Josh Thompson of Gunnison, Colo., rebounding from...
Josh Thompson of Gunnison, Colo., rebounding from five minutes in penalties for shooting misses, posted the fastest ski time of the competition to win the U.S. Biathlon Assn.’s men’s 20-kilometer world championship trial at Lake Placid, N.Y.
Thompson, who also won the men’s 10-kilometer race on Saturday, had a 1:08.37 effort for the 20-kilometer cross-country ski event. The five misses gave him a total time of 1:13.37, good enough to edge Glen Eberle of McCall, Idaho.
Eberle had only two misses after 20 shots during four shooting stops, but his ski time of 1:12.09 gave him a total of 1:14.09.
The U.S. men’s team will be named after a final race on Tuesday. The team will compete at the World Biathlon Championships at Lake Placid Feb. 10-15.
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