Halvard Hanevold from Austria races to place third in the men's 15 km mass start event of the Biathlon World Cup in the Siberian city of Khanty-Mansiysk on March 27, 2010.

Dominik Landertinger from Austria (C) celebrates his first place on the podium with second Arnd Peiffer of Germany (L) and third Halvard Hanevold of Norway (R) after the men's 15 km mass start event of the Biathlon World Cup in the Siberian city of Khanty-Mansiysk on March 27, 2010.

CORRECTION COUNTRY - Halvard Hanevold from Norway races to place third in the men's 15 km mass start event of the Biathlon World Cup in the Siberian city of Khanty-Mansiysk on March 27, 2010.

Dominik Landertinger from Austria (C) celebrates his first place on the podium with second Arnd Peiffer of Germany (L) and third Halvard Hanevold of Norway (R) after the men's 15 km mass start event of the Biathlon World Cup in the Siberian city of Khanty-Mansiysk on March 27, 2010.

OSLO, NORWAY - MARCH 21: Halvard Hanevold of Norway celebrates after announcing his retirement after the men's mass start in the E.On Ruhrgas IBU Biathlon World Cup on March 21, 2010 in Oslo, Norway.

(L to R) Norway's Tarjei Boe, Tora Berger, Ann Kristin Flatland and Halvard Hanevold celebrate on the podium after they winning the Mixed Relay (2 x 6 + 2 x 7, 5 km) during the biathlon IBU World Cup 2010 in Kontiolahti, Finland, on March 12, 2010.

Norway's Tarjei Boe (2R) is congratulated by team mates Halvard Hanevold (L), Tora Berger and Ann Kristin Flatland as they celebrate victory in the Mixed Relay event of the biathlon IBU World Cup 2010 in Kontiolahti, March 12, 2010. Norway won the competition ahead of second-placed Germany and third-placed Italy.

Norway's Tarjei Boe (L-R), Tora Berger, Ann Kristin Flatland and Halvard Hanevold celebrate on the podium after they won the Mixed Relay (2 x 6 and 2 x 7, 5 km) event of the biathlon IBU World Cup 2010 in Kontiolahti, March 12, 2010. Norway won the competition ahead of second-placed Germany and third-placed Italy.

Germany's Kati Wilhelm (L), Erik Lesser, Simon Schempp and Magdalena Neuner, Norway's Tarjei Boe, Tora Berger, Ann Kristin Flatland and Halvard Hanevold and Italy's Katja Haller (r), Lukas Hofer, Karin Oberhofer and Christian De Lorenzi (behind Oberhofer) celebrate on the podium after the Mixed Relay (2 x 6 + 2 x 7, 5 km) during the biathlon IBU World Cup 2010 in Kontiolahti, Finland, on March 12, 2010. Norway won the competition ahead of second-placed Germany and third-placed Italy.

Norway's Tarjei Boe bites his gold medal as his team-mates Halvard Hanevold, Emil Hegle Svendsen, and Ole Einar Bjoerndalen (L-R) laugh during the medals ceremony for the men's 4 X 7.5 kilometres relay biathlon event at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at Whistler, British Columbia February 26, 2010.

Norway's Tarjei Boe jumps on the bronze medallist Russian team as his team-mates Emil Hegle Svendsen, Ole Einar Bjoerndalen and Halvard Hanevold (back L-R) laugh along with Russia's Evgeny Ustyugov (front R) during the medals ceremony for the men's 4 X 7.5 kilometres relay biathlon event at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at Whistler, British Columbia February 26, 2010.

Norway's gold medallists Tarjei Boe, Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, Emil Hegle Svendsen and Halvard Hanevold celebrate during the medal ceremony for the men's biathlon 4x7.5km relay at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, in Whistler, British Columbia, February 26, 2010.