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ZHANGJIAKOU, China : Swede Stina Nilsson got a chilly reception at the Beijing Games' biathlon venue, posting a picture of her frost-covered face on Instagram ahead of the competition beginning next week.
KYIV : Another Ukrainian biathlon coach, Igor Yashchenko, has tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in Beijing for the Winter Olympics, the Ukrainian biathlon federation said late on Saturday.
Russian biathlon coach Sergei Bashkirov tested positive for COVID-19 upon arriving in Beijing for the Winter Olympics, the Russian Biathlon Union said on Thursday.
Led by a pair of former flag-bearers in Brian McKeever and Mark Arendz, Canada's Para nordic team for the 2022 Beijing Paralympics was announced on Wednesday.
OSTERSUND, Sweden : Swedish Olympic champion Stina Nilsson shocked the sport of cross-country skiing by making an abrupt switch to biathlon, but four years on from her gold medal in Pyeongchang, she has been selected to go to Beijing in her new sport.
Dorothea Wierer mounted a stirring fightback to bounce back from early shooting errors and claim her first World Cup victory of the season on home snow in Antholz-Anterselva. Wierer sat 14th after two prone penalties but was flawless on her next two rounds with the rifle which, combined with a blistering last lap on the skis, was enough to see her finish clear of Dzinara Alimbekava and Anais Chevalier-Bouchet in the 12.5km mass start. Ad/> The Italian flew out the traps in her final lap and built up enough of an advantage to hold on as fatigue hit in the final 300m, Wierer coming home in 35:58.7 with Alimbekava, who had one shooting penalty, 3.7 seconds further back.
Dorothea Wierer mounted a stirring fightback to bounce back from early shooting errors and claim her first World Cup victory of the season on home snow in Antholz-Anterselva. Wierer sat 14th after two prone penalties but was flawless on her next two rounds with the rifle which, combined with a blistering last lap on the skis, was enough to see her finish clear of Dzinara Alimbekava and Anais Chevalier-Bouchet in the 12.5km mass start. Ad/> The Italian flew out the traps in her final lap and built up enough of an advantage to hold on as fatigue hit in the final 300m, Wierer coming home in 35:58.7 with Alimbekava, who had one shooting penalty, 3.7 seconds further back.
Chaos ensued in the women's 4x6km biathlon relay before Norway emerged the victors in Anholtz. The lead changed hands several times in a dramatic relay with Russia and France completing the podium. Ad/> In the men's mass start, Benedikt Doll's fine shooting performance earnt him victory in the final stages in Italy.