Bjorndalen of Norway, Olofsson-Zidek of Sweden win biathlon World Cup sprint races

Bjorndalen, Olofsson-Zidek win World Cup sprints

HOCHFILZEN, Austria — Ole Einar Bjorndalen has won a biathlon World Cup 10-kilometer sprint race for his 91st career victory.

The 35-year-old Norwegian had no penalty laps and finished in 26 minutes, 14.0 seconds on Friday. Nikolay Kruglov of Russia was 6.7 seconds behind, while Evgeny Ustyugov of Russia was third.

Emil Hegle Svendsen of Norway, who finished ninth, leads the overall standings with 146 points. Tim Burke of the United States is second with 123.

Anna Carin Olofsson-Zidek defeated Helena Jonsson by 11.1 seconds in the 7.5-kilometer sprint race for a Swedish 1-2 finish. Olofsson-Zidek timed 23 minutes, 10.8 seconds for her first World Cup victory in two years. Olga Zaitseva of Russia was third

Olofsson-Zidek and Jonsson shot flawlessly despite heavy snowfall.