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| 27.02.2010 |
| Golden Relays in Whistler Video |
| It is All History Now |
| The Men’s Relay was the final biathlon competition at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, and all of the results are now in the history books. |
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| 26.02.2010 |
| Veterans plus Youth Equal Gold For Norway |
| Convincing victory Anchored by Björndalen |
| The Norwegian team of 40-year-old Halvard Hanevold, 21-year-old Tarjei Boe, Emil Hegle Svendsen and Ole Einar Björndalen convincingly won the Gold medal in the Men’s 4 X 7.5K relay in 1:21:38.1 today. The Norwegian squad used just seven spare rounds to take the Gold. |
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| 25.02.2010 |
| Skiing the Olympic 2.5K Loop Video |
| IBU Referee Christophe Vassallo Explains the Tracks |
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| 25.02.2010 |
| Introducing The Volunteers |
| Crew Members at Biathlon Stadium Share their Olympic Experiences |
| The people in Whistler and Vancouver jokingly but lovingly call them “Smurfs” for their bright blue jackets which make them look a bit like the famous cartoon characters. Their outfit makes it easy for anyone who needs assistance to recognize them, the Olympic volunteers. About 25, 000 people from around the world, most of them from North America, came to Vancouver or Whistler to be part of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. They took time off from work; some travelled long distances and now stay in cramped living quarters. Still, they stay friendly and welcome the many guests from around the world. They do not just experience the Olympic Spirit but they themselves are a big part of it. |
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| 23.02.2010 |
| Russia Cruises to Relay Gold |
| France Comes Back to Take Silver |
| The Russian team of Svetlana Sleptsova, Anna Bogaliy-Titovets, Olga Medvedtseva, and Olga Zaitseva took the Women’s 4 X 6K Relay Gold medal today, using just five spare rounds on their way to a 1:09:36.3 victory. |
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| 23.02.2010 |
| Relays - Final Medal Opportunities; Best of t... |
| Strength in Numbers |
| The Relay competitions on Tuesday and Friday are the final opportunities for biathlon medals in these Olympic Winter Games. They will either prove to be a final stamp of success or another disappointment for the teams on the starting line. |
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| 22.02.2010 |
| One Day with Noel Charchuk; Stadium Video Tou... |
| Long Days in the Stadium |
| Noel Charchuk is the Chief of Stadium at the Whistler Olympic Park Biathlon Stadium and theChair of the Officials Committee for Biathlon Canada. He lives in Calgary but during the 2010 Olympic Winter Games he makes sure that everything in the stadium area of the Biathlon venue is going smoothly. One day he showed Biathlonworld.com around and talked about his busy schedule. |
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| 21.02.2010 |
| Neuner Outruns Penalties to Take Mass Start G... |
| Zaitseva Silver; Hauswald Bronze |
| Two penalties did not deter Magdalena Neuner today as she came from behind to take the Gold medal in the 12.5K Mass Start competition in 35:19.6. |
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| 21.02.2010 |
| Ustyugov Perfect in Mass Start |
| First Biathlon Medal for Russia at Whistler Olympic Park |
| Russia’s Evgeny Ustyugov captured the Gold medal in the 15K Mass Start competition this morning in 35:35.7. The 24-year-old Russian, with a clean shooting performance gave his country its first medal in the biathlon competitions this week at Whistler Olympic Park. |
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| 20.02.2010 |
| Best of the Best in Mass Start |
| Two Golds for Norway Video |
| The upcoming Mass Start competitions on Sunday at Whistler Olympic Park will be the biathlon showcase events of the season. The 30-competitor fields in both the Men’s 15K and the Women’s 12.5K will have the very best biathletes in the world on the starting line. |
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