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Sharpshooter Dickson 16th in IBU Cup biathlon pursuit

Emily Dickson found the passing lane and laid down the hammer.
16 Biathlete Emily Dickson at Oberhof
Emily Dickson of Burns Lake awaits the start of the BMW IBU World Cup biathon women's sprint race last month in Oberhof, Germany. The 22-year-old helped Canada to a ninth-place finish in the women;s relay Saturday at the IBU world championships in Antholz, Anterselva, Italy.
Emily Dickson found the passing lane and laid down the hammer.
Aided by her perfect shooting performance, in which hit 20 of 20 targets, the 22-year-old from Burns Lake posted a best-ever 16th-place finish Saturday in the IBU Cup women's 10-kilometre pursuit.
Dickson started 27th in the order, based on her sprint result from Friday, and used her rifle accuracy to avoid penalties and finish in the top-20 for the first time in her IBU Cup career. 
Dickson ended up 2:26.1 behind gold-medalist Elisabeth Hoegberg of Sweden, who clocked 28:35.5.
In the men's 12.5 km pursuit, Carsen Campbell of Bedeque, P.E.I., finished 47th, 5:43.3 behind Endre Stroemsheim of Norway won gold in 31:39.9. Matthew Strum of Canmore was 51st, 6:58 off the winning pace.
The next stop on the IBU Cup circuit is Feb. 3-9 in Arber, Germany. 
Meanwhile, at the BMW IBU World Cup Sunday in Ruhpolding, Germany, Emma Lunder of Vernon placed 35th in the women's pursuit, finishing 3:05 behind gold-medalist Tiril Eckhoff of Norway.
In the men's pursuit, Jules Brunotte of Sherbrooke, Que., was the top Canadian in 47th place. He ended up 4:07.4 behind race winner Martin Fourcade of France, who finished the 12.5 km course in 31:26.8. Christian Gow of Canmore was 49th (+4:22.2), just ahead of his brother Scott (+4:37.8), who finished 50th.
The World Cup resumes Thursday with the men's individual race in Pokljuka. Poland.