Old rivals Norway and Sweden headed into the final shooting segment of the men’s biathlon relay locked in a battle for first. Fredrik Lindstroem of Sweden missed just once.
But Emil Svendsen of Norway, whose poor shooting at the end dropped Norway from first to fourth four years ago, missed three times. As a consolation, this time it only dropped Norway from first to second, rather than fourth.
More Gold for Netherlands in Speedskating
Kjeld Nuis of the Netherlands, the 1,500-meter winner, edged Havard Lorentzen of Norway, the 500-meter winner, in the men’s 1,000-meter speedskating race. It was the seventh gold medal for the Netherlands out of 12 events so far.
A Canadian 1-2 in Ski Cross
Kelsey Serwa and Brittany Phelan won gold and silver for Canada in the ski cross race. “I feel like I couldn’t have done anything different out there, and I really felt great today from our alarm clock to every heat,” Serwa said.
This article originally appeared in The New York Times.
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