(AP) — Five-time Olympic champion Ole Einar Bjorndalen led Norway to an overwhelming victory in a biathlon World Cup relay race Thursday.

Halvard Hanevold put Norway on course with perfect shooting in the leadoff leg and Bjorndalen had to reload once but kept his team well ahead to cover the 4 x 7.5 kilometers in 1 hour, 17 minutes, 3.3 seconds.

France was 27.5 seconds behind and Germany was third.

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