The 24-year-old, who lined up podium places during the season, started with three flawless shooters and looked to be heading for a comfortable victory in Norwegian Holmenkollen.
But after seventeen straight hits in the mass start, Sebastian Samuelsson finished with three booms, which cost him the victory and a podium place.
Sivert Guttorm Bakken won instead after a sprint drama against Sturla Holm Laegreid, who finished half a second behind the compatriot.
Samuelsson finished as eleventh, 1.03.09 after the winner.
That was enough to, as the first Swede since 1993, be in the top three in the overall World Cup.
Martin Ponsiluoma, four booms in total, finished just over four seconds behind Samuelsson and finished twelfth.
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