ANTERSELVA, Italy, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- Italy's Lisa Vittozzi won the women's 10km pursuit at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Sunday, clocking 30 minutes 11.8 seconds and securing the host nation's first-ever Olympic gold medal in biathlon.
Norway's Maren Kirkeeide collected the silver medal with three penalty loops, 28.8 seconds behind Vittozzi, a day after winning gold in the women's 7.5km sprint. Finland's Suvi Minkkinen took bronze with perfect shooting, finishing in 30:46.1 seconds.
