[1][2] The event was won by Arnd Peiffer, with Michal Krčmář taking silver and Dominik Windisch bronze.

The 2014 champion, Ole Einar Bjørndalen, did not qualify for the event, and only the silver medalist, Dominik Landertinger, was competing.

The field also included the 2010 silver, Emil Hegle Svendsen, and bronze, Jakov Fak, medalists.

The early leader was Julian Eberhard, whose result was first improved by Peiffer.

In the victory ceremony the day after, the medals were presented by Irena Szewińska, member of the International Olympic Committee, accompanied by James Carrabre, IBU Vice President of Medical Issues.