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KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia -- Ole Einar Bjoerndalen couldn't avoid being in the spotlight, certainly not after becoming the most decorated Winter Olympian of all time and receiving personal congratulations from the king. The softly spoken Norwegian tends to keep his thoughts and his emotions in check rather than in the public domain, so it was fitting that his 13th Winter Games medal was a gold in a team event. The 40-year-old Bjoerndalen helped Norway win the first Olympic mixed relay in biathlon on Wednesday, surging back to form after a couple years of apparent decline. He broke the total medals record he previously shared with retired cross-country skiing great Bjoern Daehlie at the Winter Games, and also matched fellow Norwegian's record mark of eight golds. It was his second victory in Sochi, coming after his gold in the men's sprint biathlon. "It's fantastic, I never imagined this would happen,'' Bjoerndalen said. "Bjoern is still my big hero ... He gave me a lot of...