Have Gun, Will Triumph

Only two shots from winning the 15-km individual race, Sweden's Magdalena Forsberg, 34, the most successful biathlete of her generation, could not stop her legs from shaking. It was partly nerves — she had never won an Olympic medal — and partly the shiveringly fast pace she was making around the track. She missed those last two shots and ended up with a bronze. "I'm very happy that I finally have an Olympic medal," said Forsberg, though she was clearly disappointed it wasn't a gold. Later in the week, she came in third again, this time in the 7.5-km sprint....

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