ANTERSELVA, Italy, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- The biathlon competitions at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics concluded on Saturday with France's Oceane Michelon claiming gold in the women's 12.5km mass start, while her teammate Julia Simon took silver and Czech biathlete Tereza Vobornikova secured bronze.
Michelon incurred two penalty loops and trailed by eight seconds after the final standing shooting. However, powered by strong skiing in heavy snowfall, the 23-year-old surged through the field to win in 37 minutes 18.1 seconds. It marked her first major international title, as she has never won a World Cup race.
