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  SKI-WCup-Biathlon,……………………….. #####..REUSE STORY ID..!!!!...####   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Gjelland clinched it by shooting clean from a standing position at the last range, while Rozhkov missed once and was forced to ski a penalty lap.
Gjelland covered the race, held on an illuminated track in northern Sweden, in 34 minutes 0.21 seconds.
Gjelland, a 31-year-old from the Norwegian alpine ski resort of Voss, finished eighth Thursday in the 10K sprint, the first part of the pursuit.
www.cp.org /english/online/full/skiing/041217/I121716AU.html   (246 words)

  
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His teammates quickly greeted him with hugs, then Gjelland picked him up and put him on his shoulders for a victory ride.
Then Gjelland, the weakest skier on the team, did exactly what he needed to do: hit his targets and maintain the lead for Bjoerndalen.
Gjelland missed just one of his 10 targets and turned it over to Bjoerndalen more than a minute in front of Russia, which finished fourth.
www.gmtoday.com /news/special_reports/Olympics2002/biathlon_cc/topstory013.asp   (548 words)

  
 Biathlon - Eurosport - all sports, live, results, standing, football, formula 1, tennis, cycling, golf, motorsport, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Norway's Egil Gjelland grabbed the first victory of his career on Friday, taking the men's 12.5km pursuit at Oestersund by 18.8 seconds over Russia's Sergei Rozhkov.
The Frenchman's main contenders were now Gjelland, Norway's Eckhoff and the Russian Rozhkov, but he was a whole 20 seconds ahead, and looked a sure-fire to extend his lead at the top of the World Cup standings.
But the classiest man on the day was Egil Gjelland who, with his win, opened a new chapter in his life in the sport.
www.eurosport.com /home/pages/v4/l2/s9/sport_lng2_spo9_sto667744.shtml   (325 words)

  
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The Norwegian foursome, consisting of Frode Andresen, Egil Gjelland, Stian Eckhoff and Halvard Hanevold compensated for the absence of Ole Einar Bjoerndalen easily, winning for the third time in four Relay this season.
Egil Gjelland, Stian Eckhoff, Halvard Hanevold and Ole Einar Bjoerndalen combined for just four errors to win the Ruhpolding relay in the time of 1:28:46.2 hours.
Egil Gjelland, the winner of the Oestersund Pursuit, took the final spot on the podium.
biathlonlife.ru /n02e.htm   (3547 words)

  
 Olympics: Norwegian earns his fourth gold
The Norwegians -- Halvard Hanevold, Frode Andresen, Egil Gjelland and Bjoerndalen -- covered the Soldier Hollow course in 1 hour, 23 minutes, 42.3 seconds.
Gjelland then picked him up and put him on his shoulders for a victory ride.
Andresen, skiing the second leg, made up a 17.7-second deficit to Russia, took the lead and turned it into a 20.9-second advantage when he touched Gjelland.
www.sptimes.com /2002/02/21/news_pf/Olympics/Norwegian_earns_his_f.shtml   (322 words)

  
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Egil's strength has been on the shooting range and he has been lacking some speed in the skiing, therefore the individual event (20 km) has been his best event.
Egil has been a steady relay-racer all his career, and for a long time he was a regular on the first leg on the Norwegian team.
He started his relay-triumphs with a gold medal in the Norwegian championships as a junior in 1992, since then he has won the Norwegian championships as a senior (1994) and twice Norwegian championships bronze medals (2000 and 2002).
www.fusabiathlon.net /bioegilgb.htm   (498 words)

  
 Eurosport - WinterSports - Biathlon - Live and Results. Men and Women.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Germany's Sven Fischer won the men's 10km sprint at Oberhof ahead of Frode Andresen and Egil Gjelland, both of Norway.
Most notably, Egil Gjelland - who powered to knock his compatriot off his top perch - and Frode Andresen - who instantaneously deposed of both men, setting the provisional best time.
By the time Andresen finished, he was over seven seconds to the good of compatriot Egil Gjelland, and Norway held a daunting 1-2-3-4 at the top, with Stian Echhoff joining the party in forth.
www.eurosport.co.uk /home/pages/v4/l2/s9/sport_lng2_spo9_sto672805.shtml   (672 words)

  
 Press Box - BIATHLON - Teela, "The Procrastinator" Takes 20th; Gains World Championship Berth - 12/17/2004
Army WCAP athlete Teela finished 2:39.3 behind 31 year-old Egil Gjelland of Norway who notched the first World Cup victory of his long career.
Gjelland had one penalty to edge second placer Sergei Rozhkov of Russia by 18.seconds.
Gjelland and Rozhkov were in a heated battle going into the final standing stage, when the Russian missed one target while Gjelland was clean, securing the victory.
usocpressbox.org /usoc/pressbox.nsf/f0101b73c01bdeb787256611006d7444/69e8b0984dc851be85256f6d005fd4b0?OpenDocument   (652 words)

  
 WinterSports2002.com - Norway's Bjoerndalen wins fourth gold medal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The Norwegians — Halvard Hanevold, Frode Andresen, Egil Gjelland and Bjoerndalen — covered the Soldier Hollow course in 1 hour, 23 minutes, 42.3 seconds.
Then Gjelland, the weakest skier on the team, did exactly what he needed to do: hit his targets and keep a maintain the lead for Bjoerndalen.
Gjelland missed just one of his 10 targets.
deseretnews.com /oly/view/print/0,4060,70001226,00.html   (463 words)

  
 Norway, Russia win biathlon relays   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Bjorndalen, a five-time Olympic champion, held off Germany's Sven Fischer on the last leg for a winning margin of 1 minute, 25.4 seconds in the 30-kilometer event.
Also competing for Norway in the season-opening relay were Halvard Hanevold, Stian Eckhoff and Egil Gjelland.
Gjelland's steady shooting gave the home team a 26.5-second lead going into the last leg.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2004/12/05/sports1117EST0345.DTL&type=printable   (141 words)

  
 Norway's Bjoerndalen wins fourth gold medal
MIDWAY, Utah (AP) - Ole Einar Bjoerndalen became only the third Olympian to win four gold medals at a single games when Norway won the men's 30-kilometer biathlon relay Wednesday.
Norway's Ole Einar Bjoerndalen is lifted up by his teammates, from bottom left, Frode Andresen, Egil Gjelland and Halvard Hanevold, after they won the gold medal in the men's 4X7.5Km biathlon relay at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics.
Three-time defending Olympic champion Germany won the silver and France took the bronze.
www.phillyburbs.com /olympics/2002/news/0220biath.htm   (557 words)

  
 Norwegians in the 2002 Winter Olympics (Part II of II)
His success is due in part, perhaps, to his mental trainer, a vacuum salesman who once managed to sell him an apparatus at $3500.
Egil Gjelland: A member of the gold-winning biathlon relay team, Gjelland is engaged to Ann-Elen Skjelbreid (silver-medal relayist in the biathlon and sister of Liv Grete Poiree).
Born in Voss in 1973, Gjelland works as a carpenter during the rest of the year in Eikelandsosen, Norway.
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/norwegian_culture/90017   (512 words)

  
 INTERNATIONAL BIATHLON UNION
POIREE R. At 14:10 at the Sprint Competition Men 97 athletes started and Ole Einar Björndalen as a high favourite struggled at the first shooting as he missed all targets and so had to run 5 penalty loops.
But also the other members of the norwegian team have been pretty strong and Frode Andresen took over the lead pretty long and also Egil Gjelland was very good due to the fact that he missed no target.
So he finally crossed the finish line after the shortest time of all with 26:55,4 minutes and 11,8 seconds in front of Frode Andresen who missed one target at each shooting and 30,5 seconds in front of Sven Fischer-GER and Egil Gjelland had to be satisfied with his 4th place.
www.ibu.at /01-02/bwc8/sms   (235 words)

  
 Bjoerndalen best in biathlon
He and his teammates gave Norway six of the eight top spots, while Liv Grete Skjelbreid Poiree also secured more gold.
Norway's winning team: From left, Lars Berger, Egil Gjelland, Halvard Hanevold, Stian Eckhoff, Ole Einar Bjoerndalen og Frode Andresen.
It was a happy weekend for Norway's biathlon athletes in Ruhpolding, Germany.
www.aftenposten.no /english/sports/article712221.ece?service=print   (201 words)

  
 - Tabbe å gå sent - Dagbladet.no
Egil Gjelland var fornøyd med VM-sprinten etter ti blinkskudd og 12.
Søndag er Gjelland glad det blir like forhold for alle på jaktstarten.
Gjelland går ut 58 sekunder bak Ole Einar Bjørndalen på søndagens jaktstart, men avstanden opp til latvieren Ilmars Bricis på tredjeplass er overkommelige 34 sekunder.
www.dagbladet.no /sport/2005/03/05/425312.html   (600 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Austrians keep Miller out of top 3 in super-G   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
OSTERSUND, Sweden — Egil Gjelland of Norway won a World Cup biathlon event for the first time, beating Sergei Rozhkov of Russia in a men's 12.5-kilometer pursuit Friday.
Gjelland finished eighth Thursday in the 10K sprint, the first part of the pursuit.
Reining overall World Cup champion Raphael Poiree of France was third, 37.3 seconds behind, after missing three targets.
usatoday.com /sports/olympics/winter/2004-12-17-roundup_x.htm?...   (778 words)

  
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Fusa Biathlon Fanclub is the fanclub for the three Fusa-girls Ann-Elen Skjelbreid, Liv Grete Skjelbreid Poirée and Liv Kjersti Eikeland and their partners Egil Gjelland, Raphael Poirée and Carl-Johan Bergman.
Fusa is a small community on the west-coast of Norway, about an hours drive and ferry-ride south of Bergen.
The two sisters Liv Grete and Ann-Elen, with their partners Raphael and Egil live at Skjelbreid in Fusa while their cousin Liv Kjersti and her partner Carl-Johan at the moment are living in Lillehammer.
www.fusabiathlon.net /english.htm   (173 words)

  
 AP Worldstream: Gjelland takes pursuit for first World Cup victory@ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
AP Worldstream: Gjelland takes pursuit for first World Cup victory@ HighBeam Research
Gjelland takes pursuit for first World Cup victory
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 FasterSkier.com
The implied joke was that Ole Einar Bj¿rndalen would be capable of winning without their help, but I would be willing to bet Ole Einar was thankful that the crew decided to wait a day or two before leaving town.
Today Norway's men's biathlon team of Halvard Hannevold, Frode Andresen, Egil Gjelland and Ole Einar Bj¿rndalen won the men's relay in convincing style.
The victory also allowed Bj¿rndalen to accomplish an unbelievable feat: he won his fourth Olympic gold medal of these games-making him the most dominant athlete of these games.
www.fasterskier.com /racing/2002OWG/020220BiathlonRelay.html   (360 words)

  
 phorum - 2005 World Championships — interview feature - Saturday - Men 4x7.5 km Relay
A Russian journalist has said: Egil Gjelland has no reasons to worry.
Hi Wilhelmina: I told it Egil Gjelland at the Press Conference and he laughed!
I could not even expect it, but I'm very pleased, really.
www.biathlon-forum.de /forum/read.php?f=25&i=8&t=8&page=1   (340 words)

  
 Winter Sports Roundup: Germany surprise champion of new nations team event   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The Austrians won silver, and France edged the Americans for bronze.
The Norwegian team of Frode Andresen, Egil Gjelland, Stian Eckhoff and Halvard Hanevold won the men's relay race at a World Cup biathlon meet in San Sicario, Italy.
In the women's 4x6-kilometer relay, the Russian team of Olga Pyleva, Svetlana Ishmouratova, Anna Bogaliy and Olga Zaitseva won in 1:18:31.8, with no penalties.
www.post-gazette.com /pg/05045/457292.stm   (235 words)

  
 ESPN.com - OLY - Norwegian wins 1st Cup biathlon event
Updated: Dec. 17, 2004, 7:27 PM ET Gjelland wins men's 12.5-kilometer pursuit
OSTERSUND, Sweden -- Egil Gjelland of Norway won a World Cup biathlon event for the first time, beating Sergei Rozhkov of Russia in a men's 12.5-kilometer pursuit Friday.
Reigning overall World Cup champion Raphael Poiree of France was third, 37.3 seconds behind, after missing three targets.
sports.espn.go.com /oly/news/story?id=1948604   (245 words)

  
 OLYMPICS - CBS SportsLine.com
HOCHFILZEN, Austria -- Ole Einar Bjoerndalen led Norway to victory in biathlon's 30-kilometer relay Saturday, its first gold medal at the world championships since 1967.
Bjoerndalen joined Halvard Hanevold, Stian Eckhoff and Egil Gjelland to complete the distance in 1 hour, 21 minutes, 59.2 seconds.
Austria was third, 43.3 back, for its first team medal in championship history.
cbs.sportsline.com /olympics/story/8282978   (258 words)

  
 EURO SPORTS NEWS
Boyce Park ski area opens for the season
Egil Gjelland of Norway takes pursuit for first World Cup bi
Czeschin, Teter win take halfpipe titles at Snowboard Grand
archive.wn.com /2004/12/24/1400/eurosportsnews   (466 words)

  
 SKI-WCup-Biathlon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Norway wins biathlone men's relay, Russia dominates women's event
SAN SICARIO, Italy (AP) - The Norwegian quartet of Frode Andresen, Egil Gjelland, Stian Eckhoff and Halvard Hanevold captured the men's relay race at a World Cup biathlon in northern Italy - Norway's third triumph in four relay events this season.
Russia, led by World Cup leader Olga Pyleva, dominated the women's relay leaving second-place France more than three minutes behind.
www.cp.org /english/online/full/skiing/050213/I021316AU.html   (268 words)

  
 Poiree Fanpage - A site devoted to Liv Grete and Raphael Poiree
Where do Liv Grete and Raphael Poiree live when they're in Norway?
What's the name of Ann Elen Skjelbreid and Egil Gjelland's daughter?
Which of theese biathletes didn't win a single worldcuprace last season?
www.poiree.shades-of-moonlight.com /quiz.php   (129 words)

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