- Biathlon at the 2002 Winter Olympics
2002 Winter Olympic Games
Biathlon The Biathlon events were held at
Soldier Hollow .Men
10 km Sprint
After finishing 5th in the 30 km cross country only 13,5s behind the winner Chrisian Hoffmann, Bjørndalen wins the gold in the biathlon, where he is by far the best skier.
4 x 7.5 km Relay
After leaders Poirée and Forsberg fail at the last shooting, Pyleva grabs the opportunity to take her first international victory.
15 km Individual
Henkel surprises, while hot favorite Forsberg misses two shots in the last round but wins her first medal.
4 x 7.5 km Relay
Defending champions and major favorites Germany come from behind after the first leg to take the gold medal. Katrin Apel and Uschi Disl also were on the winning 1998 team.
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