Shocking Jakov Fak Secures His First Win in a Decade

Jakov Fak Secures His First Win in a Decade.

Una cosa bellissima che vedrete oggi: Primož Roglič fa i complimenti a Jakov Fak, fresco vincitore della short individual di casa. pic.twitter.com/k4WYDxKyAL

— Giulia Ficicchia (@handlecuriosity) March 14, 2025

Record win for Jakov Fak of Slovenia: He won the World Cup race in Pokljuka. It was the long-distance legend’s first victory in almost a decade, winning yesterday’s 15 km individual race.

Challenges with in – Jakov Fak

Fak checked off all 20 targets and shot and skied well to claim his ninth career World Cup victory. He was one of only two opponents to make the ball past every shot through sodden conditions. He managed to hold off Norway’s Sturla Holm Laegreid and Sweden’s Martin Ponsiluoma, who were both on skis fractions of a second faster.

Wow! Jakov Fak is about to claim his first victory since March 2015 after a flawless performance at home in @biatlonpokljuka 🤯

Watch it all unfold on https://t.co/p8ATzITmbR and https://t.co/8WieDPZaQf 💥 pic.twitter.com/u8xMbQEzjo

— International Biathlon Union (@biathlonworld) March 13, 2025

Johannes Thingnes Böe, who collected five medals at the most recent World Championships, placed 10th. Even though he missed just one shot, he was one minute 52 seconds behind the winner. That left him surrendering his overall World Cup lead to Laegreid.

It was a disappointing day for the Swiss team. Niklas Hartweg (30th) was their top performer. That was nice shooting — just two misses. His teammates didn’t fare as well: Josha Burkhalter finished 50th (6 misses), Sebastian Stalder, 89th (5 misses) and Arnaud Du Pasquier, 90th (9 misses).

This is pretty much every one of the key takeaways but all of them in a more direct and digestible way. Do text me if you need any more changes!