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Vittozzi Wins Italy’s First Olympic Biathlon Gold in Pursuit at Milano-Cortina

The victory crowns her return from a season lost to a back injury.

Overview

  • Lisa Vittozzi shot clean through all four ranges to win the women's 10km pursuit in Anterselva.
  • Norway's Maren Kirkeeide missed twice in the final shooting and took silver, with Finland's Suvi Minkkinen earning bronze.
  • Italy's medal count at these Games rose to 22, surpassing the nation's previous Winter Olympics record from 1994.
  • Dorothea Wierer called for broader free-to-air coverage of biathlon in Italy, noting most World Cup races are behind a paywall.
  • Vittozzi said she managed the pressure and delivered “a perfect race,” celebrating with a large home crowd in the sport’s Italian heartland.