Posted on 21 February 2012
Tags: Albert Bouchard, Anna Kubek, Aristide Begne, Artem Tyshchenko, Biathlon, Carsen Campbell, Christian Gow, competition, Erin Oliver-Beebe, feature, finland, Galina Vishnevskaya, Hilde Fenne, ibu, Jacob Prince, Julia Bartolmaes, Julia Ransom, Junior, Kontiolahti, Maksim Romanouski, Melissa Manning, Mikaela Paluszek, Nicholas Proell, race, Rose-Marie Cote, Samuel Dougherty, Sarah Beudry, Sean Doherty, Stuart Harden, Tara Geraghty-Moats, World Championships, Worlds, youth
February 21, 2012 (Kontiolahti, Finland) – The IBU World Junior Championships got underway in Finland yesterday and Canada’s Julia Ransom led all North Americans with an eighth-place finish in the Youth Women’s 10km Individual competition. The 19-year-old Ransom, from Kelowna, B.C., missed only three shots in four rounds of shooting, and finished with a time of 41:38.1.
Germany’s Julia Bartolmaes captured the first gold medal while Galina Vishnevskaya of Kazakhstan won the silver medal, with Norway’s Hilde Fenne grabbing the bronze.
Three other Canadians and three American women also hit the start line. Anna Kubek (USA) was 30th while Sarah Beudry (CAN) was 33rd; Tara Geraghty-Moats (USA) placed 44th, while Rose-Marie Cote (CAN) finished in 47th place. Erin Oliver-Beebe (CAN) finished in 50th, with Melissa Manning (USA) and Mikaela Paluszek (USA) finishing up in 58th and 72nd place, respectively.
Youth Men 12.5 km Individual Pursuit
France’s Aristide Begne missed just one shot on his way to gold ahead of Maksim Romanouski from Belarus, with the Ukraine’s Artem Tyshchenko finishing in the bronze medal position.
Calgary’s Christian Gow led the North American men in the 12.5-kilometre individual pursuit competition. The 18-year-old missed one shot in each of his four bouts on the range to finish in 11th overall.
Following Gow was Sean Doherty (USA) and Samuel Dougherty (USA), finishing in 26th and 28th position. Canadians Albert Bouchard, Stuart Harden, and Carsen Campbell finished mid-back (36th, 38th, and 41st place), while Nicholas Proell (USA) finished 55th and Jacob Prince (USA) ended up in 83rd place.
Women’s 10k Individual results HERE.
Men’s 12.5k Individual results HERE.
Posted on 01 February 2011
Tags: Aksana Shymanovich, Aleksandra Alikina, Anais Chevalier, Ane Skrove Nossum, Audrey Vaillancourt, Bente Landheim, Biathlon, Carla Wynn, Chardine Sloof, competition, Corrine Malcolm, Czech Republic, Danielle Vrielink, Dorothea Wierer, Ekaterina Zubova, Elena Badanina, Emma Lunder, FIS World Junior and U-23 World Nordic Championships, Grace Boutot, Iryna Vrvynets, Julia Ransom, junior worlds, Kelly Kjorlien, Laura Dahlmeier, Nove Mesto na Morave, Olga Galich, Racing, Rose-Marie Cote, Sarah Beaudry, Tara Geraghty-Moats, Tiril Eckhoff, Yolaine Oddou
February 01, 2011 (Nove Mesto, Czech Republic) – Ekaterina Zubova (RUS) won the youth women’s 7.5km pursuit, while the junior women’s 10km pursuit saw Italy’s Dorothea Wierer strike gold ahead of Russia’s Aleksandra Alikina and Germany’s Laura Dahlmeier in second and third, respectively.
Wierer led from start to finish, but the final standing shooting stage came down to the wire with Alikina. Wierer missed one shot, but her Russian competitor missed three, giving Wierer the advantage.
Audrey Vaillancourt (CAN) scored the top North American performance with 32nd place and only two shooting penalties. Canadian team mates Emma Lunder and Yolaine Oddou finished 38th and 39th, respectively. Grace Boutot (USA) took 42nd spot with five shooting penalties, with team mate Corrine Malcolm (USA) not far behind in 46th.
Zubova Tops Youth Podium Again
Zubova was followed by Anais Chevalier (FRA) in second and Elena Badanina (RUS) in third for a carbon-copy podium from yesterday’s sprint competition.
Kelly Kjorlien (USA) only had three shooting faults and logged the best North American result in the youth women’s race, placing 26th. Canada’s Rose-Marie Cote finished 39th with Sarah Beaudry (CAN) right behind in 40th. Julia Ransom (CAN) placed 47th, Danielle Vrielink (CAN) was 51st, Carla Wynn (USA) took 52nd, and Tara Geraghty-Moats (USA) was 57th.
Youth Women’s Results HERE.
Junior Women’s Results HERE.