SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Martin Fourcade of France claimed his eighth biathlon World Cup victory of the season Saturday by winning the 10-kilometer sprint race on the Sochi Olympic course.
Fourcade retained the overall World Cup title by winning the individual race on Thursday, and tied his number of victories from last season.
The Frenchman dominated the race from the start and clocked 25 minutes, 17.3 seconds to beat Yevgeny Ustyugov of Russia by 42.3 seconds. Henrik L’Abee-Lund of Norway shot cleanly but finished third, 51.0 seconds behind Fourcade.
Fourcade also clinched the sprint title with his second win and sixth podium finish in the discipline this season. He won the individual title on Thursday and has a chance to claim all four discipline titles.
The women’s 7.5K sprint was scheduled for later Saturday.
