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Dominant Makarainen wins women's pursuit in Ostersund
Dec 5, 2010, 11:14 GMT
Ostersund, Sweden - Kaisa Makarainen of Finland followed up on the first biathlon World Cup success of her career in Friday's 7.5-kilometre sprint with a dominant victory Sunday in a women's 10km pursuit race.
Makarainen once again produced flawless shooting to win in a time of 31 minutes, 57.1 seconds, finishing 1:25.3 clear of Germany's Miriam Goessner, who had to ski three penalty loops after missing three targets in the shooting range.
Helena Ekholm of Sweden came home in third place, 1:41.5 behind Makarainen after missing two targets.
Anna Carin Olofsson-Zidek could only manage fourth and loses top spot in the World Cup standings to Makarainen.
The biathlon World Cup continues Sunday in Ostersund with a men's 12.5km pursuit event.
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