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, 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)
Germany's Goessner gets 3rd biathlon World Cup win
RUHPOLDING, Germany (AP) — Miriam Goessner of Germany captured her third biathlon World Cup victory after missing only one target in a women's 7.5-kilometer sprint race Friday.
Despite the shooting error, Goessner's speed on the cross-country trail gave her a 7.1-second win over Darya Domracheva of Belarus.
Kaisa Makarainen of Finland was third, 17.5 seconds behind the winner.
None of the top three managed to shoot cleanly and all had one missed target.
Tora Berger of Norway, who finished 12th, leads the season standings with 514 points, while Goessner is second on 437.
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