Fourth in the sprint on Sunday on the same track, Jacquelin (26) has once again proven that he is fully recovered from his fractured left wrist that occurred last summer.

Despite a shooting foul, he was very solid on the skis to earn his first podium of the season.

“Last week's run was better controlled from start to finish but I'm very happy to solidify my prone shot and to have managed to do things a little more naturally on the standing shot. There is still that little bit of something. which I miss to shoot at 5/5 standing but it's going in the right direction ", reacted Jacquelin.

"It's interesting to see that I am able to play on several types of shot. I have fun on fast shots like today but the goal is to be a little more regular while keeping the naturalness. is a big project but I continue to work in this direction ", he added.

In difficulty in the first two races of the World Cup, Quentin Fillon-Maillet (29 years old), 3rd in the general classification during the three previous exercises, was perfectly redeemed by finishing 3rd with a 9/10 with the rifle.

"There was a bit of revenge and uncertainty compared to last week," said Fillon-Maillet. "But I was far from imagining that I was going to revolutionize my ski form in four days, so I I was surprised. I'm very happy with the race. The only downside is that last ball that I shot a bit quickly. I would have liked to put it on to play for the victory. But it gives me confidence and it puts me back in the game. "

Emilien Jacquelin during the 10 km biathlon sprint in Östersund, December 2, 2021 Fredrik SANDBERG TT News Agency / AFP

The two French, however, could not do anything against the formidable Sebastian Samuelsson, impressive on the track.

Already victorious in the sprint on Sunday, the Swede (24), yet the author of a shooting error, still finished with 18 seconds ahead of Jacquelin to sign the third success of his career.

Simon Desthieux, who wore for the first time the yellow jersey of the leader of the World Cup, will for his part return the tunic faster than he hoped.

The Frenchman, 23rd, cedes the first position in the general classification to Samuelsson.

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