- Biathlon is one of the more grueling sports of the Winter Olympics and the men’s 15km magnitude start came down to a photo finish.
- France’s Martin Fourcade was awarded the gold medal by sheer millimeters.
- The finish produced some great images.
Biathlon is one of the myriad grueling sports of the Winter Olympics, combing the endurance of cross-country skiing with the gifts to control nerves and precision while shooting rifles at a small quarry.
It is a unique sport that has its roots in hunting and militaries of northern European fatherlands.
On Sunday, the men’s 15 kilometer mass start came down to centimeters and a photo death and it also showed just how exhausting the sport can be.
After nearly 40 smarts of grueling action, Martin Fourcade of France (in bib No. 2) and Simon Schempp of Germany broadened for the finish line.
After all the skiing and dart, it came down to a photo finish and the gold was awarded to Fourcade (via Seven Network in Australia).
In what is a common sight at the end of cross-country and biathlon events, Fourcade and Schempp neutral collapsed in the snow after crossing the finish line.
Fourcade, who was the flag bearer for France during the opening ceremony, did arouse enough energy later on to do a leap for joy during the victory ceremony.
