In Maoershan, Russian biathletes, led by Anna Kunaeva in women's2X6km and Sergey Balandin in men's 2X7.5km, shrugged aside eight missed targets to win the mixed relay in one hour 16 minutes and 57.7 seconds.

France finished second in 1:19:09.5 with six missed targets and Ukraine stood third in 1:19:41.8 after missing 13 targets.

So far, the Russian biathletes have wrapped up six of seven golds on offer with their sole defeat to Ukraine in the men's pursuit on Wednesday.

Switzerland had two gold medals when Sandro Boner won his third title from the men's combined in Alpine skiing, following his victories in the downhill and super-G, and Dimitri Cuche won the men's slalom for his double victories.

Cuche finished two runs in one minute and 33.98 seconds for his second title, following his victory in the giant slalom on Wednesday. Manuel Pescollderungg from Italy was edged down by 0.88 points, and Frenchman Jonathan Midol was in third.

Also in Maoershan, Japanese snowboarder Kazuhiro Kokubo, runner-up in the 2007 world championship, won the men's big air where Pekka Ruokanen of Finland finished second and Russia's Dmitry Mindrul stood third.

It was also Kazuhiro's second gold after his triumph at the half-pipe contest on Wednesday.

Host China also had one more gold to keep the lead at the overall table, beating Canada 6-5 to win the women's curling title for its 17th gold.

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