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Dunklee and Two Podium Newbies in Nove Mesto Top Three

Harald ZimmerDecember 16, 2016

On Friday morning, Susan Dunklee woke up with a cold. A mild one, but enough to dull the nervous system and wreak havoc on her shooting, she feared. But she had a race ahead of her, the first of hopefully three this weekend, and the US Biathlon veteran forged ahead with her race-day routine in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic. “Once I started warming up, I felt mentally awake and ready,” Dunklee recalled in an email to...

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Sunday Rundown: Lillehammer, Östersund & West Yellowstone (Updated x6)

FasterSkierDecember 4, 2016

Welcome to The Rundown, your quick primer of need-to-know information about the day’s racing. We’ll be updating this digest as the day goes on with additional results, photos and quotes. The Rundown is NOT a race report; stay tuned for complete race reports later today with interviews from the day’s top racers. (Note: This Rundown has been updated to include comments from U.S. Nordic Combined’s Bryan Fletcher, who placed ninth on Sunday at the World...

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Sunday Rundown: Ruka, Östersund, Pontresina & Beitostølen (Updated x6)

FasterSkierNovember 27, 2016

Welcome to The Rundown, your quick primer of need-to-know information about the day’s racing. We’ll be updating this digest as the day goes on with additional results, photos and quotes. The Rundown is NOT a race report; stay tuned for complete race reports later today with interviews from the day’s top racers. *** IBU Cup in Beitostølen: 7.5/10 k sprints [UPDATE] With the second set of men’s and women’s sprints IBU Cup sprint on Friday.) In the women’s...

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Mäkäräinen Wins Second Straight in Khanty; Soukalova Locks Up World Cup Title

Harald ZimmerMarch 19, 2016

Finland's Kaisa Mäkäräinen rolled to another victory in the final IBU World Cup in Russia, beating France's Marie Dorin Habert -- the big winner at World Championships -- by 1.5 seconds in the women's pursuit on Saturday. Susan Dunklee placed 22nd despite four penalties and Canada's Julia Ransom shot clean to rise 20 places to 34th.

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Despite ‘Disaster’, Dunklee Fights to 10th in World Champs Pursuit; Gold for Dahlmeier

Chelsea LittleMarch 6, 2016

Susan Dunklee was skiing in the top five of the biathlon World Championships pursuit until the third shooting stage, where she missed three targets and dropped to 20th. But with the second-fastest ski time of the day, she could salvage her second top ten of the weekend by the finish.

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Dunklee Fights for Fifth; Soukalova Wins Second Straight and Three U.S. Women in Top 25

Alex KochonFebruary 13, 2016

Friday was all about focus for Susan Dunklee. Coming off a historic second-place finish in the IBU World Cup sprint the day before, the U.S. biathlete was looking for more success in the pursuit, starting 18 seconds behind the race leader. On a challenging and cold afternoon, she finished fifth for her best result in a pursuit, while the U.S. women had a banner day with three in the top 25.

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Bailey Catches Green, Anchors U.S. to Best-Ever Fourth in Mixed Relay; Canada Ties Best in 6th

Alex KochonFebruary 8, 2016

Considering anything better than sixth would have been a first-ever for either the U.S. or Canada in Sunday's IBU World Cup mixed relay, that put Lowell Bailey in a bit of a position heading into the final loop. He ended up catching Canada's anchor, Brendan Green for fourth and came within 1.7 seconds of third.

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Quick-Draw Wierer Outshoots Dorin Habert for Canmore Mass Start Win

Alex KochonFebruary 6, 2016

One early miss didn't bog Dorothea Wierer down. Coming off a podium in Friday's sprint, the Italian raced to her third-career IBU World Cup victory in Saturday's mass start, by 20 seconds over France's Marie Dorin Habert. The lone North American in the women's mass start, Susan Dunklee missed 10 targets to place 30th.

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Pidhrushna, Other Late Starters Surprise in Canmore Sprint; Ransom Ties Career-Best 19th

Alex KochonFebruary 5, 2016

The 43rd starter, Ukraine’s Olena Pidhrushna picked off the places to achieve her first World Cup win in four seasons after "retiring" from racing last year. "I realized how much I miss biathlon and how I need it," she said.

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First Regular-Season Win For Yurlova, While Gasparin Gets Her Post-Baby Podium

Chelsea LittleJanuary 23, 2016

Two names on the Antholz pursuit podium were familiar, but also notable: a World Champ who had never won a World Cup, and a new mom who is returning from a year off. Susan Dunklee of the U.S. finished 17th, flying on the tracks with the fourth-fastest ski time of the field.

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Podchufarova Cleans Antholz Sprint for First-Career Win; Two Russians on the Podium

Seth AdamsJanuary 21, 2016

Two Russians cleaned Thursday's sprint at the IBU World Cup in Antholz, Italy, and both landed on the podium. Olga Podchufarova captured her first World Cup win, finishing 8 seconds faster than Italian runner-up Dorothea Wierer, and Russia's Ekaterina Yurlova hit every target for third. Meanwhile, three North Americans qualified for the pursuit: Rosanna Crawford in 33rd, Susan Dunklee in 37th and Julia Ransom in 46th.

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Ukraine’s Relay Shuts the Door on Germany; Canada 9th; USA 16th

Harald ZimmerJanuary 18, 2016

After leading into the final loop of the women’s 4 x 6 k relay on Sunday, Ukraine successfully held off Germany at the finish, to the audible dismay of the packed stadium in Ruhpolding, Germany. The Ukrainian women took the win by 1.2 seconds, Germany finished second and Italy edged Russia in a sprint for third.

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Wierer Dominates Ruhpolding Individual for Second World Cup Win; Crawford 18th

Harald ZimmerJanuary 14, 2016

Italy's Dorothea Wierer tried not to overthink Thursday's 15 k individual race at the IBU World Cup in Ruhpolding and ended up cleaning the four-stage race for her second-career win. Rosanna Crawford returned to the circuit and placed 18th, and Susan Dunklee missed five to finish 50th.

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A Different German, Dahlmeier Tops Ruhpolding Pursuit; Dunklee Takes 15th

Seth AdamsJanuary 9, 2016

Germany's Laura Dahlmeier came from fourth place to take the top spot in Saturday's 10-kilometer pursuit at the biathlon World Cup in Ruhpolding, Germany. In the final push to the finish, Susan Dunklee drew inspiration from the recent U.S. team's Tour de Ski successes to outlunge Italy's Oberhofer for 15th.

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Hildebrand Wins at Home in Germany; Dunklee 11th in Ruhpolding Sprint

Harald ZimmerJanuary 8, 2016

Rambunctious German crowds used to make Franziska Hildebrand nervous, but she excelled under pressure in the first IBU World Cup of 2016, winning Friday's sprint. American Susan Dunklee shot 9-for-10 en route to 11th, while Julia Ransom led Canada in 49th.

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First Relay Victory for Italy; Canadian Women 10th and U.S. 15th

Seth AdamsDecember 13, 2015

The Italian women took their first-ever win in a World Cup relay Sunday in Hochfilzen, Austria, with Italy's Dorothea Wierer besting Germany’s Franziska Preuss by two tenths of a second in an all-out sprint to the finish.

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Mäkäräinen Moves Late to Take Östersund Pursuit; Crawford 23rd

Seth AdamsDecember 6, 2015

While Rosanna Crawford missed five targets in Sunday's IBU World Cup pursuit, she shot quickly -- fifth-fastest overall -- and ended up 23rd to lead Canada in Östersund, Sweden. Her teammate Megan Tandy rose from 46th to 25th with near-perfect shooting, and Julia Ransom placed 36th.

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Crawford Keeps Her Cool for 13th in Östersund 15 k; Egan Leads U.S. in 44th

Alex KochonDecember 3, 2015

If you were wondering whether a podium in the first race of the season took the pressure off Rosanna Crawford for the first individual women’s race on Thursday, the answer is no. The Canadian biathlete explains her mindset and physical form during the 15 k individual, in which she placed 13th.

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Weekend Roundup: Preseason Tuneups; Next Stop, World Cup

BrainspiralNovember 23, 2015

Jessie Diggins collected back-to-back victories in the U.S. Ski Team's first races of the season in Gällivare, Sophie Caldwell, Andy Newell and Canadian Alex Harvey all placed second, and Caitlin Gregg reached the podium as well.

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Wierer Tops Eckhoff in Sjusjøen Season-Opener; Dunklee, Tandy, and Cook Top-30

Chelsea LittleNovember 21, 2015

Just as in this race last season, Italy's Dorothea Wierer shot perfectly to top Norway's Tiril Eckhoff - but this year it was closer, with Eckhoff just three seconds back. Susan Dunklee (USA), Megan Tandy (CAN), and Annelies Cook (USA) placed 21st, 23rd, and 25th, respectively.

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