December 09, 2016 (Pokljuka, Slovenia) – The USA’s Susan Dunklee had a solid day at the office shooting clean on her way to 11th in the women’s 7.5km Sprint  at Pokljuka finishing 45.3 seconds behind winner Laura Dahlmeier of Germany.

The podium was rounded out by Justine Braisaz of France in second, 3.5 seconds behind Dahlmeier’s winning time of 19:51.7. Norway’s Marte Olsbu finished third at 21.3 seconds back. Calm winds, as in the men’s race, helped all three podium finishers to shoot clean.

Julia Ransom was the top Canadian finisher in 34th at 1:32.8 behind the winner. Fellow Canuck Megan Tandy was 49th,  American Clare Egan finished 53rd followed by Rosanna Crawford in 58th, and Sarah Beaudry in 75th. The USA’s Joanne Reid finished 85th.

“We raced a World Cup today, but that is completely insignificant compared to the news that came out in the McLaren Report,” commented Dunklee in a team release. “Today is a sad, sad day for our international biathlon community and the global Olympic movement.

“We face stunning revelations of systematic doping within our community. I respect my body and I respect my competitors and that is why I compete clean. Today we must all speak up and demand the International Olympic Committee and International Federations to take a powerful stance for clean sport,” she concluded.

On Saturday, the women will compete in the 10km Pursuit, followed by the 4x6km Relay on the final day of competition in Pokljuka this Sunday. The Relay in Pokljuka will be the first of the IBU World Cup this season.
Full results here.