The cross-country skiing and rifle shooting of the winter biathlon is one of the Winter Olympics’ most popular events, with 37 nations competing the last time in 2010. Fewer people have heard about ...

What happens when you combine the physical demands of cross country skiing with the precision of rifle shooting? A biathlon. Taking its roots from Scandinavian skiing traditions and militaristic ...

Biathlon combines two sports – cross-country skiing and shooting – into one race. The biathlon first made its debut 66 years ago in the 1960 Winter Olympics at the renamed Palisades Tahoe in Olympic ...