Slovakia's Kuzmina secures biathlon gold
After two silver-medal finishes in the pursuit and individual races, biathlete Anastasiya Kuzmina of Slovakia finally claimed gold in PyeongChang with a superb shooting performance to win the women's 12.5km mass start in a time of 35 minutes 23 seconds.
Defending champion Darya Domracheva of Belarus came in second to secure silver, 18.8 seconds behind the winner, while Norway's Tiril Eckhoff took the bronze medal, 27.7 seconds after Kuzmina.
Kuzmina, 33, has had plenty of success since the biathlon events began in PyeongChang, but with a high level of competition, it was not until the mass start that she managed to make it to the top step of the podium.
Having built up a considerable lead, she arrived at the fourth shoot and made her first four shots before taking a very long pause and then missing her final effort as the rest of the field skied in towards the range.
Despite being diverted to ski a 150m penalty lap because of that miss, she stayed in the lead and surged away waving a Slovakian flag as she crossed the line.
Germany's Laura Dahlmeier, who started the Games with two golds in the sprint and pursuit races, finished a disappointing 16th.
