Fourcade wins men's 20K race in biathlon World Cup

Europe November 28, 2012

Fourcade wins men's 20K race in biathlon World Cup

Photo: AP Martin Fourcade of France on the shooting range during the first stage of men's 20Km individual Biathlon World Cup 2012/2013 event in Ostersund, Sweden, Wednesday Nov. 28, 2012.

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OSTERSUND, Sweden (AP) — Defending overall champion Martin Fourcade of France won the first individual race of the biathlon World Cup season, taking a men's 20-kilometer event Wednesday ahead of Dominik Landertinger of Austria.

Fourcade and Landertinger both had their only miss at the second of four shooting stations, but the Frenchman used his stronger skiing to finish in 50 minutes, 44.7 seconds, beating the Austrian by 12.3 seconds.

Erik Lesser of Germany was one of only three skiers to shoot cleanly and finished third, 21.7 seconds back. All-time great Ole Einar Bjoerndalen of Norway skipped the event, having just recovered from a cold.

The season-opening World Cup meet continues with a women's 15-kilometer individual race on Thursday. Russia won a mixed relay on Sunday to kick off the season.

Subjects
- Sports,
- Men's biathlon,
- Biathlon,
- Men's sports
People
- Ole Einar Bjoerndalen
Locations
- Sweden,
- Western Europe,
- Europe

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