ROSA KHUTOR, Russia (Reuters) - Martin Fourcade shot France to their first medal of the Sochi Olympics on Monday with victory in the biathlon 12.5km pursuit as Ole Einar Bjoerndalen just missed out on a record 13th Winter Games podium.
Overall World Cup leader Fourcade, starting sixth, shot an almost perfect 19 out of 20 and produced an impressive display on the skis to beat silver medallist Ondrej Moravec of the Czech Republic by 14.1 seconds.
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