At a former Olympic site in Utah, a first-timer finds that the sport, a hybrid of cross-country skiing and target shooting, requires serenity as well as speed. A participant in a biathlon clinic at ...

Biathlon is a unique Olympic event that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. Since its debut at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, Calif., biathlon has been a fixture of the Games.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Northern Italy hosts the best skiers across the globe annually for World Cup and world championships races. For 2026, it will welcome the world for the Olympic Games. For the ...

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