Lou Jeanmonnot wins the pursuit, third victory in as many races at Oberhof for France

Before emerging in the lead with this last shot, Jeanmonnot had to get rid of his compatriots. Starting with more than thirty seconds in advance, Paula Botet, winner of the sprint on Thursday, set off for the first time at this level with the pack on her heels. Very solid on her first pass in front of the targets, the Vosgienne let her teammates come back by opening the door with 2 faults on her second lying down. At that time, there were five of them in the first six places with in order Julia Simon, Paula Botet, Jeanne Richard, Lou Jeanmonnot and Océane Michelon, and only the Bulgarian Milena Todorova inserted in 5th position.