The 57th Norwegian Biathlon Championships were held in Sirdal, Vest-Agder, Norway from 25 March to 29 March 2015 at the stadium Feed skiarena, arranged by Tonstad IL. There were a total of 8 scheduled competitions: sprint, individual, and relay races for men and women; and a pursuit for the women and a mass start for the men. A pursuit race after the sprint race was scheduled for the men, but that was changed to a mass start race with 60 participants so as to include some of the elite team that had been delayed by the weather and so had been unable to compete in the sprint race. Among these were Emil Hegle Svendsen and Tarjei Bø.[1]
Ole Einar Bjørndalen did not participate in any races due to a cold he had picked up in the last round of the World Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk.[2]
Schedule
All times are local (UTC+1).[3]
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 25 March | 09:30 | Women's 15 km individual |
| 12:15 | Men's 20 km individual | |
| 27 March | 10:15 | Women's 7.5 km sprint |
| 13:00 | Men's 10 km sprint | |
| 28 March | 15:45 | Women's 10 km pursuit |
| 16:45 | Men's 15 km mass start | |
| 29 March | 10:00 | Women's 3 × 6 km relay |
| 12:15 | Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay |
Medal winners
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 km individual details |
Eirik Bratli Fossum IF | 53:47.0 (0+2+0+0) |
Kristoffer Langøien Skjelvik Os IL | 54:21.5 (0+0+1+1) |
Henrik L'Abée-Lund Oslo SSL | 54:36.3 (1+1+0+1) |
| 10 km sprint details |
Bjarte Solvang Hålandsdal IL | 26:04.5 (0+2) |
Fredrik Gjesbakk Bossmo & Ytteren IL | 26:07.0 (0+1) |
Lars Gunnar Skjevdal Røros IL | 26:23.7 (1+1) |
| 15 km mass start details |
Henrik L'Abée-Lund Oslo SSL | 35:01.3 (0+0+0+2) |
Tarjei Bø Markane IL | 35:24.4 (0+0+2+0) |
Vegard Bjørn Gjermundshaug Alvdal IL | 35:30.7 (1+0+0+1) |
| 4 × 7.5 km relay details |
Sør-Trøndelag I Tommy Grøtte Syver Nygård Andreas Dahlø Wærnes Emil Hegle Svendsen | 1:14:34.1 (0+1) (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) |
Hordaland I Bjarte Mørkve Thomas Fenne Bjarte Solvang Erling Aalvik | 1:14:54.0 (0+0) (0+0) (0+1) (0+0) |
Oppland I Amund Owren Sondre Bollum Vemund Ravnsborg Gurigard Vetle Ravnsborg Gurigard | 1:14:56.1 (0+0) (1+0) (0+0) (0+0) |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 km individual details |
Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold Fossum IF | 43:07.6 (1+0+0+1) |
Sigrid Bilstad Neraasen Vingrom IL | 43:19.5 (0+0+0+1) |
Marte Olsbu Froland IL | 43.43.4 (2+1+1+0) |
| 7.5 km sprint details |
Marte Olsbu Froland IL | 20:06.2 (0+1) |
Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold Fossum IF | 20:13.4 (0+0) |
Astrid Wathne Matthiessen Fana IL | 20:40.1 (0+1) |
| 10 km pursuit details |
Marte Olsbu Froland IL | 48:41.1 (2+1+0+2) |
Kaia Wøien Nicolaisen Asker SK | 48:49.8 (1+1+2+0) |
Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold Fossum IF | 49:03.6 (1+0+2+2) |
| 3 × 6 km relay details |
Oslo og Akershus I Rikke Hald Andersen Sofie Rostad Kaia Wøien Nicolaisen | 46:03.4 (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) |
Oppland I Hanne Tingelstad Karoline Knotten Sigrid Bilstad Neraasen | 47:47.0 (0+0) (1+0) (0+0) |
Nord-Trøndelag I Ane Skrove Nossum Tonje Marie Skjelstadås Lotte Lie | 48:06.8 (0+0) (0+0) (0+0) |
References
- ↑ Drangsholt, Åge Harald (27 March 2015). "Arrangøren endrer NM-programmet for værfaste stjerner" [The organiser changes the NC (Norwegian Championships) program for weather stuck stars]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway: Aftenposten AS. Retrieved 28 March 2015. (in Norwegian)
- ↑ Magnussen, Jostein (24 March 2015). "Syk Bjørndalen går glipp av NM" [Sick Bjørndalen misses NC (Norwegian Championships)]. Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway: Verdens Gang AS. Retrieved 28 March 2015. (in Norwegian)
- ↑ "Program" [Program]. NM skiskyting - Sirdal 2015 (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 March 2015. (in Norwegian)
External links
- Official website (in Norwegian)