Biathlon combines cross-country skiing with precision rifle shooting. The sport, which originated from military training ...

The Winter Olympics officially begin with the Opening Ceremony on Feb. 6 (though some events will start as early as Feb. 4).

Biathlon is the most-watched winter sport in Europe, where many athletes grow up on skis and have access to biathlon ranges.

Bryn Black had never even tried nordic skiing when she first tried biathlon, years after a college career as an alpine skier. But she had one advantage: Her Marine father taught her to shoot when she ...

North Conway's Sean Doherty, at 18, is the youngest member of the US Olympic Biathlon team. While most people know the Biathlon combines skiing with shooting, the finer points are a little elusive.

It attracts 700 million television viewers annually. It’s the most popular winter sport in Europe, combining skiing and guns with tremendous athletic ability and skill. Imagine racing 5 kilometers on ...

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.

I lay sprawled on my stomach on a rubber mat spread across the snow, my knees bent, the toes of my boots still locked into my cross-country skis. Fifty meters away, a series of five circles that ...

WEST YELLOWSTONE, Mont. — It’s 17 degrees outside and I’m lying on my stomach in the snow with my cheek against a rifle, focusing through concentric circles on a small black dot 50 meters away. I take ...

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