Laura Dahlmeier gave Germany its first gold medal of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics when she placed first in the women's 7.5-kilometre sprint early today.
"The coach told me I had to fight for every second because there are some athletes behind me, and that I should run for my life," - Laura DAHLMEIER #GER on winning #Gold in the #biathlon women's sprint. pic.twitter.com/GYkiV93QTX
— Olympics (@Olympics) February 10, 2018
Canadian biathletes, Emma Lunder, Julia Ransom, Rosanna Crawford and Megan Tandy also competed in the 7.5 km Sprint.
However, despite all efforts, they weren't able to finish in the top of the pack.
Ransom of West Kelowna placed 40th among 87 competitors and was the top Canadian and North American.
Women's 7.5km sprint #Biathlon #PyeongChang2018 #Olympics pic.twitter.com/SrCg2QIFzs
— Olympics (@Olympics) February 10, 2018
The Canadians stuck together on the track with Crawford in 53rd, Lunder 54th and Tandy in 57th.
Dahlmeier of Germany was minutes ahead of the pack with a winning time of 21:06.2. Marte Olsbu of Norway placed second and Veronika Vitkova from the Czech Republic finished third.
Dahlmeier, 24, is a seven-time biathlete World Champion. This is her first Olympic medal and the first medal of the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympics.
so the first đŸ¥‡medal of #PyeongChang2018 #biathlon goes to #GER Laura Dahlmeier! Congratulation to @TeamD! pic.twitter.com/CENk3CeU8l
— IBU World Cup (@IBU_WC) February 10, 2018
All four Canadian competitors qualified for the 10 km pursuit on Monday beginning at 2:10 a.m. PT.
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