Martin Fourcade hunted, but did not succeed with Johannes Thingnes Bö in Poklkuka.
The Frenchman finished 11.4 seconds after Bö, in a race where both accounted for balanced shooting with four zeros each.
"What a competition by Marin Fourcade and Bö, they are so complete," SVT's commentator Niklas Nord said during the broadcast.
If the top duo impressed, the Swedish shooters were much heavier.
The best place right now (the competition is ongoing) is Peppe Femling in a 70th place, followed by Jesper Nelin (74), Torstein Stenersen (76), Gabriel Stegmayr (89) and Oskar Brandt (102).
Jesper Nelin had a spotless shooting, but in the standing he got two threes.
- Lie is really good today. Standing is no control at all. That's really bad. It has to be sharpened, but the situation I take with me, says Jesper Nelin to SVT Sport.
- I can't hold the rifle, I don't know what it is, but it's not just possible. I have no control over the pipe, it goes in all directions.
In three weeks the World Cup will start in Antholz, Italy.