A competitor skis her way during a women's Biathlon 7.5 kilometer sprint race in Anterselva, Italy, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Felice Calabro')
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A competitor skis her way during a women's Biathlon 7.5 kilometer sprint race in Anterselva, Italy, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Felice Calabro')
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Germany's Miriam Goessner, center, poses on the podium with her gold medal after winning the women's 7.5 km sprint competition next to second placed Belarus' Darya Domracheva, left, and third placed Finland's Kaisa Maekaeraeinen at the Biathlon World Cup in Ruhpolding, southern Germany, on Friday, Jan. 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
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Germany's Miriam Goessner competes during the women's 7.5 km sprint competition at the Biathlon World Cup in Ruhpolding, southern Germany, on Friday, Jan. 11, 2013. Goessner won the race. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
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Finland's Kaisa Maekaeraeinen crosses the finish line during the women's 7.5 km sprint competition at the Biathlon World Cup in Ruhpolding, southern Germany, on Friday, Jan. 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
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World cup leader Tora Berger of Norway competes during the women's 7.5 km sprint competition at the Biathlon World Cup in Ruhpolding, southern Germany, on Friday, Jan. 11, 2013. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
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Norway's Synnoeve Solemdal, Hilde Fenne, Ann Kristin Aafedt and Tora Berger from left to right celebrate after winning the women's 4x6 kilometers relay race at the Biathlon World Cup competition in Ruhpolding, southern Germany, on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
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Norway's Tora Berger celebrates on her way to crossing the finish line during the women's 4x6 kilometers relay race at the Biathlon World Cup competition in Ruhpolding, southern Germany, on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
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Norway's Tora Berger celebrates as she crosses the finish line during the women's 4x6 kilometers relay race at the Biathlon World Cup competition in Ruhpolding, southern Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
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Darya Domracheva from Belarus aims during shooting in the 12.5 km mass start women race at the Biathlon World Championships in Nove Mesto na Morave, Czech Republic, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. Domracheva won the race. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
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Norway's Tora Berger competes on track to place second in the 12.5 km mass start women race at the Biathlon World Championships in Nove Mesto na Morave, Czech Republic, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
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From left, second placed Finland's Kaisa Makarainen, winner Anastasiya Kuzmina of Slovakia, and third placed Belarus' Darya Domracheva, celebrate on the podium of a women's Biathlon 7.5 kilometer sprint race in Anterselva, Italy, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Felice Calabro')
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Slovakia's Anastasiya Kuzmina celebrates on the podium after winning a women's Biathlon 7.5 kilometer sprint race in Anterselva, Italy, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Felice Calabro')
Boe, Domracheva win mass start races at worlds
NOVE MESTO, Czech Republic (
AP) — Tarjei Boe of Norway and
Darya Domracheva of Belarus won mass start races in the final events at the biathlon world championships on Sunday.
Boe shot clean to cross the finish line of the 15-kilometer men's race in 36 minutes, 15. 8 seconds to capture his third gold medal at the championships, adding to wins in men's and mixed relays.
Anton Shipulin of Russian overcame a penalty lap to claim silver, 3.7 seconds behind.
Emil Hegle Svendsen of Norway missed one target to finish 7.4 seconds back for bronze, adding to his four golds at the worlds.
Norway dominated the races in the Czech resort of Nove Mesto with a total of eight victories out of 11 men's and women's competitions.
Domracheva missed two targets but hit the front in the middle of the women's race and cruised to victory, completing the 12.5-kilometer course in 35 minutes, 54.5 seconds for her second career gold medal at the worlds.
Heavy favorite Tora Berger of Norway also missed twice to finish 8.7 seconds behind for her second silver at the championships, along with her four golds at the worlds this year.
Monika Hojnisz of Poland took bronze, trailing Domracheva by 27.6 seconds.
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