Tim Burke has tied for the best finish ever for a U.S. biathlete in a World Cup event by finishing second to Norway's Emil Hegle Svendsen in the men's season-opening race. Hegle Svendsen and Burke each missed one target in the 20-kilometer race, but the Norwegian outskied the American to secure his 12th individual World Cup win. Burke's chance for victory disappeared when he missed a shot at the final shooting station. He earned his first world cup podium finish to match Josh Thompson's... Read Full Story
Austria's Simon Eder won Sunday's mass start here, the final event of the men's biathlon World Cup season. Eder covered the 15km circuit in a time of 37min 14.4sec without picking up any penalty points to beat his compatriot Dominik Landertinger by 12.1sec with Norwegian Ole Einar Bjoerndalen 17s adrift in third. Landertinger took the mass-start title while Bjoerndalen had already wrapped up a record sixth overall World Cup title with a tally of seven wins and eight other podium finishes... Read Full Story
Norway's Ole Einar Bjorndalen became a triple biathlon world champion Tuesday, speeding to victory in the men's individual race. Bjorndalen missed three targets in the crucial four shooting sessions, but skied fastest to win his third gold medal at the world championships. He finished the 20K race in 52 minutes, 28 seconds to beat Christoph Stephan of Germany by 14.1 seconds. Stephan hit all but one of the targets. Slovenian Jakov Fak missed one shot to finish 17.1 seconds behind Bjorndalen... Read Full Story
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