Whistler teammates Larissa Black (Squamish) and Gillian Gowling (Whistler) take one and two today in the 7.5km individual pursuit on a warmer day in Red Deer. Larissa Black (Squamish) won the gold medal with a time of
25:42.2 followed immediately by Gillian Gowling (Whistler) at
25:48.8 securing the silver for Team BC.
"I had Gillian with me on the last lap and we are super competitive with eachother so that was really fun to go after it and really race to the finish," said gold medal winner Larissa Black. "I knew I had paced myself really well and still had a bit left in the tank to go for it at the end and it worked."
Larissa and Gillian both exclaimed that the crowd at the 2019 Canada Winter Games Biathlon course was unlike anything they've ever experienced.
"It is very rare that we have anyone at our events cheering. You defiantly don't see a crowd like this at Biathlon events so that was really motivating," said Black.
"The atmosphere was awesome - and we actually had a crowd! That never happens." said Gowling.
Both girls attested to their ability to keep it clean in the range as the game changers for making the podium today.
Women's biathlon will be back on the course tomorrow with the Team Event where they are expected to battle for position against Team Alberta.