No Biathlon Medals Today
It was a disappointing day for the American biathlon team, hoping to win the first ever U.S. Olympic medal in biathlon. Tim Burke, America’s best hope for a medal, finished 47th. Five-time Olympic champion Ole Einar Bjørndalen finished 17th. Both started towards the end of the competition and had to compete with worsening conditions as a snow storm blew in.
France’s Vincent Jay won the gold, his first Olympic title, so congratulations on that. It’s always great to see someone who’s never won before pull off a gold medal. In second was Norway’s Emil Hegle Svendsen. And Joakov Fak, of Croatia, won that country’s first medal of the Games, taking home the bronze.
American Jeremy Teela finished 9th, and American Lowell Bailey finished 36th.
Hey! Teela’s 9th place finish is actually the US’s best in biathlon ever! Don’t count them out too soon, there’s other chances to medal.
The rain and snow completely blew it for those starting in the middle of the pack. I’m looking forward to the next competition in two days.
True, and the previous highest place was set some time ago.