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Olympic Medal: W 7.5km Biathlon

WHISTLER, British Columbia, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- Anastazia Kuzmina of Slovakia won the Olympic gold medal Saturday in the women's 7.5-kilometer biathlon sprint.

It was the first Winter Olympic gold medal for Slovakia. Kuzmina missed one of the 10 targets, forcing her to ski a 150-meter penalty lap. But her skiing speed was enough to carry her to victory.

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Magdalena Neuner of Germany took the silver and Marie Dorin of France captured the bronze.

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