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Norway takes home 3 biathlon gold from Whistler: While there was no owning the biathlon podium in Vancouver, Norway made another statement as the country to beat at the Winter Olympics.
Bjoerndalen leads Norway to gold in biathlon relay: Norway's Ole Einar Bjoerndalen led his country to its 20th medal of the Vancouver Olympics, clocking 20 minutes 24.4 seconds in the final leg of the men's 4x7.5-kilometre biathlon relay for a first-place finish on Friday afternoon.
Canadian Kocher just misses biathlon podium: Canada's Zina Kocher finished fourth in a World Cup biathlon pursuit event Sunday, the second-best showing of Kocher's career.
N.W.T. town cheers Olympic biathlete Green: Canadian Olympic biathlete Brendan Green is a hometown hero in Hay River, N.W.T., where residents were bursting with pride over his performance in the men's biathlon relay on Friday.
Russia repeats as biathlon relay champion: Running the anchor leg in the women's Olympic 4x6-kilometre biathlon relay on Tuesday, Russian Olga Zaitseva turned around twice to survey her lead, raised her right arm and blew kisses as she neared the finish line, stopping the clock at one hour nine minutes and 36.3 seconds to give Russia its second consecutive gold medal in the event.
Ustyugov coasts to biathlon gold: A smiling Evgeny Ustyugov, who was edged off the podium in the men's individual biathlon race, waved to the crowd at Whistler Olympic Park as he cruised to a first-place finish in the 15-kilometre mass start.
Norway's Berger dominates 15-km biathlon race: Norway's Tora Berger dominated to take gold in the women's 15-kilometre individual biathlon on Thursday at Whistler Olympic Park.
Norway's Svendsen wins biathlon gold: Norway's Emil Hegle Svendsen denied countryman Ole Einar Bjoerndalen his sixth Olympic gold, beating his mentor in the men's 20-kilometre individual biathlon race at the Whistler Olympic Park on Thursday.
Sweden's Ferry gets gold in men's biathlon pursuit: Sweden's Bjorn Ferry won the gold in the men's 12.5-kilometre biathlon pursuit at Whistler Olympic Park on Tuesday.
Germany's Neuner wins biathlon 10-km pursuit: Germany's Magdalena Neuner captured the women's biathlon 10-km pursuit Tuesday, collecting her second medal of the 2010 Olympic Games.
Kuzmina wins Slovakia's 1st gold: Anastazia Kuzmina won Slovakia's first gold medal at the Vancouver Olympics, capturing the women's 7.5-kilometre biathlon sprint at Whistler Olympic Park on Saturday.
France's Jay wins biathlon gold; Le Guellec 6th: Vincent Jay of France shot perfectly in both rounds to propel himself to a surprise Olympic gold medal in the biathlon 10-kilometre sprint on Sunday, while Jean-Philippe Le Guellec set a new Canadian men's standard by finishing sixth.
Wilhelm a 6-time Olympic medallist: Known as Little Red Riding Hood for her bright red hair, Kati Wilhelm is six-time Olympic medallist and a celebrity in Germany, where biathlon is so popular that it's broadcast live on national television.
Kocher, Le Guellec headline Olympic biathlon team: Zina Kocher and Jean-Philippe Le Guellec will lead Canada's biathlon efforts at the Vancouver Olympics next month.
Biathlon course gets fertilizer boost: Fertilizer will be spread across the biathlon course for the women's 7.5-kilometre sprint Saturday because warm weather has made the snow at Whistler Olympic Park wet, heavy and hard to ski on.
Canadian women biathletes grin, bare it to raise cash: Members of the Canadian women's biathlon team are taking their clothes off to raise money for training and competition expenses heading into the 2010 Olympic Games.
In biathlon, concerns about Russia's program: One of the most charismatic and controversial characters in the sport of biathlon will not be found racing the cross-country trails here. Alexander Tikhonov, a celebrated biathlete from the Soviet era, instead works the sidelines, shaking hands with old friends and passing out photo cards that show him draped in colourful medals from his past.