POKLJUKA, Slovenia -- Anton Shipulin of Russia sprinted away from three rivals to win a 15-kilometre mass-start race for his second biathlon World Cup victory in three days on Sunday, while Kaisa Makarainen of Finland won the women's event.
Shipulin pulled away from Martin Fourcade of France, Simon Eder of Austria and Fredrik Lindstrom of Sweden to finish in 35 minutes 16.8 seconds. Fourcade was 1.2 seconds back in second place to reclaim the overall World Cup lead, with Eder another 0.2 seconds back in third.
Calgary's Nathan Smith finished ninth, 30.4 seconds off the lead.
Shipulin also won Friday's sprint race before coming second in Saturday's pursuit.
Makarainen extended her overall lead after overcoming two early misses to finish in 34:18.8, beating Anais Bescond of France by 7.6 seconds. Nadezhda Skardino was 15.8 back in third.
Rosanna Crawford of Canmore, Alta., finished 12th, 1:25.2 behind Makarainen.
