HOCHFILZEN, Austria (AP) — Jakov Fak of Slovenia won a World Cup 12.5-kilometer pursuit Saturday for his first career victory. Fak missed two targets before edging out Dmitry Malyshko of Russia by 0.9 of a second. Defending overall champion Martin Fourcade of France missed three times and finished third. Fourcade retains the lead of both the pursuit and overall standings. In the women's 10-kilometer pursuit, Synnoeve Solemdal led Tora Berger for a Norwegian 1-2 finish. Solemdal earned her first win in an individual World Cup event. She missed one target and finished 30.4 seconds ahead of Berger, who had two penalties. Kaisa Makarainen of Finland was third. Berger leads the discipline and overall standings ahead of Darya Domracheva of Belarus, who was fifth in the pursuit.
Fak, Solemdal win biathlon WCup pursuit events
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Slovenia's winner Jakov Fak celebrates in the finish area after the men's 12,5 km pursuit biathlon World Cup competition, Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012, in Hochfilzen, Austria. (AP Photo/Kerstin Joensson)
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Russia's Dmitry Malyshko, left, shoots during the men's 12,5 km pursuit biathlon World Cup competition, Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012, in Hochfilzen, Austria. (AP Photo/Kerstin Joensson)
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Norway's Synnoeve Solemdal celebrates her victory in the finish area after the women's 10 km pursuit biathlon World Cup competition, on Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012, in Hochfilzen, Austria. (AP Photo/Kerstin Joensson)
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Norway's winner Synnoeve Solemdal, center, Norway's second placed Tora Berger, left, and Finland's third placed Kaisa Makarainen celebrate on the podium after the women's 10 km pursuit biathlon World Cup competition, on Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012, in Hochfilzen, Austria. (AP Photo/Kerstin Joensson)
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Norway's Synnoeve Solemdal skis to take the victory during the women's 10 km pursuit biathlon World Cup competition, on Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012, in Hochfilzen, Austria. (AP Photo/Kerstin Joensson)
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Norway's winner Synnoeve Solemdal, left, celebrates with second placed Tora Berger from Norway a after the women's 10 km pursuit biathlon World Cup competition, on Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012, in Hochfilzen, Austria. (AP Photo/Kerstin Joensson)
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Norway's second placed Tora Berger celebrates on her way to the podium after the women's 10 km pursuit biathlon World Cup competition, on Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012, in Hochfilzen, Austria. (AP Photo/Kerstin Joensson)
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Slovenia's Jakov Fak skis to take the vicrory in the men's 12,5 km pursuit biathlon World Cup competition, Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012, in Hochfilzen, Austria. (AP Photo/Kerstin Joensson)
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