Norway’s Tiril Eckhoff took control of this afternoon’s Kontiolahti women’s 10 km pursuit when she cleaned the first prone stage and went unchallenged to victory despite two last standing stage penalties, skiing to her first win of the season in 31:40.8. Italy’s clean-shooting Dorothea Wierer leapfrogged the field from 17th at the start to second place, 15.9 seconds back. Germany’s Denise Hermann, yesterday’s sprint winner, finished third, with three penalties, 19.5 seconds back.