Discover the basics of Olympic biathlon — learn about event types (sprint, pursuit, relay, mass start, individual, mixed ...

Explore the essential Olympic biathlon rules, including rifle handling and safety, penalty loops and time penalties, skiing ...

Biathlon competition combines cross-country skiing with rifle target shooting, and at this year's Winter Games, the Biathlon competition will be comprised of 11 events. Men and women will each compete ...

Up in an extreme northern tip of Italy, a stone's throw from Austria, lies the best secret of these Winter Olympics: The biathlon is a darn good time. Odd Andersen / AFP via Getty Images ANTERSELVA, ...

The 2026 Winter Olympics are underway with more than 80 commentators covering events across an array of NBC platforms. There are 11 biathlon events on the schedule for this year’s games, and we’ve got ...

ANTERSELVA, Italy (AP) — 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 ...

The biathlon made its debut in the 1960 Winter Olympic Games and remains the only Winter Olympic event that the United States has not won a medal in. Norway, Germany and France are the countries that ...

The U.S. Men's Biathlon relay team did not win an Olympic medal for their home country, but still managed to set a new record for the United States at the Winter Games. Biathlon is one of the few ...

The Biathlon at the Winter Olympics may very well be one of the most interesting combinations of sporting endeavors to land a spot on the world stage. The Biathlon is a two-part spectacle which ...

Perhaps no other sport at the 2022 Winter Olympics features more incongruous components than the biathlon: one part cross-country skiing, one part rifle shooting. It’s an event that marries two ...