Alexander Os, a 35-year-old Norwegian ex-Olympian who founded "Team Feskslogs" after being left off the national team, almost won today's mass start - but Germany's Simon Schempp got him at the end. Juliya Dzhyma of Ukraine won the women's race. Leif Nordgren (USA) placed 19th and Megan Tandy (CAN) 40th in their respective races.
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.
Magdalena Neuner (GER) left the door open in the women’s 10k pursuit. But Anastasia Kuzmina (SVK) couldn’t shut it. When a penalty by Neuner in the final shooting stage left Kuzmina trailing by just six seconds, the Slovakian had a chance to reel in the leader over the final two k loop. But Neuner put the hammer down, steadily pulling away to win her second medal in three days. After hitting all 20 shots, Marie...
Breaking two bones in your hand a month before the Olympic Games doesn’t sound like good preparation. But it sure didn’t hurt Anastasia Kuzmina. Shaking off an early miss, as well as the injury she suffered in early January, the Russian-turned-Slovakian won her country’s first Olympic medal in biathlon—and its first-ever gold in the Winter Games—on Saturday in the women’s 7.5k sprint. The announcers characterized Kuzmina’s win as a surprise, but her win comes after...