The national team leader eventually finished in 22nd place, 3 minutes and 5.2 seconds behind new Olympic champion Junia Simopn of France. France also scooped the silver medal thanks to Lou Jeanmonnot, while Bulgaria claimed the bronze through Lora Hristova.
The other three Latvian biathletes each missed three times in the shooting. 20-year-old Estere Volfa took 36th place (+3:52.1), Sanita Buliņa was 58th (+5:39.9), and Annija Keita Sabule was 64th (+6:05.5).
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