Currier Finishes 50th In Olympic Biathlon

Maine Olympian Russell Currier finished in 50th place in his second Olympic biathlon event in Sochi, Russia. It was the 20km Individual event and his time was 55:07.5.

Currier is from Stockholm, in Aroostook County and trains at the Maine Winter Sports Center in Presque Isle.

Martin Fourcade (France) won the gold medal with a time of 49:31.7.

There were 89 competitors.

The next men's biathlon event in Sochi takes place Sunday morning - the 15km Mass Start event.