 Thus Jakov Fak won Croatia their first-ever World Championship medal in biathlon.After his success in the World Championships, the expectations were high, but Fak's World Cup race performances in the 2009–10 season were substandard.He managed to win his first points in the World Cup only on 23 January 2010, with a 24th place in Antholz, and was by that time largely forgotten by the public.