Gun enthusiasts and ski fanatics come together each Winter Olympics to watch the biathlon. The unique event is a combination of cross-country skiing and marksmanship. But biathletes don’t just use any ...

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.

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LAKE PLACID -- Two area teens face felony burglary charges in the alleged theft of two biathlon rifles. State Police Investigator Bryan Sypek of the Bureau of Criminal Investigation in Ray Brook said ...

Discover the basics of Olympic biathlon — learn about event types (sprint, pursuit, relay, mass start, individual, mixed relay), how skiing and shooting are combined, how athletes are timed and scored ...

ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — One analogy often used to describe how it feels to compete in a biathlon race goes like this: “Run up 20 flights of stairs as fast as you can and then try to thread a needle.