US EditionNorway's Johan-Olav Botn Recalls Friend's Death as He Wins Olympic 20K Biathlon
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Johan-Olav Botn, who won the first Olympic gold medal of his career, became emotional in an interview with Yle when talking about his late friend Sivert Guttorm Bakken.
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Norway's Johan-Olav Botn recalls friend's death as he wins Olympic 20K biathlon
Clean shooting has secured Johan-Olav Botn of Norway the gold medal after the men’s 20-kilometer individual biathlon at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. Eric Perrot of France missed one shot and finished 14.8 seconds behind Botn to secure the silver.…
Norwegian biathlete Johan-Olav Botn won his first gold medal in his debut at a major competition. In Anterselva, he won a close duel in the men's 20-kilometer Olympic race, the first individual race of this year's Games. The best of the Slovenians was Miha Dovžan in 20th place.
Johan-Olav Botn found his teammate and friend Sivert Guttorm Bakken dead before Christmas. On Tuesday, the Norwegian won OS gold in the men's distance race. "Sivert - you cleared it!" erupted Botn as he crossed the goal line.
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