OSLO, Norway (AP) — Tora Berger of Norway earned her second straight biathlon World Cup victory on Saturday by winning the 10-kilometer pursuit to extend her overall lead.
Berger, who won four gold medals and silver at the world championships last month, overcame four penalties to win in 32 minutes, 12.2 seconds. Marie Dorin Habert of France was 31.2 seconds behind with two penalties, with Slovakia’s Anastasiya Kuzmina 45.1 seconds behind in third.
Berger started with a 12-second lead on Darya Domracheva of Belarus after winning Friday’s sprint. Domracheva slipped to fifth.
Berger tops the World Cup standings with 1,009 points, with Domracheva second (700) and Germany’s Andrea Henkel third (670).
