Matteo Bianchi dreams big: the Bolzano sprinter has set the best time in the standing kilometer qualifications, being the only athlete capable of going under one minute. His time of 59.915 is a performance that sparks hopes for tonight's final. Behind him, German Maximilian Dornbach (1.00.323) and Czech David Peterka (1.00.513) will be the most accredited rivals in the race for the title. Stefano Minuta also qualifies for the final, having recorded the eighth time in 1.01.618.