Norway’s Bjoerndalen Wins 7th Gold Medal
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Richard Heathcote/Getty Images Sport (KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia) — Ole Einar Bjoerndalen is now the oldest Winter Olympic individual gold medalist.
The Norwegian biathlete pulled off the upset Saturday with a win in the men’s 10-kilometer sprint at the Sochi games. The 40-year-old Bjoerndalen beat the age record held by Canadian skeleton racer Duff Gibson, who was 39 when he won gold at the 2006 Turin Olympics.
“I always forget that (I’m 40). I feel like I’m 20. My age is perfect,” Bjoerndalen said. “I am in super form. I prepared well for this and I am feeling strong.”
Bjoerndalen missed one target before finishing in 24 minutes, 33.5 seconds for his seventh career Olympic gold medal, leaving him one shy of the all-time record held by cross-country skiing great Bjoern Daehlie.
Dominik Landertinger of Austria finished 1.3 seconds behind to take silver, and Jaroslav Soukup of Czech Republic won bronze.
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