Ruhpolding, Germany - Six-time biathlon world champion Magdalena Neuner of Germany won the women's pursuit over 10 kilometres for a 13th World Cup biathlon victory.

Neuner could afford four shooting errors on the way to a defeat of Russian Ekaterina Iourieva in 32 minutes 56.5 seconds.

Iourieva, who had one shooting error, crossed the line 8.9 seconds behind with German Kati Wilhelm third, 21.7 seconds behind team-mate Neuner.

Neuner, who had edged Wilhelm to victory in the women's 7.5-kilometre sprint in Ruhpolding on Friday, moves third overall on 409 points, behind Russian Svetlana Slepzova (481) and Iourieva (461).

Ruhpolding, Germany - Norway's Ole Einar Bjoerndalen clinched his first biathlon World Cup win of the season with victory Saturday in the men's 10-kilometre sprint in Ruhpolding, Germany.

It was an 83rd victory for record World Cup winner Bjoerndalen who had a comfortable advantage over Austrian Dominik Landertinger and overall leader Emil Hegle Svendsen of Norway.

Bjoerndalen made no shooting errors on his way to a time of 23 minutes 25.8 seconds, 33.4 seconds ahead of Landertinger (no errors) and 35.3 seconds up on Svendsen
(one error).

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