SOCHI, Russia, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- Norway's Ole Einar Bjorndalen finally won his record 13th Winter Olympics medal Wednesday and it turned out to be a gold one in the biathlon mixed relay.
Bjorndalen came to these Olympics needing two medals to surpass fellow-Norwegian Bjorn Daehlie as the all-time record medal winner in the Winter Games and he started quickly with a victory in the biathlon sprint.