Women’s 12.5km mass start biathlon: Norway’s Tiril Eckhoff and Marte Olsbu Røiseland win silver and bronze

Norway’s Tiril Eckhoff secured the silver, and Marte Olsbu Røiseland won the bronze in the women’s 12.5km mass start biathlon on Friday at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Games.

France’s Justine Braisaz-Bouchet won the gold medal. Despite missing four shots, she persevered and managed to secure the title in 40 minutes and 18 seconds.

Eckhoff was 15.3 seconds behind Braisaz-Bouchet, while Olsbu Røiseland was 34.9 seconds back, finishing third.

This is Olsbu Røiseland’s fifth medal at the 2022 Games – she has gold medals in the mixed relay, the 10km pursuit and the 7.5km sprint, and a bronze in the 15km individual.

With these two medals and a total of 12 medals in biathlon, Norway has broken Germany’s 2006 record (at the time, the Germans won 11 medals). 

Source: #Norway Today

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