Marte Olsbu Roeiseland wins her third medal of the games with gold in biathlon sprint at Beijing 2022

Norway’s Marte Olsbu Roeiseland has won the women’s 7.5km biathlon sprint to take her third medal of the Games. She finished thirty seconds ahead of the chasing pack, which not only shows her dominance in this race, but also gives her a big head start going into the pursuit later in the Games. Ad/> Roeiseland already had gold from the mixed relay, as well as an individual bronze, so her victory completes an impressive hat trick of medals in Beijing, with more still available to her.

/> Beijing 2022'It's really emotional' — Fourcade on seeing compatriot Fillon Maillet win gold08/02/2022 AT 14:30 'No one is gonna steal it from you' — Fourcade congratulates Fillon Maillet after biathlon gold 'Gold for Norway' — Thingnes Boe storms to victory in biathlon mixed relay Beijing 2022 Olympic Games: Schedule, big names, key events and more For those new to biathlon, the discipline is cross country skiing mixed with rifle shooting. Athletes take part in a time trial, where their skiing is disrupted at intervals by the need to stop and shoot at targets using a rifle, which is carried on the competitors’ back throughout. Got it? Good.

Let’s get back to the action, starting with one of the event favourites having a bad day at the office. World champion Tiril Eckhoff went off first but was quickly up against it after picking up a penalty at the second shoot having already missed once in the first. Eckhoff was well off the pace and struggled to find the form which saw her take gold as part of the Norwegian mixed relay team — alongside Roeiseland — earlier in the Games.