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With Two Top-Ten Finishes in Olympic Mass Start, Canadian Biathlon Proves Its Mettle

Chelsea LittleFebruary 18, 2014

Three men in the 30-racer mass start? Check. Two finishes in the top ten? Check. In a lot of ways it was a best-ever day for the Canadian men's biathlon team, but the squad was left with a slight sense of longing for what could have been. "That’s what they are disappointed about - it’s a mixed feeling because they are so close, and they know they were right there," said coach Jean Paquet.

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After Last-Minute Call, Imrie Represents Canada for First Time in Women’s Mass Start
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After Last-Minute Call, Imrie Represents Canada for First Time in Women’s Mass Start

Alex KochonFebruary 17, 2014

Megan Imrie sensed there was a chance she could race Monday's Olympic biathlon mass start, but she didn't think it was a very good chance. Settled in at the athletes' village that evening, she received a call informing her that she could, 1 1/2 hours before the start. Imrie became the first Canadian woman to race an Olympic mass start, and raced the format for the first time in her career.

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Biathlon Preview with Rosanna Crawford: Olympians Ready for Unique Features, New and Old, of Sochi Courses
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Biathlon Preview with Rosanna Crawford: Olympians Ready for Unique Features, New and Old, of Sochi Courses

Chelsea LittleFebruary 7, 2014

Canada's Rosanna Crawford says that some features of the Sochi course have stayed the same since the World Cup visited last year: the big climbs, the shooting range with an easy approach and huge retaining walls which cut the wind. But as Max Cobb explains, some changes have been made to the courses as well based in part on Organizing Committee layout errors.

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Canadian Biathletes Rocket on to IBU Cup Scene with Five Top-10’s in Opening Sprint (updated)
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Canadian Biathletes Rocket on to IBU Cup Scene with Five Top-10’s in Opening Sprint (updated)

Chelsea LittleNovember 23, 2013

Nathan Smith claimed his first IBU Cup podium in two years by placing second to Russia's Timofey Lapshin in Idre today; Marc-Andre Bedard was seventh and Brendan Green ninth, while Megan Imrie and Megan Heinicke placed sixth and seventh in the women's race. One race into the season, Canada leads the IBU Cup standings - ahead of Norway, Russia, and Germany.

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