Dorin Habert, Fourcade win pursuits at biathlon World Cup; Crawford 22nd
OBERHOF, Germany — Marie Dorin Habert won the women’s 10-kilometre pursuit for a French double and Gabriela Koukalova seized the overall lead in the biathlon World Cup on Saturday.
In windy and difficult conditions with snow falling, Dorin Habert missed just two targets, in prone and standing, and finished 38.8 seconds ahead of Koukalova, who started first after winning the sprint on Friday.
The Czech biathlete missed three targets but took advantage of former leader Laura Dahlmeier’s absence to move to first in the standings.
Kaisa Makarainen of Finland also benefited, moving to second overall after finishing third in Oberhof, 1:19.1 back with four penalties.