Norwegian Brothers Win Gold, Bronze In Olympic Biathlon
Feb 12, 2022, 4:25 PM
Tarjei Boe of Norway, Johannes Thingnes Boe of Norway after the flower ceremony during the men´s biathlon sprint during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at National Biathlon Centre on February 12, 2022 in Zhangjiakou, China. (Photo by Kevin Voigt/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)
(Photo by Kevin Voigt/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Johannes Thingnes Boe of Norway skied fast enough to overcome a missed target and win the Olympic gold medal in the biathlon sprint race.
Boe covered the 10-kilometer course in 24 minutes, 0.4 seconds to win his third medal of the Beijing Games.
Dreams do come true for Norway's Boe brothers when Johannes Thingnes Boe got to share his golden moment with big brother Tarjei who took bronze in the men's 10km sprint.#StrongerTogether | @biathlonworld
— Olympics (@Olympics) February 12, 2022
He also took gold in the mixed relay and bronze in the individual race.
Quentin Fillon Maillet of France also missed one target but couldn’t match Boe’s speed.
Tarjei Boe's (Norway) #Bronze medal completes the #Biathlon – men's 10km sprint podium! His 4th Olympic medal overall and 1st individual Olympic medal!
— Olympics (@Olympics) February 12, 2022
He took silver.
Tarjei Boe earned bronze behind his younger brother and Fillon Maillet.
