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Schempp and Hofer Win Antholz Sprint in Rare Tie, Green Skis to Best-Ever Eighth

Lander KarathJanuary 17, 2014

Simon Schempp and Lukas Hofer looked pretty chummy after the finish men’s 10 k sprint at the World Cup in Antholz, Italy this Friday. Maybe their laughter was a product of their relief of finishing a challengingly slow course, or maybe it was that both of them were on the podium for the first time this season. More likely, however, it was the fact they both sat atop that podium in a rare tie for first place having skied the 10 k in 22:44.9.

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Dunklee Becomes First U.S. Female Biathlete to Place Fourth in World Cup Since 1994; Bescond Gets First Win in Antholz

Lander KarathJanuary 16, 20143

It was a day of firsts in the women’s 7.5 k sprint on the trails of Antholz, Italy. New faces found their way onto the podium, and American Susan Dunklee was just 0.6 seconds out, finishing a career-best fourth -- the best result by a U.S. female biathlete since 1994.

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Winter’s in the Air

SusanDNovember 11, 2012

Soon it begins. On Tuesday I will be traveling to Sweden to start another winter of World Cup biathlon racing. It means four months living out of a duffel bag and braving airports almost every week… The thrill of putting on a race bib and standing on a start line in front of TV cameras [...]

Biathlon Racing

Burke 29th in World Cup Biathlon, Canada Strong in 19th and 23rd

FasterSkierJanuary 21, 2010

Antholz, Italy – Tim Burke (USA) finished 29th today in the 20km individual start biathlon race. Burke finished 4:14 behind winner Serguei Sednev (UKR) who had a perfect day on the range. Burke skied well, posting the 6th fastest ski time, but he did not back that performance with his shooting. He had five total misses, the most of anyone in the top-30. He did score 12 World Cup points, and make up ground in...

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Tim Burke takes Third in Oestersund Biathlon 10km sprint

December 5, 20092

This morning in Oestersund, Sweden, Tim Burke proved that his podium performance on Thursday was no fluke by racing to another podium finish in the second of two individual World Cup Biathlon races. For Burke, whose second place finish in Thursday’s 20km race was one of the top finishes in US biathlon history, this weekend will combine to be a historic set of races for both Burke and the team. Ole Einer Bjoerndalen of Norway took first by...