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Bø and Eckhoff win IBU Biathlon World Cup sprints for Norway in Oberhof Friday, 8 January 2021 Norwegians Johannes Thingnes Bø and Tiril Eckhoff were victorious in the sprint races today at the International Biathlon Union (IBU) Biathlon World Cup leg in Oberhof in Germany. In the mens 10 kilometre sprint, Bø triumphed ahead of his brother, Tarjei Bø to win the gold, despite a late penalty lap for missing a target. It was his 50th IBU World Cup victory of his career. Finishing in a time of...

She ended up 1:23.6 behind the gold-medal pace of Tiril Eckhoff of Norway, who won in 28:24.6. Silver medalist Hanna Oeberg of Sweden moved up from sixth in the start order and began her 10-kilometre pursuit 29.4 seconds behind Eckhoff, who earned the pole position with her win in Friday’s sprint.  Oeberg ended up 22.5 seconds behind Eckhoff, while sister Elvira Oeberg was third, 27.6 off the winning pace. Beaudry earned World Cup points for the second time this season with her 38 th-place...

nd out of 106 racers in Friday’s BMW IBU World Cup women’s sprint. Lunder, a 29-year-old from Vernon, placed 11 th. Only the top 60 sprint finishers qualify for the 10 km pursuit and Beaudry did that with a near-perfect 9-for-10 shooting performance and a finishing time that was 1:42.4 behind that of Norwegian Tiril Eckhoff, who completed the 7.5-kilometre course in 19 minutes 38 seconds. “Not quite enough zoom to get into the points (only the top 40 do) but enough to get a second cha...

Egan achieves criteria for early selection to Olympics Cape Elizabeths Clare Egan wont know her official status until the end of the World Cup biathlon season, but shes now in position to make her second Olympic team. Staff report Share Clare Egan of Cape Elizabeth skis ahead of Norway’s Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold during a 10-kilometer World Cup biathlon sprint on Friday in Hochfilzen, Austria. Egan finished ninth, while Tandrevold placed second to help Norway sweep the three podium positio...

Friday, 18 December 2020 Tiril Eckhoff earned victory in the womens sprint as Norway enjoyed their second clean sweep in as many days at the International Biathlon Union World Cup in Hochfilzen. Eckhoff, a former world sprint champion, completed the 7.5 kilometres course in 19min 38sec to record her second win of the season. The 30-year-old finished in front of team mates Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold and overall World Cup leader Marte Olsbu Røiseland. Despite shooting clean, Tandrevold was seco...

Friday, 11 December 2020 Johannes Dale and Dzinara Alimbekava secured maiden International Biathlon Union (IBU) Biathlon World Cup victories in Hochfilzen in Austria. Norways Dale outshone compatriots Johannes Thingnes Bø and Tarjei Bø to claim gold - and give the national selectors something to think about, having recently been omitted from the relay team. Dale was a clear winner with a clean shooting record in the mens 10 kilometres sprint, finishing in a time of 23min 32.5sec. Frances Que...