15 kilometres Mass Start, Men
| Date | 18 February 2018 — 20:15 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Alpensia Biathlon Centre, Alpensia Resort, Mountain Cluster, Daegwallyeong | |
| Participants | 30 from 13 countries | |
| Format | Penalty loop (150 metres) skied for each missed target. | |
| Details | Course Length: 14,986 m Height Differential: 37 m Maximum Climb: 38 m Shooting 1: Prone at 2.824 km, 50 m range Shooting 2: Prone at 5.913 km, 50 m range Shooting 3: Standing at 9.002 km, 50 m range Shooting 4: Standing at 12.091 km, 50 m range Total Climbing: 510 m | |
The mass start had 30 participants and was the last of the four men’s events at the Alpensia Biathlon Centre. It started on 18 February at 20:15. The gold medal was decided in a photo finish between French Martin Fourcade and German Simon Schempp, with Fourcade winning by centimetres. The bronze medal went to Norwegian Emil Hegle Svendsen, who beat German Erik Lesser in the last metres.
The race was started with bib numbers 1-3 for the three gold medal winners of the earlier individual Olympic races, 4-6 to the silver medalists and 7-9 to the bronze medalists. None of the competitors hit all their targets in the pursuit event. The race was not influenced by bitter cold and heavy winds, as were many of the biathlon events, but had relatively warm temperatures.
| Pos | Competitor | NOC | Time | Misses | Shooting 1 Misses | Shooting 1 | Shooting 2 Misses | Shooting 2 | Shooting 3 Misses | Shooting 3 | Shooting 4 Misses | Shooting 4 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Fourcade |  FRA | 35:47.3 | 2 | 1 | 7:16.6 (19) | 0 | 14:29.7 (8) | 0 | 21:43.9 (1) | 1 | 29:26.0 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | Simon Schempp |  GER | 35:47.3 | 1 | 0 | 6:58.3 (8) | 0 | 14:26.8 (5) | 0 | 21:45.0 (2) | 1 | 29:26.4 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | Emil Hegle Svendsen |  NOR | 35:58.5 | 2 | 1 | 7:19.0 (22) | 0 | 14:36.4 (15) | 1 | 22:19.2 (9) | 0 | 29:47.9 (4) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Erik Lesser | GER | 35:58.9 | 2 | 0 | 6:59.8 (11) | 0 | 14:20.7 (2) | 0 | 21:46.0 (3) | 2 | 29:48.5 (5) | |||
| 5 | Benedikt Doll | GER | 36:06.1 | 1 | 0 | 6:55.3 (3) | 0 | 14:20.3 (1) | 1 | 22:13.4 (7) | 0 | 29:45.2 (3) | |||
| 6 | Julian Eberhard |  AUT | 36:18.0 | 3 | 1 | 7:16.5 (18) | 0 | 14:30.2 (9) | 1 | 22:12.7 (6) | 1 | 30:05.5 (8) | |||
| 7 | Erlend Bjøntegaard | NOR | 36:19.4 | 2 | 0 | 7:00.9 (12) | 0 | 14:26.4 (4) | 2 | 22:33.3 (13) | 0 | 30:13.6 (10) | |||
| 8 | Tarjei Bø | NOR | 36:21.9 | 3 | 1 | 7:18.4 (21) | 0 | 14:33.7 (13) | 2 | 22:39.4 (17) | 0 | 30:12.9 (9) | |||
| 9 | Jesper Nelin |  SWE | 36:21.9 | 2 | 0 | 6:56.1 (5) | 2 | 15:06.5 (23) | 0 | 22:35.4 (16) | 0 | 30:14.8 (11) | |||
| 10 | Jakov Fak |  SLO | 36:23.4 | 1 | 0 | 6:54.9 (2) | 0 | 14:27.7 (7) | 1 | 22:19.7 (10) | 0 | 29:55.7 (6) | |||
| 11 | Ondřej Moravec |  CZE | 36:23.6 | 1 | 0 | 7:02.9 (13) | 0 | 14:30.2 (10) | 0 | 21:56.5 (5) | 1 | 30:04.6 (7) | |||
| 12 | Dominik Landertinger | AUT | 36:47.3 | 1 | 0 | 7:05.1 (14) | 0 | 14:31.0 (11) | 1 | 22:26.6 (11) | 0 | 30:23.4 (12) | |||
| 13 | Arnd Peiffer | GER | 36:47.5 | 4 | 1 | 7:17.1 (20) | 0 | 14:34.2 (14) | 1 | 22:15.2 (8) | 2 | 30:34.4 (14) | |||
| 14 | Simon Eder | AUT | 37:01.0 | 3 | 1 | 7:11.0 (15) | 0 | 14:27.5 (6) | 0 | 21:50.7 (4) | 2 | 30:27.5 (13) | |||
| 15 | Fredrik Lindström | SWE | 37:02.6 | 3 | 0 | 6:56.5 (6) | 0 | 14:24.9 (3) | 2 | 22:32.8 (12) | 1 | 30:37.5 (15) | |||
| 16 | Johannes Thingnes Bø | NOR | 37:07.3 | 3 | 0 | 6:59.1 (9) | 3 | 15:35.0 (27) | 0 | 23:10.5 (25) | 0 | 30:57.2 (20) | |||
| 17 | Dominik Windisch |  ITA | 37:07.7 | 4 | 0 | 6:55.9 (4) | 1 | 14:46.5 (19) | 2 | 22:54.6 (21) | 1 | 30:50.8 (16) | |||
| 18 | Lukas Hofer | ITA | 37:07.7 | 4 | 1 | 7:19.7 (24) | 1 | 15:01.2 (21) | 0 | 22:34.0 (14) | 2 | 30:56.7 (19) | |||
| 19 | Antonin Guigonnat | FRA | 37:15.3 | 5 | 1 | 7:24.1 (26) | 0 | 14:36.8 (16) | 2 | 22:40.0 (18) | 2 | 30:56.4 (18) | |||
| 20 | Klemen Bauer | SLO | 37:19.8 | 4 | 1 | 7:13.7 (16) | 0 | 14:32.6 (12) | 2 | 22:43.1 (19) | 1 | 30:55.3 (17) | |||
| 21 | Tero Seppälä |  FIN | 37:25.0 | 3 | 1 | 7:19.5 (23) | 2 | 15:25.1 (26) | 0 | 23:07.7 (24) | 0 | 30:58.3 (21) | |||
| 22 | Simon Desthieux | FRA | 37:45.9 | 5 | 1 | 7:14.1 (17) | 2 | 15:11.6 (24) | 2 | 23:36.9 (27) | 0 | 31:21.4 (24) | |||
| 23 | Sebastian Samuelsson | SWE | 37:58.8 | 4 | 0 | 6:59.7 (10) | 1 | 14:48.6 (20) | 2 | 23:05.2 (23) | 1 | 31:19.3 (23) | |||
| 24 | Serafin Wiestner |  SUI | 38:00.9 | 3 | 2 | 7:43.3 (28) | 1 | 15:41.6 (28) | 0 | 23:33.6 (26) | 0 | 31:26.9 (25) | |||
| 25 | Timofei Lapshin |  KOR | 38:07.4 | 1 | 0 | 6:51.2 (1) | 1 | 14:43.6 (17) | 0 | 22:44.0 (20) | 0 | 30:59.4 (22) | |||
| 26 | Michal Krčmář | CZE | 38:09.9 | 5 | 1 | 7:21.2 (25) | 1 | 15:01.8 (22) | 1 | 23:03.9 (22) | 2 | 31:44.4 (28) | |||
| 27 | Benjamin Weger | SUI | 38:10.5 | 5 | 2 | 7:43.7 (29) | 2 | 15:58.6 (29) | 1 | 23:58.9 (29) | 0 | 31:44.0 (27) | |||
| 28 | Andrejs Rastorgujevs |  LAT | 38:47.4 | 3 | 0 | 6:57.9 (7) | 1 | 14:46.0 (18) | 0 | 22:34.9 (15) | 2 | 31:28.4 (26) | |||
| 29 | Quentin Fillon Maillet | FRA | 38:57.5 | 7 | 3 | 8:09.7 (30) | 2 | 16:30.4 (30) | 2 | 24:46.8 (30) | 0 | 32:27.3 (30) | |||
| 30 | Tomas Kaukėnas |  LTU | 38:58.0 | 5 | 2 | 7:41.7 (27) | 0 | 15:19.7 (25) | 2 | 23:56.2 (28) | 1 | 32:21.6 (29) |