Women 10 km Pursuit Competition

Norway’s Marte Olsbu Roeiseland, with just a single penalty, unchallenged from start to finish added her second individual Gold medal at the Beijing Olympic Winter Games by winning the women’s 10 km pursuit this evening in 34:46.9. This evening’s snowy win gave the Norwegian her fourth medal of these Games, having previously win the Sprint Gold medal on Friday, a Gold medal in last week’s mixed relay and Bronze in the women’s 15 km individual. Sweden’s Elvira Oeberg, with three penalties came back from sixth position before the last standing stage, shooting clean to take her second consecutive Silver medal, 1:36.5 back. Olsbu Roeiseland’s teammate Tiril Eckhoff, also with three penalties captured the Bronze medal, 1:48.7 back. Eckhoff’s Bronze medal gave the Norwegian an individual medal in three consecutive Olympic Winter Games. She won her second Olympic Mixed Relay Gold medal last week and now has a seven medals in her career.

Tomorrow’s Olympic pursuits look to be spectacular competitions with Norwegian teammates and sprint Gold medalists Marte Olsbu Roeiseland and Johannes Thingnes Boe going after sprint/pursuit doubles, but strong challengers waiting in the wings if either falters.