Anterselva (Italy) (AFP)
Frenchman Quentin Fillon-Maillet took 3rd place in the Individual of Anterselva on Friday, counting for the Biathlon World Cup and won by Russian Alexander Loginov.
Fillon-Maillet (28) thus climbs for the third time this season on the podium (1 success) and is reassured after a checkered start to winter.
The Jurassian, author of an 18/20 shooting, snatched this 3rd position on the track on the last lap, finally ahead of the Italian Lukas Hofer (4th) by 1 / 10th of a second.
Largely behind in the general classification, which was his main objective, Fillon-Maillet boosts his morale within three weeks of the Pokljuka Worlds (February 10-21).
Loginov (28) was untouchable in this race.
With a 20/20 rifle, the Russian, suspended for EPO use between 2014 and 2016, scored his first victory of the season, the third of his career.
Ultra-fast on skis but deficient in shooting (4 faults), the Norwegian Johannes Boe (10th) gave way at the top of the World Cup to his young compatriot and runner-up Sturla Holm Laegreid (23 years old), who finished 2nd.
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