Belarusian biathletes claimed gold in women’s relay. The team, which included Nadezhda Skardino (bronze medalist of 2014 Olympics), Iryna Kryuko, Dzinara Alimbekava and Darya Domracheva (4-time gold, silver and bronze medalist of Winter Olympics), finished in 1 hour 12 minutes 03.4 seconds.Swedish athletes, Linn Persson, Mona Brorsson, Anna Magnusson and Hanna Oeberg (winner of 15 […]
Continue readingFrench team of biathletes, which included Marie Dorin Habert, Anais Bescond, Simon Desthieux and Martin Fourcade, won gold in the mixed relay. The athletes finished the race in 1 hour 08 minutes and 34.3 seconds.It’s the third Olympic medal for Marie Dorin Habert, who won silver and bronze at 2010 Vancouver. Anais Bescond gained her […]
Continue readingAnastasiya Kuzmina from Slovakia won a gold medal in women’s mass start by finishing in 35 minutes 23.0 seconds. It’s the third medal of the athlete at these Olympics as she already has 2 silver medals in individual and pursuit. Moreover, she is 2-time Olympic gold medalist in sprint of 2010 and 2014 and is […]
Continue readingGerman biathlete Laura Dahlmeier, who is an overall World Cup winner in 2016/17 season, won the women’s 7500 km sprint and became an Olympic champion. She ran the distance in 21 minutes and 6.2 seconds.Marte Olsbu from Norway earned a silver medal, finishing in 21 minutes 30.4 seconds and Veronika Vitkova from the Czech Republic, […]
Continue readingBiathlon is such a kind of sports, which demands not only good skills in cross-country skiing, but also in rifle shooting. And women turn out to be excellent at both these disciplines. Though female athletes started to compete in biathlon at the Olympic Games only in 1992, they already have a great number of astonishing […]
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