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Profile: Clare Egan, Biathlon

PYEONGCHANG COMPETITION SCHEDULE:

» 4x6km Relay - Feb. 22 at 6:15 a.m. ET (REPLAY)

Egan and Team USA finished 13th in the 4x6km relay on Feb. 22. Egan, who was the team's 2nd leg, started out in 3rd place before dropping to 4th. She shot cleanly from the standing position.

» 15km Individual - Feb. 15 at 3:15 a.m. ET (REPLAY)

Egan finished 62nd (48:00.8) in the 15km Individual on Feb. 15, 6 minutes and 53 seconds behind Olympic champion Hanna Oeberg of Sweden. She missed four totals shots, all from the standing position.

» 7.5km Sprint - Feb. 10 at 6:15 a.m. ET (REPLAY)

Egan finished 61st (23:51.6) in the 7.5km Sprint on Feb. 10, about 2 minutes and 45 seconds behind Olympic champion Laura Dahlmeier of Germany.

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This is Clare Egan's first Olympics. Most recent World Cup ranking was 56th total (2016/17).

BIRTHDAY: Nov. 19, 1987 (30 years old)

HOMETOWN: Cape Elizabeth, Maine

SCHOOL: Wellesley College '10; University of New Hampshire '11

CLUB/PRO TEAM: Craftsbury Green Racing Project

HOBBIES: Singing duets, guitar, letter-writing, gardening, learning languages

FUN FACTS: Loves pigs! Has her master's degree in linguistics, speaks five languages and is learning Korean. Started Wellesley College's first cross-country skiing club team.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 20th in sprint at '17 Worlds in Hochfilzen, AUT; 13th in relay at '16 Worlds in Oslo, NOR; 12th in relay at '15 Worlds in Kontiolahti, FIN

Facebook: /clare.egan.biathlete

Twitter: @BiathleteEgan

Instagram: clareeganbiathlete

Personal Website

Team USA Bio

Clare Egan of Cape headed to the Olympics

► NBC Olympics: Who is Clare Egan?

► NBC Olympics: Clare Egan Bio

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