RUHPOLDING, Germany (AP) — Gabriela Soukalova of the Czech Republic won the women’s individual race to extend her lead in the World Cup biathlon standings on Friday.
Soukalova missed only one target and completed the 15-kilometer course in 40 minutes, 32.6 seconds for both victories in this season’s individual discipline.
Darya Domracheva of Belarus was second, 34.3 seconds behind with two missed targets, while Veronika Vitkova completed a good afternoon for the Czechs by shooting cleanly for third place, 38.6 seconds behind.
Germany’s Franziska Hildebrand and Norway’s Tora Berger were fourth and fifth, respectively. Both missed one target.
