 Burke initially held that position for just one competition, as he only finished 19th in a 10 km sprint at Oberhof, Germany in adverse weather conditions.The winner, Evgeny Ustyugov of Russia, in turn captured the World Cup leader's yellow bib for the first time in his career.However, Burke recaptured the lead in the very next race (the first mass start of the season) by matching his career-best 2nd-place finish.