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Neuner makes it back-to-back wins in Oberhof
Jan 8, 2012, 13:50 GMT
Oberhof, Germany - Germany's Magdalena Neuner followed up her sprint win in Oberhof Friday by claiming the mass start race before jubilant home fans at the venue Sunday.
A crowd of more than 20,000 saw Neuner finish the 12.5km race strongly to overtake Tora Berger of Norway who trailed in 12.5 seconds behind.
Double Olympic champion Neuner could afford three penalty laps, finishing in 40 minutes 2.2 seconds for the 28th World Cup win of her career.
The win takes Neuner to 456 points in the overall standings, ahead of Darya Domracheva of Belarus on 417 and Olga Saizeva of Russia on 378.
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