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2002
SLC Biathlon 
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Biathlon
Combines Cross Country Skiing with
Precision Marksmanship
Biathlon competition consists of events in sprint, pursuit, individual and relay, all of which combine the disciplines of skiing and marksmanship. Unlike typical Nordic skiing technique, biathletes primarily employ the skate, a style in which the skier uses longer poles to propel him or herself in a right-to-left direction along the trail. A harness is used to carry the rifle on the athlete's back while skiing. In the sprint event, competitors stop twice, attempting to hit five targets with five bullets. For each miss, athletes take a lap around the 150 meter penalty loop, thereby increasing their time by about 25 seconds. The top 60 finishers of this event compete in the pursuit, in which competitors start at intervals based on their sprint times and stop four times, again attempting five targets per stop. A penalty loop is the price for each miss. In the individual event, competitors again stop four times with five targets at each stop, however, instead of a penalty loop, the price for a miss is one minute added to their finishing time. The fast-paced relay is a team event in which individuals on four-person teams each ski 7.5 km legs, during which they must complete two firing sequences, again with five targets but this time with eight bullets per sequence. They must load the extra bullets one at a time. For each target left standing, a penalty loop is required. The 2006 Olympic biathlon will take place in the beautiful Cesana San Sicario.
Official
Olympic Biathlon Sites
Vancouver Biathlon Official Site
Olympic Biathlon
News and Guides
NBC 2010 Olympic Biathlon Guide
NY Times 2010 Olympic Biathlon
USA Today 2010 Olympic Biathlon
Olympic
Biathlon History
CBS Sports Olympic Biathlon History
Hickock Sports - Biathlon History
BBC 2002 Olympic Biathlon News
Deseret News and KSL Radio, SLC Coverage
ESPN Olympic Cross Country/Biathlon
New York Times 2002 Biathlon Overview
Olympic Biathlon Internet Search
Rocky Mountain News 2002 Biathlon Guide
USA Today - 2002 Olympic Biathlon News
Washington Post 2002 Olympic Biathlon News
Other Biathlon Sites
Salt Lake Tribune - Biathlon Tutorial
Biathlon Stuff
2002 Salt Lake City Biathlon Store
2002 Salt Lake Winter Games Playstation 2 Game
High Velocity Skiing and Biathlon
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