Benita Peiffer of Whistler placed 30th and also qualified for Saturday's pursuit in Geilo
Canadian biathletes Benita Peiffer of Whistler and Emily Dickson of Burns Lake have each qualified for Saturday’s IBU Cup biathlon pursuit in Geilo, Norway.
Peiffer shot 7-for-10 and was 2:40.1 behind race winner Paula Botet of France, who stopped the clock in 22:14.9. Dickson also had three misses in her two shooting bouts and ended up 2:59.6 off the gold-medal pace.Marlene Fitchner of Germany and Johanna Skottheim of Sweden took silver and bronze in the sprint.
Martin Uldal of Norway won it in 25:21.8, followed by Johan Olav Botn of Norway and Sverre Dahlen Aspenes of Norway .
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