Haley Batten wins Olympic silver medal in best finish by American mountain biker — then gets fined
Associated PressELANCOURT, France — Haley Batten was fined by the Olympic mountain bike judges for breaking a rule on the final lap of her race Sunday, though she will no doubt gladly pay the modest penalty after her silver medal marked the best finish ever by an American rider. Batten was jockeying for second place with Sweden’s Jenny Rissveds, well behind eventual champion Pauline Ferrand-Prevot, when she went through a lane dedicated for taking on food and drink or stopping for mechanical problems. The fact that Batten was in the mix at Elancourt Hill, where the Olympic mountain bike race took place just outside of Paris, was not a complete surprise. “Being able to perform on one day is really challenging, and everybody at the Olympics is the best in the world,” said Batten, who is coached in part by Kristin Armstrong, the three-time Olympic time trial champion.
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