LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – On the sunniest day of the 2024 Empire State Winter Games so far, biathlon athletes used the light to their advantage while racing on the challenging Mt. Van Hoevenberg Nordic course in Lake Placid, N.Y.
Sean Kennedy, 47, of Chelsea, Quebec, took first place in the masters male 40-49 category. He completed the event with a time of 28 minutes, 29.8 seconds, hitting three targets at the first shooting event and none in the second. Peter Vile and Steve Halasz, 48, of Saranac Lake, N.Y., took home silver and bronze with times of 28:32.1 and 29:44.8, respectively.
Biathlon is an event combining precision marksmanship and cross-country skiing. Athletes compete in a 10-kilometer sprint for men, (6.2-miles) 7.5-kilometer sprint (4.67-miles) for the women race while stopping twice to shoot five targets. Each miss of the target adds time to athletes’ final score.
Greg Caza, 51, of Chelsea, Quebec, took home the gold in the masters male 50-59 category. He topped the leaderboard with a time of 30:02.6 and four total targets hit. Sean Halligan came in second with a time of 30:23.1, while Eli Walker, 53, of Intervale, N.H., snagged bronze with a time of 31:00.0.
For a complete list of today’s sprint biathlon race results, click HERE.
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