Tim Burke Still Best in World on Biathlon World Cup Tour

Lake Placid, NY – Local athlete Tim Burke (Paul Smiths, N.Y.) once again earned the yellow bib on the Biathlon World Cup Tour today in Oberhof, Germany by placing second with a time of 40:00.2. Burke’s current World Cup ranking is 329 points, 3 points ahead of Russia’s Evgeny USTYUGOV.
Bill Demong (Vermontville, NY), 2009 Nordic Combined World Champion, took gold today in Val di Fiemme, Italy in the Nordic Combined World Cup with a 33:49.9. Today’s competition places Demong in 9th place in World Cup standings, with 307 over-all points.
US Bobsled Athlete John Napier (Lake Placid, NY) was on the podium again today in World Cup action from Konigssee, Germany where he and his teammates Charles Barkley, Steven Langton, Christopher Fogt won bronze with a first run of 48.72 and a second heat of 48.59, giving them an overall time of 1:37.31.

Yes, it’s an American Who Leads the Biathlon World Cup

Lake Placid, NY - Don’t look now, but it’s an American who has sole possession of the yellow bib as the World Cup leader in biathlon. Tim Burke (Paul Smiths, N.Y.) made U.S. history, Sunday, Dec. 21, when he took over first place in the overall series standings, following his sixth place finish in the men’s 12.5 km pursuit in Pokljuka, Slovenia. Through three series stops, the 27-year-old has earned 253 points and leads France’s Simon Fourcade by seven points heading into the next World Cup race, Jan. 7-10, in Oberhof, Germany.

“This is a tremendous tribute to the hard work and dedication that Tim has shown through the years,” said Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) president/CEO Ted Blazer. “Tim has a tremendous work ethic and I can think of no athlete more deserving than him… we’re all proud and rooting for him.”