ANTERSELVA, Italy (AP) — France went from last place on the first leg to being first on the last lap to secure the country’s first Olympic gold medal in men’s biathlon relay on Tuesday at the Milan Cortina Winter Games, upsetting defending champion Norway, while Sweden was able to hang on for the bronze.
World Cup champion Eric Perrot, skiing the final leg for France, missed two shots in his last standing shooting bout and was only seven seconds ahead of Norway’s Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen as they headed out to ski tracks packed with fresh snow.
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