 (2) | |||
| 5 | Jean-Philippe Le Guellec |  CAN | 24:43.2 | 0 | 0 | 8:39.2 (11) | 0 | 17:04.9 (4) | |||
| 6 | Martin Fourcade |  FRA | 24:45.9 | 1 | 1 | 8:50.3 (25) | 0 | 17:13.0 (8) | |||
| 7 | Simon Eder | AUT | 24:47.2 | 0 | 0 | 8:32.1 (4) | 0 | 17:02.9 (3) | |||
| 8 | Ondřej Moravec | CZE | 24:48.1 | 0 | 0 | 8:35.3 (9) | 0 | 17:06.1 (6) | |||
| 9 | Emil Hegle Svendsen | NOR | 25:02.8 | 1 | 0 | 8:31.3 (2) | 1 | 17:14.5 (9) | |||
| 10 | Jakov Fak |  SLO | 25:06.5 | 0 | 0 | 8:46.8 (22) | 0 | 17:21.0 (12) | |||
| 11 | Dominik Windisch |  ITA | 25:07.6 | 1 | 1 | 9:04.5 (41) | 0 | 17:32.8 (22) | |||
| 12 | Lukas Hofer | ITA | 25:08.8 | 1 | 0 | 8:33.3 (6) | 1 | 17:22.2 (14) | |||
| 13 | Nathan Smith | CAN | 25:09.7 | 0 | 0 | 8:44.6 (17) | 0 | 17:20.4 (11) | |||
| 14 | Jean-Guillaume Béatrix | FRA | 25:12.1 | 1 | 1 | 9:02.5 (40) | 0 | 17:24.4 (17) | |||
| 15 | Simon Schempp |  GER | 25:16.4 | 0 | 0 | 8:41.2 (12) | 0 | 17:21.8 (13) | |||
| 16 | Andrejs Rastorgujevs |  LAT | 25:20.2 | 1 | 1 | 8:58.2 (36) | 0 | 17:32.5 (21) | |||
| 17 | Fredrik Lindström |  SWE | 25:21.0 | 0 | 0 | 8:39.0 (10) | 0 | 17:16.6 (10) | |||
| 18 | Tim Burke |  USA | 25:23.3 | 1 | 0 | 8:35.1 (8) | 1 | 17:23.1 (16) | |||
| 19 | Christoph Sumann | AUT | 25:25.5 | 0 | 0 | 8:41.3 (13) | 0 | 17:22.5 (15) | |||
| 20 | Erik Lesser | GER | 25:26.7 | 1 | 0 | 8:45.3 (20) | 1 | 17:40.3 (24) | |||
| 21 | Andriy Deryzemlia |  UKR | 25:29.0 | 1 | 0 | 8:34.4 (7) | 1 | 17:26.7 (18) | |||
| 22 | Brendan Green | CAN | 25:31.7 | 1 | 1 | 9:14.1 (50) | 0 | 17:45.3 (25) | |||
| 23 | Carl Johan Bergman | SWE | 25:35.9 | 1 | 0 | 8:44.8 (19) | 1 | 17:39.8 (23) | |||
| 24 | Björn Ferry | SWE | 25:36.4 | 2 | 2 | 9:31.1 (68) | 0 | 17:58.3 (34) | |||
| 25 | Klemen Bauer | SLO | 25:40.7 | 2 | 1 | 9:02.3 (39) | 1 | 17:46.0 (26) | |||
| 26 | Yevgeny Garanichev | RUS | 25:43.0 | 1 | 0 | 8:42.4 (16) | 1 | 17:47.5 (27) | |||
| 27 | Dmitry Malyshko | RUS | 25:48.5 | 0 | 0 | 8:45.7 (21) | 0 | 17:27.2 (19) | |||
| 28 | Uladzimir Chepelin |  BLR | 25:49.7 | 1 | 0 | 8:55.2 (33) | 1 | 18:00.5 (37) | |||
| 29 | Cornel Puchianu |  ROU | 25:50.7 | 0 | 0 | 8:50.4 (26) | 0 | 17:48.9 (28) | |||
| 30 | Michal Šlesingr | CZE | 25:51.7 | 1 | 1 | 9:06.2 (44) | 0 | 17:50.2 (29) | |||
| 31 | Artem Pryma | UKR | 25:57.6 | 1 | 0 | 8:51.7 (28) | 1 | 17:59.2 (35) | |||
| 32 | Siarhei Novikau | BLR | 26:00.8 | 0 | 0 | 8:54.8 (=31) | 0 | 17:53.5 (30) | |||
| 33 | Arnd Peiffer | GER | 26:01.2 | 3 | 2 | 9:26.3 (65) | 1 | 18:20.8 (48) | |||
| 34 | Lowell Bailey | USA | 26:04.1 | 2 | 1 | 9:05.1 (42) | 1 | 18:07.5 (39) | |||
| 35 | Simon Fourcade | FRA | 26:04.2 | 2 | 1 | 9:11.2 (48) | 1 | 17:56.7 (33) | |||
| 36 | Matej Kazár |  SVK | 26:04.8 | 3 | 2 | 9:26.2 (64) | 1 | 18:18.1 (45) | |||
| 37 | Daniel Mesotitsch | AUT | 26:06.6 | 2 | 0 | 8:52.4 (30) | 2 | 18:12.5 (41) | |||
| 38 | Tarjei Bø | NOR | 26:10.1 | 3 | 0 | 8:48.4 (23) | 3 | 18:21.6 (49) | |||
| 39 | Serafin Wiestner |  SUI | 26:10.2 | 2 | 1 | 9:07.4 (46) | 1 | 18:15.5 (43) | |||
| 40 | Serhiy Semenov | UKR | 26:10.4 | 1 | 1 | 9:16.4 (55) | 0 | 18:08.0 (40) | |||
| 41 | Tobias Arwidson | SWE | 26:11.8 | 1 | 1 | 9:10.8 (47) | 0 | 18:00.1 (36) | |||
| 42 | Yan Savitsky |  KAZ | 26:13.0 | 1 | 1 | 9:18.0 (57) | 0 | 18:01.3 (38) | |||
| 43 | Leif Nordgren | USA | 26:17.4 | 0 | 0 | 8:54.8 (=31) | 0 | 17:55.3 (32) | |||
| 44 | Simon Desthieux | FRA | 26:18.2 | 2 | 0 | 8:48.8 (24) | 2 | 18:19.1 (46) | |||
| 45 | Christian De Lorenzi | ITA | 26:25.4 | 2 | 1 | 9:12.1 (49) | 1 | 18:16.5 (44) | |||
| 46 | Tomas Kaukėnas |  LTU | 26:26.2 | 2 | 0 | 8:41.8 (=14) | 2 | 18:20.1 (47) | |||
| 47 | Krasimir Anev |  BUL | 26:28.0 | 3 | 3 | 9:59.7 (81) | 0 | 18:33.6 (55) | |||
| 48 | Daniil Steptšenko |  EST | 26:40.5 | 2 | 1 | 9:16.2 (54) | 1 | 18:27.6 (53) | |||
| 49 | Janez Marič | SLO | 26:41.3 | 1 | 0 | 9:00.7 (37) | 1 | 18:22.2 (50) | |||
| 50 | Pavol Hurajt | SVK | 26:45.8 | 0 | 0 | 8:44.7 (18) | 0 | 17:53.9 (31) | |||
| 51 | Indrek Tobreluts | EST | 26:46.5 | 3 | 0 | 8:51.3 (27) | 3 | 18:53.9 (65) | |||
| 52 | Kauri Kõiv | EST | 26:47.1 | 3 | 2 | 9:35.7 (72) | 1 | 18:45.9 (62) | |||
| 53 | Johannes Thingnes Bø | NOR | 26:51.0 | 4 | 2 | 9:26.8 (66) | 2 | 18:41.8 (60) | |||
| 54 | Yauhen Abramenka | BLR | 26:55.0 | 2 | 1 | 9:15.2 (52) | 1 | 18:40.9 (58) | |||
| 55 | Yury Liadau | BLR | 26:55.1 | 2 | 1 | 9:15.3 (53) | 1 | 18:33.9 (56) | |||
| 56 | Christoph Stephan | GER | 26:55.4 | 2 | 1 | 9:23.3 (60) | 1 | 18:41.3 (59) | |||
| 57 | Sergey Naumik | KAZ | 26:55.5 | 1 | 0 | 9:02.1 (38) | 1 | 18:26.0 (52) | |||
| 58 | Vladimir Iliev | BUL | 26:55.9 | 4 | 2 | 9:42.5 (77) | 2 | 19:07.4 (74) | |||
| 59 | Russell Currier | USA | 26:58.5 | 4 | 4 | 10:24.1 (84) | 0 | 19:05.6 (72) | |||
| 60 | Ahti Toivanen |  FIN | 26:58.6 | 2 | 1 | 9:24.3 (=62) | 1 | 18:45.0 (61) | |||
| 61 | Benjamin Weger | SUI | 27:00.5 | 1 | 1 | 9:31.6 (69) | 0 | 18:39.9 (57) | |||
| 62 | Krzysztof Pływaczyk |  POL | 27:02.3 | 1 | 0 | 9:05.7 (43) | 1 | 18:32.7 (54) | |||
| 63 | Tomáš Hasilla | SVK | 27:05.4 | 3 | 2 | 9:34.0 (71) | 1 | 18:55.6 (67) | |||
| 64 | Roland Lessing | EST | 27:06.3 | 3 | 0 | 8:56.6 (35) | 3 | 18:54.7 (66) | |||
| 65 | Lee Jackson |  GBR | 27:07.5 | 1 | 0 | 8:56.0 (34) | 1 | 18:22.5 (51) | |||
| 66 | Martin Otčenáš | SVK | 27:07.8 | 3 | 1 | 9:17.9 (56) | 2 | 18:59.4 (=68) | |||
| 67 | Milanko Petrović |  SRB | 27:08.2 | 3 | 1 | 9:19.1 (59) | 2 | 18:52.9 (64) | |||
| 68 | Mihail Klecherov | BUL | 27:13.6 | 2 | 1 | 9:53.0 (78) | 1 | 19:18.1 (76) | |||
| 69 | Hidenori Isa |  JPN | 27:15.2 | 3 | 1 | 9:24.1 (61) | 2 | 19:08.5 (75) | |||
| 70 | Peter Dokl | SLO | 27:20.1 | 1 | 1 | 9:37.2 (74) | 0 | 18:49.1 (63) | |||
| 71 | Alexei Almoukov |  AUS | 27:24.6 | 2 | 0 | 9:06.6 (45) | 2 | 19:03.5 (71) | |||
| 72 | Scott Perras | CAN | 27:32.1 | 3 | 2 | 9:36.7 (73) | 1 | 18:59.4 (=68) | |||
| 73 | Tomáš Krupčík | CZE | 27:39.3 | 2 | 1 | 9:27.9 (67) | 1 | 19:00.0 (70) | |||
| 74 | Ivan Zlatev | BUL | 27:48.5 | 2 | 1 | 9:24.3 (=62) | 1 | 19:06.6 (73) | |||
| 75 | Łukasz Szczurek | POL | 27:57.2 | 2 | 2 | 10:11.4 (83) | 0 | 19:25.9 (78) | |||
| 76 | Jarkko Kauppinen | FIN | 27:57.8 | 3 | 2 | 9:57.5 (80) | 1 | 19:29.9 (79) | |||
| 77 | Károly Gombos |  HUN | 28:04.3 | 1 | 0 | 9:40.6 (76) | 1 | 19:41.6 (81) | |||
| 78 | Anton Pantov | KAZ | 28:05.0 | 4 | 2 | 10:04.2 (82) | 2 | 19:44.2 (82) | |||
| 79 | Markus Windisch | ITA | 28:14.4 | 2 | 1 | 9:37.6 (75) | 1 | 19:20.8 (77) | |||
| 80 | Lee In-Bok |  KOR | 28:35.9 | 1 | 0 | 9:31.7 (70) | 1 | 19:39.6 (80) | |||
| 81 | Ren Long |  CHN | 28:53.2 | 4 | 0 | 9:15.1 (51) | 4 | 20:16.1 (84) | |||
| 82 | Víctor Lobo |  ESP | 28:53.3 | 4 | 4 | 11:06.4 (86) | 0 | 20:27.6 (85) | |||
| 83 | Grzegorz Guzik | POL | 29:17.2 | 5 | 4 | 11:12.5 (87) | 1 | 20:52.2 (86) | |||
| 84 | Rafał Lepel | POL | 29:25.8 | 2 | 1 | 9:54.0 (79) | 1 | 19:59.9 (83) | |||
| 85 | Dias Keneshev | KAZ | 30:06.8 | 4 | 2 | 10:36.7 (85) | 2 | 21:16.6 (87) | |||
| Serhiy Sednev | UKR | [26:16.8] | [1] | [1] | [9:18.2] (AC) | [0] | [18:15.1] (AC) | 1 | |||
| Yevgeny Ustyugov | RUS | [25:19.1] | [1] | [1] | [8:52.3] ([29]) | [0] | [17:31.2] ([20]) | 2 |