Kaisa Makarainen of Finland takes 1st place, Magdalena Neuner of Germany takes 2nd place, Helena Ekholm of Sweden takes 3rd place during the IBU Biathlon World Championships Women's 10km Pursuit on March 6, 2011 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.
Posted on 03/10/2011 10:18:19 PM PST by pissant
Sweden's Helena Ekholm won the gold in the women's 15km at the biathlon world championships in Khanty Mansiysk in Russia on Wednesday.
Ekholm claimed her third world title with a flawless round ahead of two outsiders - Germany's Tina Bachmann at 2min 15.8sec and Ukrainian Vita Semerenko third at 2:52.1sec.
"Today I knew that the shoot would be decisive. It was an incredible relief when the the last target fell," the 26-year-old said after her win.
Conditions were tough for the biathlon athletes; as a storm raging in the Russian town it was unclear in the morning if the event could be staged.
Despite expressing a longing for the end of winter and the dawn of spring as she waited for event, Ekholm was assured as she alone claimed the full pot of 20 shots in the tournament.
The Swede has now hit 50 consecutive targets in this world championships.
German star Magdalena Neuner struggled home fifth with five penalties for missed targets with Finland's Kaisa Makarainen, the newly-crowned world pursuit champion and World Cup leader, finishing 28th with seven penalties.
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Kaisa Makarainen of Finland takes 1st place, Magdalena Neuner of Germany takes 2nd place, Helena Ekholm of Sweden takes 3rd place during the IBU Biathlon World Championships Women's 10km Pursuit on March 6, 2011 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.
I'm still voting for Palin.
Maybe one of these ladies could get appointed as the Swedish Minister for older Minnesotan Suburban Freepers...
Cheers!
I heard it’s like football in Scandinavia.
I don’t care if she is Bi, she is hot!
Thanks for posting these pictures. It was truly a great race. A fantastic competition in abyssmal conditions which really taxed the competitors. To shoot a full score in those gushing winds was just astounding.
Used to love x-c skiing back in the day. Takes a lot of lungs.
Iron Sites, Bolt Action, Swedish Babes... the good old days....
Babes and guns.....no better combination.
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