Norway wins women's biathlon World Cup relay

More sports January 09, 2013

Norway wins women's biathlon World Cup relay

Photo: AP Norway's Tora Berger celebrates on her way to crossing the finish line during the women's 4x6 kilometers relay race at the Biathlon World Cup competition in Ruhpolding, southern Germany, on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013.

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RUHPOLDING, Germany (AP) — Tora Berger shot perfectly to anchor Norway to an overwhelming victory in a women's biathlon World Cup relay on Wednesday.

Berger barely paused between firing her final shots in ideal conditions before completing the 4x6-kilometer race in 1 hour, 8 minutes, 13.2 seconds — 54.7 seconds ahead of Russia's Olga Zaitseva, who also shot cleanly.

Veronika Zvaricova led the Czech Republic to third, 1:51.8 behind Norway.

Subjects
- Sports,
- Women's biathlon,
- Biathlon,
- Women's sports
People
- Tora Berger
Locations
- Germany,
- Norway,
- Russia,
- Western Europe

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