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Martin Fourcade Wins Gold Medal for Biathlon Olympics 2018 15-Km Mass Start

France's Martin Fourcade beat Germany's Simon Schempp in a thrilling sprint in the final of the biathlon 15-kilometre mass start on Sunday at the Winter Olympics.

The two men were involved in an absorbing battle late on and crossed the line with the same time of 35 minutes, 47.3 seconds. However, on review of the photo, Fourcade did just enough to earn his second gold medal of the Games. Bronze went to Emil Hegle Svendsen of Norway.

Fourcade's big rival, Johannes Thingnes Boe, faded after a strong start, with a poor second round of shooting costing him.