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Biathlon combines cross-country skiing with precision shooting at Snow Mountain Ranch

Discover biathlon at Snow Mountain Ranch in Granby, where cross-country skiing meets rifle shooting in this accessible Olympic sport.

Biathlon’s military legacy lives on as Olympic athletes combine sport and service

Biathlon, which combines rifle shooting and cross-country skiing, developed out of Scandinavian military training exercises. Three members of the U.S. biathlon team are with the Vermont National Guard: Staff Sgt.

What is the biathlon? We explain as US Olympic team prepares for 2026.

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 Valley near Lake Tahoe. This year, the Winter Olympic biathlon games will be held in Antholz (Anterselva), Italy.

A look at the Olympic sport of biathlon by the numbers

The sport of biathlon, which combines cross-country skiing and precision target shooting, requires hundreds of hours of training annually and the ability to push your body to the maximum effort for an athlete to have a chance of success at the Olympics.

What kind of gun do they use in biathlon? Behind the cross-sport event at the Olympics

Olympic biathletes combine skiing and shooting using .22-caliber rifles. Here’s how the guns work and what athletes must do in the event. (AP)

11 Bizarre Sports You'll Be Shocked to Find Out Used to Be in the Olympics, from Ski Ballet to Tug-of-War

From pigeon shooting to tug-of-war, here are 11 disciplines that were cut from the Olympics