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

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.