site.btaBiathlete Hristova Delighted With Olympic Bronze After Clean Shoot

Biathlete Lora Hristova said she was delighted with her performance in the women’s 15-km individual at the Olympic Games in Milan-Cortina on Wednesday.

Hristova finished third after shooting clean and producing a strong ski leg.

“The race went perfectly for me. I stayed calm the whole time. From the morning I tried not to think about my placing at all, or about the fact I’m at the Olympic Games because, as we know, they come only once every four years and everyone is very nervous, because this is the biggest goal for every athlete,” Hristova said after the finish.

“This is my strongest race so far. I think I managed to bring together all the elements, the shooting and the skiing. My only thought was to do everything correctly. I think I did well. At the last World Championships I also shot strongly, but I don’t think the skiing part came together then,” she said, recalling that she finished 13th. “On Wednesday I felt very fresh from the very start. I’m happy with the result and with myself. It gives me more confidence and I’m really looking forward to the next races here.”

“My goal before the Olympics was to shoot clean, because I know I can. I hoped to be in good physical shape, and that’s how I’ve felt since the first start in the mixed relay,” Hristova added.

She also said she hoped Bulgaria would win more medals before the end of the Games, after snowboarder Tervel Zamfirov took bronze in alpine snowboarding on Sunday.

“We were all so happy about Tervel’s medal. I hope we can make it more,” she said.