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Martin Ponsiluoma Secures Olympic Gold for Sweden in Pursuit Biathlon Race
- On Sunday in Anterselva, Martin Ponsiluoma won the men's 12.5-kilometer pursuit at the Milan Cortina Winter Games, hitting his final five shots to claim Sweden's first biathlon gold in 31 minutes and 11.9 seconds.
- The pursuit start order followed sprint results, with Quentin Fillon Maillet, sprint winner, going first; the 12.5-kilometer race had five 2.5km laps, four shootings, and a 150-meter penalty loop per miss.
- Emilien Jacquelin's two late misses dropped him to bronze, Quentin Fillon Maillet missed three shots and finished seventh, while Sturla Holm Laegreid cleared all targets for silver.
- Starting seventh, Ponsiluoma said it was `a super race` and acknowledged it would take time to grasp his achievement after capitalizing on rivals' penalty loops.
- Laegreid's televised confession on Tuesday drew national attention, and Sturla Holm Laegreid later regretted sharing his story on a day meant for teammates, critics said it detracted from others.
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The Swede Martin Ponsiluoma provides a surprise. The Swiss cannot keep up with the best.
Emilien Jacquelin finished 3rd behind Sweden's Martin Ponsiluoma and Norway's Sturla Holm Laegreid for a long time in the pursuit of the Olympics this Sunday. His first individual Olympic medal.
Biathlon-Ponsiluoma peaks on final shoot for sweet Swedish biathlon gold
ANTERSELVA, ITALY, Feb 15 : After a miserable start to the Winter Olympics for the much-heralded Swedish biathlon team, Martin Ponsiluoma managed to shake off the dust with a perfect series of five shots on the final shoot and superb last lap to grab gold in the men's 12.5km pursuit on Sunday. Known to his t
Martin Ponsiluoma won the gold medal in the pursuit race. Silver went to Laegreid, bronze to Jacqueline. Jakov Fak achieved the best finish in the pursuit.
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Martin Ponsiluoma secures Olympic gold for Sweden in pursuit biathlon race
In an upset for the French men’s biathlon team, Martin Ponsiluoma of Sweden dominated on the shooting range Sunday to take the gold medal in the 12.5-kilometer pursuit biathlon race at the Milan Cortina Winter Games, while Norwegian biathlete Sturla Holm Laegreid won silver.
Biathlon-Sweden's Ponsiluoma shows nerves of steel to win men's 12.5km pursuit gold
ANTERSELVA, ITALY, Feb 15 - Martin Ponsiluoma held his nerve and hit his final five shots to win the men's 12.5km pursuit Olympic race in spectacular fashion on Sunday to finally secure a biathlon medal for Sweden at the Winter Games. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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