Photo Gallery: IBU World Championship Men’s Pursuit

NOVÉ MĚSTO NA MORAVĚ, Czech Republic – 60 men started within two and a half minutes of each other in Sunday’s World Championships pursuit, but the gold medal was ultimately decided by just 2.4 centimeters, with Emil Hegle Svendsen of Norway outsprinting Martin Fourcade of France. Read our race report; here’s what the action looked like as the 12.5 k, four-stage race developed.

Results

Simon Fourcade (FRA), back from December compartment syndrome surgery, leading a pack through the stadium.

A large pack skis together on the second lap.

Simon Eder (AUT), 12th place, leading Fredrik Lindstrom (SWE), 7th place.

Dmitry Malyshko (RUS) leading Alexis Boeuf (FRA) on the first lap.

Arnd Peiffer (GER) and Bjorn Ferry (SWE).

Tarjei Bø (NOR) and Evgeniy Garanichev (RUS).

Krasimir Anev (BUL) and Erik Lesser (GER) lead a group on the first lap.

Martin Fourcade (FRA) coming into the range.

Dmitry Malyshko (RUS), 4th place, and Alexis Boeuf (FRA), 8th place, approach the range.

Anton Shipulin (RUS) outshot Jakov Fak (SLO) for bronze.

Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR) and Martin Fourcade (FRA).

A train on the second lap: Arnd Peiffer (GER), Andriy Deryzemlya (UKR), Jean Guillaume Beatrix (FRA), and Erik Lesser (GER).

Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR), 10th place, and Dominik Landertinger (AUT), 5th place.

Jakov Fak (SLO), Anton Shipulin (RUS), and Alexis Boeuf (FRA) on the second lap.

Martin Fourcade (FRA) about to catch Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR) on the first lap.

Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR) leading Martin Fourcade (FRA) on the second lap.

Ole Einar Bjørndalen (NOR), Lukas Hofer (ITA), and Dominik Landertinger (AUT) on lap two.

Chelsea Little

Chelsea Little is FasterSkier's Editor-At-Large. A former racer at Ford Sayre, Dartmouth College and the Craftsbury Green Racing Project, she is a PhD candidate in aquatic ecology in the @Altermatt_lab at Eawag, the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology in Zurich, Switzerland. You can follow her on twitter @ChelskiLittle.