Biathlon men follow suit with two medals in the 10km Individual Pursuit

Another race another gold medal for Team BC in the men’s 10km individual pursuit. Ryan Elden (Quesnel) won the gold medal while Andrei Secu (Coquitlam) won his second bronze medal of the games with a third place finish.

In what was described on course as a Team BC and Quebec sandwich, Elden and Secu were able to surround the favourite, Quebec’s  Leo Grandbois to secure a two-podium finish. 

Elden finished with a time of 27:14.4 and Secu was just behind at 28:59.6. 

“The snow was super fast today, and it was warm which is really nice,” said gold medalist Elden. “I was focused and everything turned out the way I wanted it today. The course is pretty tough and there are not a lot of spots you can gain time on other people, so I am very happy the range went well for me today.” 

Secu with his second bronze medal performance of these games was proud of his performance and explained how hard it was for him to focus on the range with the crowd at Riverbend. 

“The range was crazy today, it was hard to focus with all of the people around – we usually don’t have any people at our races. It was crazy to have people all the way around the track cheering.” 

The boys will now prepare for the 3 x 7.5 team relay which will take place on Wednesday February 20.