CHONGLI, Zhangjiakou, February 7 (Xinhua) – Germany’s Denise Herrmann, with a single penalty in second lying, covered the ladies’ 15km individual biathlon in 44 minutes and 12.7 seconds to win the gold medal in Beijing 2022 this Monday.
Anais Chevalier Bouchet from France took silver with a penalty in second place, 9.4 seconds behind Herrmann. The first competitor to reach the goal, Norwegian Marte Olsbu Reiseland, was relegated to third place due to two penalties, 15.3 seconds behind Herrmann.
Defending champion Hanna Oberg from Sweden finished only in 14th place with three penalties of 46: 35.8.
China’s Chu Yuanmeng, Meng Fanqi, Tang Jialin and Ding Yuhuan finished in the race in 35th, 47th, 59th and 81st respectively.