▁race ▁he ▁won ▁in ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁ 2 : 3 0 : 1 0 . 1 , ▁be ating ▁Anders ▁A uk land ▁by ▁ 0 . 7 ▁seconds , ▁and ▁O dd - B j ør n ▁H jel mes et ▁came ▁third ▁making ▁it ▁a ▁Norwegian ▁swe ep . ▁A ▁characteristic ▁of ▁Est il ▁is ▁to ▁start ▁slow ▁and ▁then ▁come ▁through ▁the ▁pack ▁towards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁race , ▁he ▁was ▁ 2 3 rd ▁after ▁ 1 2 . 5   km , ▁and ▁ 1 1 th ▁after ▁ 2 7 . 5   km , ▁but ▁by ▁ 4 2 . 5   km ▁he ▁was ▁third , ▁and ▁came ▁through ▁to ▁win . ▁In ▁the ▁relay , ▁Norway ▁( H jel mes et , ▁Est il , ▁bi ath lete ▁Lars ▁Ber ger , ▁and ▁T ore ▁Ru ud ▁Hof stad ) ▁won , ▁with ▁Germany ▁second ▁and ▁Russia ▁third . ▁Norway ▁finished ▁ 1 7 . 7 ▁seconds ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁Germ ans , ▁with ▁Est il ▁ski ing ▁Norway ' s ▁second ▁fast est ▁leg ▁( be hind ▁Ber ger ). ▁He ▁also ▁won ▁a ▁bronze ▁medal ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 5   km ▁+ ▁ 1 5   km ▁double ▁purs uit , ▁in ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁ 1 : 1 9 : 2 1 . 3 , ▁ 0 . 8 ▁seconds ▁behind ▁winner ▁Vincent ▁V itto z , ▁and ▁losing ▁silver ▁to ▁Giorg io ▁Di ▁Cent a ▁in ▁a