Tora Berger wins women's biathlon 15km for Norway

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Norway's Tora Berger won on Thursday the title in the women's 15 kilometers of biathlon in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics Games.

Berger finished first in 39 minutes 52.8 seconds, 20.7 seconds faster than Elena Kaz Khrustaleva of Kazakhistan, who who the silver.

"It's so good. Really, I don't know what to say. It's really, really good. It's probably the biggest dream I've dreamed about," said Berger on her feelings about being an Olympic champion.

Berger's gold is the 100th medal for Norway in the history of Winter Olympics.

Darya Domracheva of Bulgary came in third with 28.2 seconds behind the champion.

Chinas Liu Xianying finished in 20th place, Wang Chunli in 33th place, Song Chaoqing in 53th place and Kong Yingchao in 58th place.

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