Norway takes Olympic gold in 3-way sprint in biathlon relay
2 years, 11 months ago

Norway takes Olympic gold in 3-way sprint in biathlon relay

Associated Press  

ZHANGJAIKOU, China — Johannes Thingnes Boe of Norway moved ahead of his French and Russian rivals in the final meters of the mixed relay to take gold Saturday in the first biathlon race of the Beijing Olympics. “We did a great job, the whole team, and I’m so happy to race with such good teammates,” Roeiseland said. “It’s my first Olympic gold, so I’m super happy.” It was Norway’s second Olympic mixed relay gold after winning the race at the 2014 Sochi Games. Sweden, Germany and Belarus followed the front three to the line while the United States came in seventh, the team’s best-ever mixed relay result at the Olympics.

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China wins men's 5,000m relay at Short Track Speed Skating World Tour in Seoul
3 weeks, 4 days ago

China wins men's 5,000m relay at Short Track Speed Skating World Tour in Seoul

China Daily  

SEOUL -- China claimed gold in the men's 5,000m relay on Sunday, the final day of the Short Track Speed Skating World Tour in Seoul. The gold-medal lineup featured Li Wenlong, Liu Shaoang, Liu Shaolin and Sun Long, who showcased outstanding teamwork and delivered a winning time of six minutes and 53.654 seconds, defeating Japan and South Korea in a …

Swiss defend team mixed relay title at cycling worlds
1 year, 5 months ago

Swiss defend team mixed relay title at cycling worlds

The Hindu  

Switzerland overcame a crash to defend its team time-trial mixed relay gold at the cycling world championships in Glasgow on Tuesday. We are a good team.” The Swiss team’s combined winning time over a twisting circuit in the centre of Glasgow, totalling a distance of 40.30 km was 54min 16.20sec. The event, first staged at the 2019 world championships in …

Sweden takes Olympic gold in 4-woman biathlon relay
2 years, 10 months ago

Sweden takes Olympic gold in 4-woman biathlon relay

Associated Press  

ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Elvira Oeberg skied out front, right where she wanted be, and stayed out front all the way to an Olympic gold medal. Oeberg anchored the Swedish team to victory in the four-woman biathlon relay on Wednesday, skiing fast and shooting clean to win her third medal of the Beijing Games. “It’s a special place to be in, …

Norway takes Olympic gold medal in biathlon team relay
2 years, 10 months ago

Norway takes Olympic gold medal in biathlon team relay

Associated Press  

ZHANGJIAKOU, China — The Russians took the lead right at the start of the Olympic four-man biathlon relay Tuesday and stayed well out front until a shooting meltdown at the very end allowed Norway to get a glimpse of gold. I was completely blacked out or I don’t remember anything, but I woke up and we’d won the gold medal.” …

Norwegian brothers win gold, bronze in Olympic biathlon
2 years, 10 months ago

Norwegian brothers win gold, bronze in Olympic biathlon

Associated Press  

ZHANGJIAKOU, China — The Boe brothers packed a 1-3 punch on the Olympic biathlon course. He’s the reason I started in this sport.” Johannes Thingnes skied fast enough over the 10-kilometer course to overcome a missed target and win in 24 minutes, 0.4 seconds. Tarjei Boe, who also won gold in the mixed relay alongside his younger brother, ended up …

Russians take Olympic gold in women’s cross-country relay
2 years, 10 months ago

Russians take Olympic gold in women’s cross-country relay

Associated Press  

ZHANGJIAKOU, China — The Russian team took the lead at the start of the women’s four-person relay and held on at the end to win another Olympic gold medal in cross-country skiing on Saturday. You must win.’ So I am like, ‘OK, we need a good result,’ and I do what I can do.” Tatiana Sorina skied the third lap …

Norway’s Roeiseland shoots her way to Olympic sprint gold
2 years, 10 months ago

Norway’s Roeiseland shoots her way to Olympic sprint gold

Associated Press  

ZHANGJIAKOU, China — Marte Olsbu Roeiseland of Norway put in the best performance of her career when it mattered the most — on an Olympic stage, for an Olympic gold medal. Roeiseland, the overall World Cup leader and sprint leader, hit all 10 targets and finished the 7.5-kilometer women’s sprint race in 20 minutes, 44.3 seconds for her third medal …

Roundup of Olympic gold medals from Saturday, Feb. 5
2 years, 11 months ago

Roundup of Olympic gold medals from Saturday, Feb. 5

Associated Press  

BEIJING — A roundup of gold medals from Saturday, Feb. 5, at the Beijing Games: ___ BIATHLON MIXED RELAY Norway won gold in the biathlon mixed relay, beating France and the Russian team in the first biathlon event of the Beijing Olympics. ___ CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING WOMEN’S 15KM SKIATHLON Cross-country skier Therese Johaug of Norway won the first gold medal of …

Olympics: Italy and Jamaica take sprint relay golds at Tokyo 2020
3 years, 5 months ago

Olympics: Italy and Jamaica take sprint relay golds at Tokyo 2020

Al Jazeera  

Italy capped a historic week on Friday by winning a shock gold in the men’s sprint relay, while Canada won their first gold medal in women’s football after previously taking the bronze in 2012 and 2016. If that race was a surprise, the women’s relay went as widely predicted as the three individual medallists in the 100 metres – Elaine …

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