Upset as Swede fires way to gold

WINTER OLYMPICS IN an upset for the French men’s biathlon team, Martin Ponsiluoma of Sweden dominated on the shooting range to take the gold medal in the 12.5-kilometer pursuit biathlon race at the Milan Cortina Winter Games, while Norwegian biathlete Sturla Holm Laegreid won silver.

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Emilien Jacquelin of France led the field coming into the last shooting stage, after cleaning his targets using his characteristic but risky rapid fire technique.