January 26, 2019 (Antholz, ITA) – The USA’s Clare Egan finished 11th just outside of the top 10 in the women’s 10km Pursuit at the BMW IBU World Cup in Antholz on Saturday with two missed targets at 31.9 seconds off the winning pace of Italy’s Dorothea Wierer also with two penalties.

Fellow American Joanne Reid had a banner day finishing 29th for the best pursuit finish of her career placing 29th with three missed targets. Rosanna Crawford led the Canadians in 34th with five penalties.

Laura Dahlmeier of Germany, with one penalty, finished second at six seconds back. Wierer’s teammate, Lisa Vittozzi, with two penalties, was third at 16.2 seconds behind. It was Wierer’s first-ever home-stadium victory

“I’m really happy with my race today,” said Egan about her second-best performance of the season and of her career. “The wind and altitude are always a challenge here, but I took my time on the range and capitalized on the fast glide of my skis to save energy on course. I made a costly mistake on my last shot but still came away with my second-best career result. I’ll take what I learned from today and go for it again tomorrow in the mass start. I can’t wait.”

In the men’s 12.5km pursuit the USA’s Sean Doherty led the North Americans finishing 47th with six penalties. The top Canadian was Justin Burnotte in 54th also with six missed targets.

Norway’s Johannes Thingnes Boe won the men’s pursuit with three penalties in 31:44.7 for his 11th victory of the season. Antonin Guigonnat of France, with one penalty was second, 34.8 seconds back. Another Frenchman, Quentin Fillon Maillet finished third with two penalties, 40.6 seconds behind Boe.

Results here.