February 17, 2019 (Soldier Hollow, Utah) – The US team of Alex Howe, Jake Brown, Joanne Reid and Clare Egan took home 10th in the 20-team mixed relay field with just five spare rounds to close out the BMW IBU World Cup at Soldier Hollow on a high note.

The French team of Quentin Fillon Maillet, Simon Desthieux, Celie Aymonier and Anais Chevalier used just three spare rounds to win the mixed relay in 1:03:51.3. They were 13.5 seconds ahead of second place Germany and 1:02 in front of third place Norway.

Team Canada’s Scott Gow, Aidan Miller, Sarah Beaudry and Emma Lunder finished 12th with two penalties and 13 spare rounds at 3:50.8 behind the winners.

Earlier in the day in the single mixed relay, Canada’s Christian Gow and Rosanna Crawford used 12 spares en route to 12th while Sean Doherty and Susan Dunklee had two penalties and used 13 spare rounds to finish 14th.

U.S. duo of Sean Doherty (Center Conway, N.H.) and Susan Dunklee (Barton, Vt.) were as high as seventh out on the course but eventually faded to 14th, with two penalties and 13 spare rounds, 2:03.1 off the pace.

The Italian duo of Lukas Hofer and Dorothea Wierer, with six spare rounds, captured the single mixed relay in 35:27.9. Austria, with Lisa Theresa Hauser and Simon Eder, had just two spares to finish second, 22.9 seconds back. Third place went to the French team of Antonin Guigonnat and Julia Simon, with one penalty and eight spare rounds, 50.2 seconds back.

“Today was a nice way to cap off our week here in Soldier Hollow,” Doherty said. “We were in great position there and in the end, that’s biathlon. It was a great rehearsal for us and it’s exciting moving forward. It was great to race here and I hope we can come back soon.”

Results here.