PHOTOS: Biathlon Mixed relay at Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics
February 19, 2014
Czech Republic's Gabriela Soukalova shoots during the mixed biathlon relay at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) ( Sochi Olympics Biathlon )
SOCHI, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 19: Veronika Vitkova of the Czech Republic leads the field in the 2 x 6 km Women + 2 x 7 km Men Mixed Relay during day 12 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Laura Cross-country Ski & Biathlon Center on February 19, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) ( 470366039 )
Lukas Hoffer of Italy in action during the Mixed Relay competition at the Laura Cross Biathlon Center during the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 19 February 2014. EPA/VALDRIN XHEMAJ ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
Karin Oberhofer of Italy in action during the Mixed Relay competition at the Laura Cross Biathlon Center during the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 19 February 2014. EPA/VALDRIN XHEMAJ ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
Dominik Windisch of Italy in action during the Mixed Relay competition at the Laura Cross Biathlon Center during the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 19 February 2014. EPA/HENDRIK SCHMIDT ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
Gabriela Soukalova of Czech Republic in action during the Mixed Relay competition at the Laura Cross Biathlon Center during the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 19 February 2014. EPA/HENDRIK SCHMIDT ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
Simon Hallenbarter of Switzerland in action during the Mixed Relay competition at the Laura Cross Biathlon Center during the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 19 February 2014. EPA/HENDRIK SCHMIDT ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
Daniel Boehm of Germany in action during the Mixed Relay competition at the Laura Cross Biathlon Center during the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 19 February 2014. EPA/VALDRIN XHEMAJ ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
Selina Gasparin of Switzerland in action during the Mixed Relay competition at the Laura Cross Biathlon Center during the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 19 February 2014. EPA/VALDRIN XHEMAJ ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
Tora Berger of Norway in action during the Mixed Relay competition at the Laura Cross Biathlon Center during the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 19 February 2014. EPA/VALDRIN XHEMAJ ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
Ondrej Moravec (L) Jaroslav Soukup (C) and Veronika Vitkova (R) of Czech Republic celebrate after the Mixed Relay competition at the Laura Cross Biathlon Center during the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 19 February 2014. EPA/VALDRIN XHEMAJ ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
Switzerland's Selina Gasparin competes during the mixed biathlon relay at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) ( Sochi Olympics Biathlon )
Switzerland's Elisa Gasparin shoots during the mixed biathlon relay at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) ( Sochi Olympics Biathlon )
Lukas Hofer of Italy in action during the Mixed Relay competition at the Laura Cross Biathlon Center during the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 19 February 2014. EPA/HENDRIK SCHMIDT ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
Scott Perras of Canada, Krzysztof Plywaczyk of Poland and Simon Hallenbarter of Switzerland compete in the 2 x 6 km Women + 2 x 7 km Men Mixed Relay during day 12 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Laura Cross-country Ski & Biathlon Center on February 19, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) ( 470375425 )
Lukas Hofer of Italy competes in the 2 x 6 km Women + 2 x 7 km Men Mixed Relay during day 12 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Laura Cross-country Ski & Biathlon Center on February 19, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) ( 470375761 )
Ole Einar Bjoerndalen of Norway in action during the Mixed Relay competition at the Laura Cross Biathlon Center during the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 19 February 2014. EPA/HENDRIK SCHMIDT ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
Kadri Lehtla of Estonia competes in the 2 x 6 km Women + 2 x 7 km Men Mixed Relay during day 12 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Laura Cross-country Ski & Biathlon Center on February 19, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) ( 470376033 )
Tora Berger of Norway, Tiril Eckhoff of Norway and Ole Einar Bjoerndalen of Norway run to congratulate Emil Hegle Svendsen of Norway after winning gold in the 2 x 6 km Women + 2 x 7 km Men Mixed Relay during day 12 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Laura Cross-country Ski & Biathlon Center on February 19, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) ( 470379911 )
Italy's Karin Oberhofer skis during the mixed biathlon relay at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) ( Sochi Olympics Biathlon )
Italy's Lukas Hofer shoots on his way to win the bronze medal in the mixed biathlon relay at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) ( Sochi Olympics Biathlon )
(LtoR) US Susan Dunklee, France's Marie Dorin Habert, Czech Republic's Veronika Vitkova and Norway's Tora Berger compete in the Biathlon mixed 2x6 km + 2x7,5 km Relay at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 19, 2014 in Rosa Khutor near Sochi. AFP PHOTO / PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU/AFP/Getty Images ( 527249220 )
Norway's Tora Berger (R) and Czech Republic's Veronika Vitkova compete in the Biathlon mixed 2x6 km + 2x7,5 km Relay at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 19, 2014 in Rosa Khutor near Sochi. AFP PHOTO / PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU/AFP/Getty Images ( 527249241 )
(LtoR) Norway's Tora Berger, Czech Republic's Veronika Vitkova and Italy's Dorothea Wierer compete in the Biathlon mixed 2x6 km + 2x7,5 km Relay at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 19, 2014 in Rosa Khutor near Sochi. AFP PHOTO / ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images ( 527249421 )
Germany's Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle competes in the Biathlon mixed 2x6 km + 2x7,5 km Relay at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 19, 2014 in Rosa Khutor near Sochi. AFP PHOTO / ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images ( 527249562 )
Norway's Tiril Eckhoff competes in the Biathlon mixed 2x6 km + 2x7,5 km Relay at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 19, 2014 in Rosa Khutor near Sochi. AFP PHOTO / PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU/AFP/Getty Images ( 527249708 )
Female athletes compete in the Biathlon mixed 2x6 km + 2x7,5 km Relay at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 19, 2014 in Rosa Khutor near Sochi. AFP PHOTO / ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP/Getty Images ( 527249786 )
France's Anais Bescond competes in the Biathlon mixed 2x6 km + 2x7,5 km Relay at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 19, 2014 in Rosa Khutor near Sochi. AFP PHOTO / AFP PHOTO / PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU/AFP/Getty Images ( 527250142 )
Czech Republic's Gabriela Soukalova competes in the Biathlon mixed 2x6 km + 2x7,5 km Relay at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 19, 2014 in Rosa Khutor near Sochi. AFP PHOTO / ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP/Getty Images ( 527250189 )
Norway's Tiril Eckhoff competes in the Biathlon mixed 2x6 km + 2x7,5 km Relay at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 19, 2014 in Rosa Khutor near Sochi. AFP PHOTO / PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU/AFP/Getty Images ( 527250314 )
France's Anais Bescond hands over to team mate Jean Guillaume Beatrix as they compete in the Biathlon mixed 2x6 km + 2x7,5 km Relay at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 19, 2014 in Rosa Khutor near Sochi. AFP PHOTO / ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP/Getty Images ( 527251066 )
Slovakia's Matej Kazar and Russia's Anton Shipulin compete in the Biathlon mixed 2x6 km + 2x7,5 km Relay at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 19, 2014 in Rosa Khutor near Sochi. AFP PHOTO / PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU/AFP/Getty Images ( 527253344 )
Norway's Ole Einar Bjoerndalen and Czech Republic's Jaroslav Soukup (R) compete in the Biathlon mixed 2x6 km + 2x7,5 km Relay at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 19, 2014 in Rosa Khutor near Sochi. AFP PHOTO / KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP/Getty Images ( 527254656 )
Gold medalist Norway's Tora Berger (L), Silver medalist Czech Republic's Veronika Vitkova and bronze medalist Italy's Dorothea Wierer compete in the compete in the Biathlon mixed 2x6 km + 2x7,5 km Relay at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 19, 2014 in Rosa Khutor near Sochi. AFP PHOTO / ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP/Getty Images ( 527255229 )
Czech Republic's Ondrej Moravec leaves the range as he competes to win silver in the Biathlon mixed 2x6 km + 2x7,5 km Relay at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 19, 2014 in Rosa Khutor near Sochi. AFP PHOTO / ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images ( 527255851 )
France's Martin Fourcade leaves the range as he competes in the Biathlon mixed 2x6 km + 2x7,5 km Relay at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 19, 2014 in Rosa Khutor near Sochi. AFP PHOTO / ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images ( 527255884 )
Italy's Lukas Hofer competes to win bronze in the Biathlon mixed 2x6 km + 2x7,5 km Relay at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 19, 2014 in Rosa Khutor near Sochi. AFP PHOTO / ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images ( 527256050 )
Norway's Tora Berger competes at the shooting range to win gold in the Biathlon mixed 2x6 km + 2x7,5 km Relay at the Laura Cross-Country Ski and Biathlon Center during the Sochi Winter Olympics on February 19, 2014 in Rosa Khutor near Sochi. AFP PHOTO / ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images ( 527256229 )
Germany's Laura Dahlmeier, left, and Ukraine's Mariya Panfilova ski during the mixed biathlon relay at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) ( Sochi Olympics Biathlon )
Matej Kazar of Slovakia falls over the finishing line in the 2 x 6 km Women + 2 x 7 km Men Mixed Relay during day 12 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Laura Cross-country Ski & Biathlon Center on February 19, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) ( 470375577 )
Italy's Lukas Hofer celebrates winning the bronze medal in the mixed biathlon relay at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) ( Sochi Olympics Biathlon )
Gold medalists Tora Berger of Norway, Tiril Eckhoff of Norway, Ole Einar Bjoerndalen of Norway and Emil Hegle Svendsen of Norway celebrate after the 2 x 6 km Women + 2 x 7 km Men Mixed Relay during day 12 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Laura Cross-country Ski & Biathlon Center on February 19, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) ( 470359971 )
(L-R) Gold medalists Tora Berger of Norway, Tiril Eckhoff of Norway, Ole Einar Bjoerndalen of Norway and Emil Hegle Svendsen of Norway celebrate during the flower ceremony for the 2 x 6 km Women + 2 x 7 km Men Mixed Relay during day 12 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Laura Cross-country Ski & Biathlon Center on February 19, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) ( 470374759 )
(L-R) Team Italy's Dorothea Wierer, Karin Oberhofer and Lukas Hofer celebrate third place in the 2x6km Women's + 2x7.5km Men Mixed Relay competition at the Laura Cross Biathlon Center during the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 19 February 2014. EPA/VALDRIN XHEMAJ ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
The team of Italy with Lukas Hofer (C) celebrate third place after the Mixed Relay competition at the Laura Cross Biathlon Center during the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 19 February 2014. EPA/HENDRIK SCHMIDT ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
(L-R) Czech Republic team Veronika Vitkova, Gabriela Soukalova, Jaroslav Soukup and Ondrej Moravec celebrate on the flower podium after the Mixed Relay competition at the Laura Cross Biathlon Center during the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 19 February 2014. EPA/VALDRIN XHEMAJ ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
(R-L) Italy team Lukas Hofer, Dominik Windisch, Karin Oberhofer and Dorothea Wierer celebrate on the flower podium after the Mixed Relay competition at the Laura Cross Biathlon Center during the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 19 February 2014. EPA/VALDRIN XHEMAJ ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
(L-R) Norway team Tora Berger, Tiril Eckhoff, Ole Einar Bjoerndalen and Emil Hegle Svendsen celebrate on the flower podium after the Mixed Relay competition at the Laura Cross Biathlon Center during the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 19 February 2014. EPA/VALDRIN XHEMAJ ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
Athletes of Norway, Chech Republic and Italy teams celebrate on the flower podium after the Mixed Relay competition at the Laura Cross Biathlon Center during the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, 19 February 2014. EPA/VALDRIN XHEMAJ ( RUSSIA SOCHI 2014 OLYMPIC GAMES )
Categories: Olympic Biathlon, Syndicated, Winter Olympics 2014
Tags: photo