POSTED: Saturday January 16th 2010
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Canada's Zina Kocher Finishes Seventeenth at Biathlon World Cup

IBU World Cup Biathlon - 11.01 - 17.01.2010 / Ruhpolding, Germany

RUHPOLDING, Ger.—Canada’s Zina Kocher continued to edge her closer towards the top-15 after finishing 17th in a women’s 12.5-kilometre mass start competition on Saturday in Ruhpolding, Germany.

The Red Deer, Alta. native, who was 30th in Thursday’s sprint event, turned in a stronger performance today while posting a time of 43 minutes 29.8 seconds. Kocher missed four shots in her four bouts on the range.

Helena Jonsson, of Sweden, finished on top of a day dominated by the Germans. Jonsson shot clean to stop the clock at 40:58.7.

The German women grabbed the next four spots in the standings. Simon Hauswald won the silver with a time of 41:21.8, while Magdalena Neuner claimed the bronze at 41:33.7.

Jean-Philippe Le Guellec, of Shannon, Que., was the lone Canadian in the men’s 15-kilometre mass start competition. Le Guellec finished 22nd overall with a time of 40:50.9.

Norway’s Emil Hegle Svendsen enjoyed a golden day, clocking-in at 39:19.5. Russia’s Evgeny Ustyugov was second at 29:24.6, while Austria’s Simon Eder finished third with a time of 29::39.4.

The Biathlon World Cup continues on Sunday in Germany with the men’s relay competitions.

Biathlon Canada, the governing body for biathlon in the country, oversees the Canadian Championships, Eastern and Western Canadian Championships, and North American Cups held in Canada. The organization’s mandate is to provide national level programs for the continuous development of biathlon athletes from the grassroots to the elite level. For more information on Biathlon Canada, please visit their Web site at http://www.biathloncanada.ca on the Internet.

Complete Results and Live Race Action Can Be Viewed at http://www.biathlonworld.com

WomenTop-Five Results:
1. Helena Jonsson, SWE (0+0+0+0), 40:58.7; 2. Simone Hauswald, GER, (0+1+1+0), 41:21.8); 3. Magdalena Neuner, GER, (1+1+1+2), 41:33.7; 4. Martina Beck, GER, (0+0+0+1), 41:35.2; 5. Kati Wilhelm, GER, (0+1+0+1), 41:37.4.

Canadian Results:

17. Zina Kocher, Red Deer, Alta., (0+1+2+1), 43:29.8

Men’s Top-Five Results:

1.Emil Hegle Svendsen, NOR, (0+0+0+0), 39:19.5; 2. Evgeny Ustyugov, RUS, (0+0+0+1), 39:24.6; 3. Simon Eder, AUT (0+0+1+0), 39:29.4; 4. Arnd Peiffer, GER, (0+0+0+0), 39:30.1; 5. Martin Fourcade, FRA, (0+0+0+1), 39:38.1.

Canadian Results:

22. Jean-Philippe Le Guellec, Shannon, Que., (0+0+0+1), 40:50.9

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Keywords · IBU World Cup Biathlon · Ruhpolding · Germany · Zina Kocher

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