PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) — It was hard to imagine Martin Fourcade staying down for long.
Sure enough, the world's most dominant biathlete bounced back with a vengeance Monday to win Olympic gold in the men's 12.5-kilometer pursuit in dominating fashion. The victory came after an uncharacteristically poor eighth-place performance in the opening sprint race Sunday that left the world's No. 1 biathlete questioning himself.
It wasn't until Fourcade saw pictures of himself on the shooting range that he began to understand what went wrong. The red flags on the course that indicate wind were blowing more than he realized.