France's Martin Fourcade won his biathlon event in a photo finish, narrowly edging out the German Simon Schempp. I watched it on the tape delay, but without knowing the result beforehand, so it was "live" for me. It was a pretty dramatic moment. Fourcade had fallen behind earlier due to a missed shot, leaving three Germans in the top three spots. But on the last round of shooting, each of those Germans missed a shot, allowing Fourcade the chance to take the lead again. Schempp was right on his tail for the whole final stretch, and he turned on the afterburners at the very end, pulling even with Fourcade. But the Frenchman lunged early at the finish line, getting his boot out there, and that made the difference. It was a matter of inches.
Congratulations to both men for winning medals, and thanks to both men for providing us with a bit of excitement.
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