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Finland's Kaisa Mäkäräinen capitalized on her past success in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, and won the final sprint of the season on Thursday after winning the sprint there last year. Susan Dunklee placed 25th to lead the North Americans and ranks an unprecedented 13th overall in the IBU World Cup.
After Leading, Canadian Women Slip to 15th; Norway Golden in World Champs Relay
Chelsea LittleMarch 11, 2016
Feeling better than she had all week, Rosanna Crawford led Canada to the front of the World Championships women's relay during the second leg, and Sarah Beaudry got a whole lap leading the field. The team eventually finished 15th as the Norwegian women got a hard-earned and unexpected team gold.
Crawford, Dunklee and Ransom Top 20 in World Champs 15 k (with Photo Gallery)
Chelsea LittleMarch 9, 2016
The top Canadians solved some shooting frustrations, while Susan Dunklee turned in a course time just 6.8 seconds off the fastest of the day to make up for three penalties. Marie Dorin Habert and Anais Bescond gave France both gold and silver in the 15 kilometer individual in Oslo.
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.
Season Bests for Dreissigacker, Nordgren at World Champs; 12 North Americans Into Pursuit
Chelsea LittleMarch 5, 2016
Tim Burke, Hannah Dreissigacker, and Leif Nordgren joined Susan Dunklee in the top 20 in the World Championships sprints, while the entire U.S. and Canadian men's teams made the cuts for Sunday's pursuits.
France Tops IBU World Championships Opening Relay in Oslo; U.S. 10th, Canada 11th
Harald ZimmerMarch 3, 2016
Martin Fourcade versus Simon Schempp: Two perennial rivals duking it out on the final loop of Thursday's mixed relay. It was a fitting end to the first race of the 2016 IBU World Championships in Oslo, Norway. While Fourcade anchored France to gold and Germany took second, the U.S. placed 10th and Canada 11th.
France’s Dorin Habert and Fourcade Dominate Single Mixed Relay; Canada 12th, U.S. 16th
Harald ZimmerFebruary 8, 2016
France stacked its single mixed relay on Sunday in Canmore, putting Marie Dorin Habert and Martin Fourcade in the team-sprint-like event, and the two got what they set out for: first by 45 seconds over Austria and 55 seconds over Norway in third.
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.
The IBU World Cup women's relay podium saw three new teams on Sunday after France won the team event by 17.2 seconds over the Czech Republic, and Russia finished 21.1 seconds back in third. The Canadians ended up 13th and the U.S. settled for 17th after being lapped.
Perfect on the Range, Ransom Makes Her Top-20 Breakthrough in Antholz Pursuit
Chelsea LittleJanuary 23, 2016
22-year-old Canadian biathlete Julia Ransom just wanted to score some World Cup points this year - top 40's - to feel like she was on track. She blew that goal out of the water in the Antholz, Italy, on Saturday, shooting a perfect 20-for-20 and skiing to 19th place.
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.
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.
One day after missing out on a sprint victory by 1.1 seconds, Germany's Laura Dahlmeier picked up the pace late to top France's Marie Dorin Habert in Saturday's pursuit. Susan Dunklee placed 10th for the U.S. with 18-for-20 shooting.
Dunklee Retrieves Old Feelings to Finish Sixth, Best Sprint Result in Two Years (Updated)
Alex KochonDecember 18, 2015
For Susan Dunklee, it felt really good to smell the roses again at the IBU World Cup in Pokljuka, Slovenia. She placed sixth for her best sprint result in two seasons, and three Canadian women, led by Rosanna Crawford in 23rd, qualified for the pursuit as well.
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.
Germany's Laura Dahlmeier rose from sixth to first in the women's pursuit at the IBU World Cup in Hochfilzen, Austria, for her first pursuit victory. Meanwhile, up-and-comer Maren Hammerschmidt notched her second-straight podium for Germany.
Clare Egan had been hoping for a top 60 in the IBU World Cup sprint on Saturday. Imagine how she felt after placing 16th. "It gives me confidence that the work I am doing is good and that I am on the right track,” she explained. Annelies Cook placed 25th for the U.S., Rosanna Crawford led Canada in 22nd, and Zina Kocher, Julia Ransom and Megan Tandy also qualified for the pursuit.
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.
Weekend Roundup: Podium in First World Cup of the Season? No Problem for Canada
BrainspiralDecember 1, 2015
Regardless of when winter officially starts, it's here as far as the ski world is concerned, and there's a lot to be excited about in North American racing. Canadian biathletes Rosanna Crawford and Nathan Smith jumped out to a relay podium in the first IBU World Cup race, and Canadian cross-country skier Alex Harvey took second in the men's 10 k skate in Kuusamo, Finland, for his first early season podium.