Russia wins mens World Cup biathlon relay

Boston Herald
Sunday 10th March, 2013

SOCHI, Russia – Dmitry Malyshko and Evgeny Ustyugov anchored the Russian team to a comeback win in the men’s 4×7.5-kilometer relay at a biathlon World Cup meet Sunday.Russia overcame one penalty loop and six missed targets to win in 1 hour, 9 minutes, 50.8 seconds – 38.3 seconds ahead of second-place Germany. The Czech Republic was third, its first podium this season.World champion Norway, which was leading the discipline standings coming into the race, missed eight times and ran two penalty loops to finish fourth.It was Russia’s first podium finish in three days of competition at a te…

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