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HOCHFILZEN, Austria - Olympic champion Russia shot nearly flawlessly to win the first mens relay of the biathlon World Cup season on Saturday, while Germany took the womens race.After the last exchange, Anton Shipulin shot cleanly twice to hold off challenges by Frances Martin Fourcade and Norways Tarjei Boe.The Russian team of Maxim Tsvetkov, Timofey Lapshin, Dmitry Malyshko and Shipulin missed only 1 of the 40 targets and finished the 4x7.5-kilometre race in 1 hour, 16 minutes, 14.8 seconds.France missed four times and came 20.2 seconds behind in second, while Norway dropped to third, 27.9 behind, after Boe had to reload twice in his final shooting.Austria and Germany finished 30.5 and 31.4 behind, respectively, while Canada in sixth was already 2 minutes, 55.4 seconds off the lead.It was still the best race of the season for Calgarys Nathan Smith, Brendan Green of Hay River, N.W.T., Marc-Andre Bedard of Valcartier, Que., and Reginas Scott Perras.Earlier, Luise Kummer, Franziska Hildebrand, Vanessa Hinz and Franziska Preuss missed eight targets for Germany but avoided the penalty loop before finishing the 4x6K womens race in 1 hour, 11 minutes, 40.4 seconds. It was Germanys first triumph in the discipline since winning in Annecy, France, a year ago.Belarus needed two more reloads and came 21.1 seconds behind. The team, led by triple Olympic gold medallist Darya Domracheva, edged the Czech Republic by 1.1 second for second place.Olympic relay champion Ukraine was seventh after 11 missed targets and one round on the 150-meter penalty loop by Juliya Dzhyma.The Canadian team of Sarah Beaudry and Megan Heinicke, both from Prince George, B.C., Rosanna Crawford, of Canmore, Alta., and Quebec Citys Audrey Vaillancourt were 11th. Two pursuit events conclude the meet in Austria on Sunday. Rowdy Tellez Blue Jays Jersey . 5 Trade Deadline is drawing closer and teams will be deciding on whether to buy or sell. Bud Norris Blue Jays Jersey . The former Toronto FC designated player played three of his 15 professional seasons with the team. http://www.bluejaysonline.com/blue-jays-ken-giles-jersey/. -- Josh MacDonalds second goal of the game kept his team alive as the Peterborough Petes edged the host Kingston Frontencas 6-5 in overtime on Friday in Ontario Hockey League playoff action. Justin Smoak Blue Jays Jersey . Ferrer will play Mikhail Youzhny on Sunday after he defeated Dmitry Tursunov 6-2, 6-4 in an all-Russian semifinal. "Youzhny is a good player," Ferrer said. Toronto Blue Jays . Speaking on Leafs Lunch with Bryan Hayes and Jamie McLennan on Thursday, Bernier said it was "very hard" at times being entrenched behind Jonathan Quick and is now excited at the prospect of getting an opportunity to compete with Reimer for the top spot with the Leafs.null ' ' '