German biathlete Laura Dahlmeier became the first double gold medalist of the Olympics by capturing the women's 10-kilometer pursuit at the Pyeongchang Games.
Dahlmeier previously won the 7.5-kilometer sprint on Sunday night.
With a healthy lead, Dahlmeier grabbed a German flag from a fan in the crowd about 50 meters from the finish line and began waving it as she crossed.
Dahlmeier entered the games ranked fourth in the world but had never won a gold medal. She is quickly becoming the darling of the German team.
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After hitting all 10 targets in the sprint, Dahlmeier was nearly perfect again in her second race, hitting 19 of 20 shots to cruise to a victory by more than 29 seconds over Slovakia's Anastasiya Kuzmina, who edged France's Anais Bescond for silver.
The only American skier, Emily Dreissigacker, finished in 47th place.
In Monday's men's race, Martin Fourcade also hit 19 of 20 targets to return to the top of the biathlon world.
The Frenchman bounced back from a disappointing eighth-place finish in the sprint race to win the gold medal in the 12.5-kilometer pursuit on Monday night. Sweden's Sebastian Samuelsson took home the silver medal, and Germany's Benedikt Doll earned bronze.
Fourcade has won six career medals, three of them gold.
He overcame a 24-second deficit to start the race. After taking the lead on the third shoot, Fourcade hit his final five shots and turned and pumped his fist at the crowd, knowing the victory was in hand.
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Three Americans were competing in the race, with Tim Burke's 17th place the best finish among them.