January 27, 2013 (Obertilliach, Austria) –  finished a respectable 15th as the top NA skier in the Junior women’s 10km pursuit on Sunday missing one shot in prone and two in her final round of standing as Olga Podchufarova claimed gold for Russia also missing three shots.

Germany took home the silver and bronze as Laura Dahlmeier was second at 17.4s suffering five misses (0+0+3+2), while Franziska Preuss was third at  24.7s with three missed shots (0+1+1+1).

Emma Lodge, of Canmore, Alta., was 36th (2+1+1+1), while Rose-Marie Cote, of St-Jean Chrysostome, Que., climbed five spots to place 38th (0+0+1+2) followed by Erin Yungblut, of Wroxeter, Ont. in 52nd (1+1+1+1). No American women competed.

Starting 14th in the Junior men’s 12.5km pursuit, Christian Gow, 19, from Calgary had another strong race but struggled on the range with five misses (1+1+3+0) dropping two spots to finish 16th. Norway’s Johannes Thingnes took home the title with a time of 34:58.2 and three misses (0+1+2+0). Russia’s Maxim Tsetkov was second at 15.7s missing six shots (1+0+3+2), while Russia’s Alexandr Loginov was third at 42.7s behind Thingnes with five misses (0+0+2+3).

American Casey Smith from Methow Valley, WA also had a solid day showing great composure on the range with only one miss  to finish 23rd while Canada’s Macx Davies, of Canmore, Alta., was just out of the points in 33rd with seven missed shots (1+2+1+3).

Junior Women’s 10km Pursuit results HERE.
Junior Men’s 10km Pursuit results HERE.