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Darya Domracheva wins Olympics women’s biathlon 10-kilometer pursuit

Winning the gold will probably make Darya Domracheva's whole day a blur.
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SOCHI, Russia - Darya Domracheva of Belarus won gold in the women’s biathlon 10-kilometer pursuit at the Sochi Olympics.

She led most of the race and only missed the last target before finishing in 29 minutes, 30.7 seconds Tuesday.

Tora Berger of Norway was 37.6 behind to take silver, and Teja Gregorin of Slovenia trailed Domracheva by 42.0 to claim bronze.

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It’s Domracheva’s second Olympic medal but first in gold. She won bronze in the 15K individual race in Vancouver four years ago.

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