MATTIAS KAREN
AP Sports Writer
WHISTLER, British Columbia – Tora Berger earned Norway’s 100th Winter Olympic gold medal Thursday, winning the women’s 15-kilometer individual biathlon race after the main favorites faltered yet again.
Berger missed her only target on her very last shot for a 1-minute penalty Thursday but had built up such a large lead that it didn’t matter. She finished in 40 minutes, 58.2 seconds, beating silver medalist Elena Khrustaleva of Kazakhstan by 20.7 seconds.
Darya Domracheva of Belarus took the bronze after finishing 28.2 seconds behind Berger.