PYEONCHANG, KOREA (NEWS CENTER Maine) -- Another German has won another Olympic Biathlon event.
Arnd Peiffer of Germany beat Michael Krcmar of Czechoslovakiawon by a narrow 4.4 seconds in the Men's 10km Sprint event early Sunday morning. The winning time was 23:38.8. Both competitors shot clean, meaning they missed no targets.
The top American in the field was Lowell Bailey who finished 33rd in a time of 24:54. The USA's Tim Burke was 47th (25:26). Leif Nordgren, who was named by coaches to take the final spot on the team was 58th (25:49). Sean Doherty of North Conway, NH was 65th (25:55).
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Biathlon is the only Olympic event in which the U. S. has never medaled and today's results are considered a disappointment to the American biathlon community.
Coaches chose Nordgren over Russell Currier of Stockholm, Maine to make the start in the race. The Americans had four places in the field.
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Dominic Windisch of Italy, who missed a shot from the standing position finished 7.7 seconds behind Peiffer and earned the bronze medal.
