A 25-year-old was in medal contention at the Winter Olympics but collapsed during the final lap

• 25-year-old Olympic athlete Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold collapsed Sunday.
• Tandrevold was in contention for a medal at the Winter Olympics biathlon event at the time.

25-year-old athlete Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold was in contention for a Winter Olympics medal in the women's biathlon event but collapsed during the final lap Sunday at the National Biathlon Centre in Zhangjiakou, China.

Biathlon combines rifle shooting and cross-country skiing. It is regarded as a race, as competitors ski through a trail that contains shooting rounds.

Norweigian star Marte Olsbu Roieseland sped ahead in the final stages and was seemingly only locked into a race against herself to claim gold.

Tandrevold — also Norwegian — and Elvira Oeberg, of Sweden, battled for the silver and bronze medals in the 10-kilometer race.

But just 300 meters from the finish line, Tandrevold's hopes for Olympic success shattered. According to Reuters, Tandrevold "came to a virtual standstill."

Though she managed to start again and ski to the end, her other competitors got ahead of her, so she only managed to finish 14th.

She then collapsed, which Reuters says is not unusual for this kind of event. However, Tandrevold needed medical attention and was carried away from the snow.

"She tried as hard as she could, and she did everything to follow Elvira," Reuters quotes Norway team doctor Lars Kolsrud to have said.

"She went empty on top of the hill and hardly got to the finishing line. When she got there, she was very sad and sorry, because she lost this medal and she was all empty for power.

"She was not unconscious but she was very, very exhausted.

"She said nothing except: 'I've spoiled everything'."

Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold has been given the all-clear

Eurosport said later that Tandrevord eventually received the all-clear.

"Ingrid has dressed herself, and now sits and eats and relaxes," said Kolsrud, according to Eurosport .

"She is very sorry that she did not get the position she had hoped for. She was really knocked out and took everything out, but was conscious all the time."

Norway leads the Winter Olympics medal table with nine gold medals, five silvers, and seven bronze titles.

The United States is currently third, with seven golds, six silvers, and one bronze medal.

the Beijing Games have one more week to go and conclude February 20.