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Heinicke advances to pursuit

Prince George biathlete Megan Heinicke finished 59th overall in the women's 7.5-kilometre sprint Sunday at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Heinicke was 2 minutes, 27.7 seconds behind gold medal winner Anastasiya Kuzmina of Slovakia.

Prince George biathlete Megan Heinicke finished 59th overall in the women's 7.5-kilometre sprint Sunday at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

Heinicke was 2 minutes, 27.7 seconds behind gold medal winner Anastasiya Kuzmina of Slovakia. Heinicke missed only three shots of 10 shots on the range to clock a time of 23:34.5.

She now advances to the women's 10km pursuit today. Only the top-60 finishers qualify for the pursuit.

Heinicke, 24, will be among three other Canadians - Rosanna Crawford, Megan Imrie and Zina Kocher - who are also competing in Tuesday's pursuit.