Biathlon is one of the most interesting sports to take place at the Winter Olympics. Combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting proves to be an extremely challenging event as athletes go ...

Biathlon combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. Athletes race over a set distance on skis, stopping at designated shooting ranges to fire at targets. Precision and speed are crucial, as ...

What equipment do Olympic biathletes use? Olympic biathletes use the following equipment: Skis: Biathletes use cross-country skis to move through the course. Cross-country skis are narrow, no more ...

Biathlon combines cross-country skiing with precision rifle shooting. The sport, which originated from military training exercises in Scandinavia, is a real crowd-pleaser filled with tension and drama ...

A flurry of retirements since the 2018 Winter Games left only a few athletes who will defend their Olympic biathlon titles, and the battle for gold will include a host of talented racers who have ...

ANTERSELVA, Italy — Biathlon, which combines rifle shooting and cross-country skiing, developed out of Scandinavian military training exercises. So it's not surprising that many of the biathletes ...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Biathlon head coach Armin Auchentaller will leave the team at the end of this season after the Americans failed to win their first medal in the sport at the Winter Olympics. No ...

The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina will officially come to a close on Sunday, Feb. 22. As a result, Norwegian biathlete Sturla Holm Lægreid will walk away with five medals. Plus, a viral moment ...

ANTERSELVA, Italy — They wear Norwegian Viking helmets, French chicken suits and German fuzzy black, red and yellow cow hats, paint their faces in national colors, drape flags around their shoulders ...