HOCHFILZEN, Austria — It was a solid first week of World Cup results in Austria for Center Conway’s Sean Doherty and his United States biathlon teammates. Doherty had two individual top 45 finishes and also helped the U.S. to a 15th place finish in Sunday’s relay.
On Sunday, skiing and shooting in a steady snowfall, Doherty, skiing the first leg in the 4X7.5K men’s relay. He was as high as in eighth place after the first round of shooting, going a perfect five-for-five from the prone position. Doherty ultimately tagged off to teammate Lief Nordgren in 12th.
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