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| 08.04.2010 |
| Ambitious Improvement Program in Khanty Mansi... |
| Phase One Completed During Siberian Winter |
| Nicolay Bondarev, President of the Khanty Mansiysk Organizing Committee was as proud as a new father the world as he walked through the newly refurbished stadium recently. He frequently stopped to point out a change or improvement that would help transform a ten-year-old facility into something special for the 2011 IBU World Championships Biathlon . |
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| 22.02.2009 |
| Statements from the Press Conference |
| Men Relay |
| The 51st Biathlon World Championships in Pyeongchang ended with four happy winners from Norway. Here are some reactions from the final press conference... |
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| 22.02.2009 |
| Statements from the Press Conference |
| Women Mass Start |
| The ladies' competitions at Pyeongchang came to an end with the mass start race. Here are some last words by the race's protagonists: |
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| 22.02.2009 |
| Norwegian Men Overcome Penalties, Win Relay |
| Austria Wins Silver, Germany Bronze |
| Despite a penalty each by Emil Hegle Svendsen and Lars Berger, the Norwegian foursome won the final race of the 2009 Biathlon World Championships in Pyeongchang, Korea. Halvard Hanevold and Ole Einar Bjoerndalen had prevented penalties, with Bjoerndalen making the difference in a tight battle against Christoph Sumann of Austria and Michael Greis of Germany on the final leg. |
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| 22.02.2009 |
| Olga Zaitseva wins the Mass Start |
| Russian with fourth Medal in Pyeongchang |
| In the total time of 34:18.3 minutes and with just two penalties, Russia's Olga Zaitseva collected her fourth medal of the Pyeongchang World Championships, winning the mass start ahead of the great surprise Anastasiya Kuzmina (SVK, 2 penalties) and Sweden's Helena Jonsson (2 penalties). |
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| 22.02.2009 |
| Broadcasting the Championships from Korea |
| “Some Challenges, But Good Reactions” |
| "There have been some challenges for us here in Korea, but our rights holders have been generally pleased with our coverage of the World Championships," is how Markku Vainikka of the European Broadcasting Union summed up the television productions. |
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| 21.02.2009 |
| Preview of the final Competitions |
| Mass Start Women and Relay Men |
| The last day of competitions at the Biathlon World Championships again promises pure excitement. After the women's mass start (9:00h CET, 17:00h local time) and the men's relay (11:15h CET, 19:15h local time) gold, silver and bronze medals will again be awarded to the strongest athletes and squads. |
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| 21.02.2009 |
| Reactions after the Women´s Relay |
| After their victory in the World Champs Relay, the Russian women´s team got quite patriotic. Here are some reactions... |
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| 21.02.2009 |
| Russia wins the Relay! |
| Russian Women defeat Favorites from Germany, France third |
| Svetlana Sleptsova, Anna Boulygina, Olga Medvedtseva and Olga Zaitseva stayed clear of the penalty loop and won the women's relay in the total time of 1:13.12.9 hours. Germany finished in a distant second place, 1:15.1 minutes back, ahead of France (+1:27.5). |
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| 21.02.2009 |
| From the Press Conference |
| Mass Start Men |
| Each of the three athletes on the winners' rostrum won their first World Championship medal. Here is what they had to say about the new experience... |
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