The final sprint test before the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics was given to the world's top men's biathletes in Ruhpolding, Germany on Saturday.

Stage 5 of the IBU World Cup continued with the men's 10km sprint event featuring 108 competitors. 

Swedish biathlete Sebastian Samuelsson passed the final sprint exam with flying colors after he crossed the line in 21 minutes and 53.8 seconds. The win was his first World Cup victory of the season and the first time he's finished on the podium in an individual event in Ruhpolding.

All signs point toward the Swedish biathlete peaking at the right time before the Winter Olympics in just a few weeks. He skied flawlessly through the course and shot lights out on the range.

The victory was Samuelsson's eighth career win and with it he claimed another top spot. He's now the keeper of the most World Cup wins in the history of the Swedish men's biathlon team.

"It's very cool. I'm very happy with my performance today," Samuelsson said after the race.

Today's victory, along with Hanna Oeberg's win in the women's 7.5km sprint yesterday, completed the sprint sweep for Sweden in Ruhpolding.

Italian biathlete Tommaso Giacomel was going for his fourth straight World Cup win of the season on Saturday but a costly miss on the range landed him in second.

Giacomel finished 17.6 seconds behind the Swedish winner to earn silver in the sprint. He remains the overall World Cup leader for the biathlon season.

Isak Leknes Frey of Norway sprinted across the line 16.5 seconds behind Giacomel to secure the final spot on the podium, his first-ever on the World Cup circuit.

Team USA's Sean Doherty, Maxime Germain and Campbell Wright all qualified for tomorrow's pursuit.

Sunday is the final day of competition in Ruhpolding and features the women's 10km pursuit and the men's 12.5km pursuit events.