...Tim Burke, all four of the U.S. men qualified for today?s pursuit. ?We had too many penalties,? coach Mikael Lofgren told the U.S. biathlon?s Web site. ?It may have been a bit of nerves for Tim, but there were many bad shots...

...took a program to the United States Olympic Committee and the committee bought in. Swedish coaches Per Nilsson and Mikael Lofgren also replaced Algis Shalna. One year into the program, Hakkinen said by phone on Tuesday from Finland that the results...

...behind leaders and eventual winners Russia. ?This is so great for the sport in the U.S.,? U.S. coach Mikael Lofgren told the U.S. Biathlon?s Web site. ?We had great TV exposure at the top of the standings. We can compete...