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10 km Sprint Men:
Without any misses with the shooting, Bjørndalen wins his second gold of the Games.
12.5 km Pursuit Men:
Bjørndalen wins his third gold of the Games to equal Aleksandr Tikhonov as the most successful biathlete at the Olympics.
20 km Men:
After finishing 6th in the 30 km cross country, Bjørndalen wins the gold in the biathlon, where he is by far the best skier.
4 x 7.5 km Men
7.5 km Sprint Women:
| Medal | Athlete |
| Gold |  Kati Wilhelm (GER) |
| Silver | Uschi Disl (GER) |
| Bronze |  Magdalena Forsberg (SWE) |
Another surprise from Germany, which takes first and second. Forsberg seals a second medal with a late sprint towards the finish.
10 km Pursuit Women:
| Medal | Athlete |
| Gold |  Olga Pyleva (RUS) |
| Silver | Kati Wilhelm (GER) |
| Bronze |  Irina Nikulchina (BUL) |
After leaders Poirée and Forsberg fail at the last shooting, Pyleva grabs the opportunity to take her first international victory.
15 km Women:
Henkel surprises, while hot favorite Forsberg misses two shots in the last round but wins her first medal.
4 x 7.5 km Women
| Medal | Team |
| Gold | Germany (Katrin Apel, Uschi Disl, Andrea Henkel, Kati Wilhelm) |
| Silver |  Norway (Ann-Elen Skjelbreid, Linda Tjørhom, Gunn Margit Andreassen, Liv Grete Skjelbreid Poirée) |
| Bronze | Russia (Olga Pyleva, Galina Kukleva, Svetlana Ishmouratova, Albina Akhatova) |
Major favourites Germany come from behind after the first leg to take the fourth straight gold medal since 1992
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