Norway’s Roeiseland Shoots Her Way To Olympic Sprint Gold
Feb 11, 2022, 12:16 PM
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ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Marte Olsbu Roeiseland of Norway replicated her top form from throughout this season, using fast skiing and composed, deliberate shooting to become the Beijing Olympic biathlon sprint champion.
Roeiseland, the overall World Cup leader and sprint leader, hit all 10 targets and finished the 7.5-kilometer race in 20 minutes, 44.3 seconds.
Sweden’s Elvira Oeberg, in her first Olympics, also shot clean and skied to silver, 30.9 seconds back.
Another one! 👏
Marte Olsbu Roeiseland (Norway) captures the #Biathlon – women's 7.5km sprint #Gold medal, her 3rd #Beijing2022 medal and 5th Olympic medal overall! #StrongerTogether
— Olympics (@Olympics) February 11, 2022
Her sister, Hanna, won a gold medal in the 2018 Olympics in the individual race.
She finished 19th, 1:34.8 back in the sprint.
Dorothea Wierer of Italy came in 37.2 seconds behind Roeiseland, winning her first individual Olympic medal.
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