KIAT.NET - Olympic Winter Games Biathlon biathlon is one of three sports in which the United States never haswon an olympic medal (luge and nordic combined are the others). http://www.kiat.net/olympics/sports/winter/biathlon.html
Extractions: @import url(style/default.css); kiat.net where are you :: home Olympics Sports Biathlon OLYMPIC SPORT SINCE 1960 BIATHLON was originally a tactic of survival rather than a sport. Northern Europeans skied to hunt for food and, later, skied with weapons to defend their countries. The word "biathlon" stems from the Greek word for two contests. Today it is interpreted as a joining of two sports: cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. In 1960, Biathlon joined the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM). But in 1993, an agreement was made to retain the Union as an umbrella body under which the UIPM and the IBU could act autonomously. It took effect in 1998, but the two sports maintain relations in various projects. Biathlon consists of eight events in the Olympic program. Men and women compete in a sprint, pursuit, individual and relay. Although all biathlon disciplines combine skiing and marksmanship, the sport features several distinct events. Sprint
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Extractions: The biathlon began as a military patrol competition at the 1924 Winter Olympics Men 10 Kilometres 20 Kilometres Pursuit 2002 Ole Einar Bjørndalen NOR Raphaël Poirée FRA Ricco Gross GER 32:34.6 33:17.6 33:30.6 4 x 7.5 Kilometre Relay Top Women 7.5 Kilometres 1992 Anfisa Reztsova EUN Antje Miserky GER Yelena Belova EUN 24:29.2 24:45.1 24:50.8 1994 Myriam Bédard CAN Svetlana Paramygina BLR Valentina Tserbe UKR 26:08.8 26:09.9 26:10.0 1998 Galina Kukleva RUS Ursula Disl GER Katrin Apel GER 23:08.0 23:08.7 23:32.4 2002 Kati Wilhelm GER Ursula Disl GER Magdalena Forsberg SWE 20:41.4 20:57.0 21:20.4 15 Kilometres 1992 Antje Miserky GER Svetlana Pecherskaya EUN Myriam Bédard CAN 51:47.2 51:58.5 52:15.0 1994 Myriam Bédard CAN Anne Briand FRA Ursula Disl GER 52:06.6 52:53.2 53:15.3 1998 Yekaterina Dafovska BUL Yelena Petrova UKR Ursula Disl GER 54:52.0 55:09.8 55:17.9 2002 Andrea Henkel GER Liv Grete Poirée NOR Magdalena Forsberg SWE 47:29.1 47:37.0 48:08.3
HickokSports.com - History - Olympic Biathlon Medalists lists all olympic biathlon medalists since 1924. It is a page in the History sectionof Hickoksports.com, the largest collection of sports information on the http://www.hickoksports.com/history/olbiathlon.shtml
Extractions: Alpha Index Index by Sport History Bits Forum ... Search Table of Contents Military ski patrol was a demonstration sport at the first Winter Olympics in 1924 and again in 1928, 1936, and 1948. With some modifications, military ski patrol turned into the biathlon, which became an Olympic sport for men in 1960. The women's biathlon was added in 1992. Year Gold Time Silver Time Bronze Time Frank Ullrich, GDR Vladimir Alikin, URS Anatoliy Alyabyev, URS Eirik Kvalfoss, NOR Peter Angerer, FRG Matthias Jacob, GDR Valeriy Medvedtsev, URS Sergey Chepikov, URS Mark Kirchner, GER Ricco Gross, GER Harri Eloranta, FIN Sergey Chepikov, RUS Ricco Gross, GER Sergey Tarasov, RUS Frode Andresen, NOR Sven Fischer, GER Wolfgang Perner, AUT Top of Page Year Gold Time Silver Time Bronze Time Klas Lestander, SWE Aleksandr Privalov, URS Vladimir Melanin, URS Aleksandr Privalov, URS Olav Jordet, NOR Magnar Solberg, NOR Aleksandr Tikhanov, URS
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Extractions: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, was where the year 2002 Winter Olympics were held. For information on Utah, click here . For a page on Utah's flag, click here The year 2002 Winter Olympic Games are being held in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. The opening ceremonies were on February 8, 2002. The closing ceremonies were on Sunday, February 24, 2002. The events in the Winter Olympics include: ice hockey, figure skating, speed skating, snowboarding, luge, bobsleigh, skeleton (a type of sledding), curling, cross-country skiing, freestyle skiing, slalom, downhill (Alpine) skiing, ski jumping, Nordic combined (skiing plus ski jumping), and biathlon (skiing and shooting). The flag of the Olympic Games has five interlocking rings (blue, yellow, black, green, and red) on a white ground. The rings represent the five parts of the world that were joined together in the Olympic movement: Africa, the Americas, Asia, Australia and Europe. The motto of the Olympic Games is "Citius, altius, fortius" (meaning "Faster, higher, stronger" in Latin).
Biathlon: 2 Sports In One - 2002 Winter Olympics Coverage gold medal or get a top three. Although biathlon is one winter olympic sport inwhich the United States has never medaled, anyone in the top 30 has a chance. http://deseretnews.com/oly/view/0,3949,35000180,00.html
Extractions: Biathlon is a dual-skills sport, combining fast skiing with expert marksmanship. In World Cup and Olympic competition, biathlon races are 7.5, 10 and 20 kilometers. Biathletes must complete a certain number of laps around a course, stopping at the shooting range several times during a race, aiming a .22-caliber rifle at five targets the size of silver dollars about 50 meters away.
Biathlon Announcer Adds Excitement - 2002 Winter Olympics Coverage sports, and he wants to do his part. Chad Salmela/olympic biathlon Announcer Ifyou understand the sport, and you understand the drama, then it s exciting. http://deseretnews.com/oly/view/0,3949,65000190,00.html
Extractions: Think biathlon and cross-country races are boring? Think again. Chad Salmela, the announcer for Biathlon races at Soldier Hollow hopes you will change your mind. View Real Video - Click On Desired Bandwidth Biathlon Announcer Several Olympic sports always draw large crowds, while others seem to attract only loyal fans.
PhatNav Directory - Sports/Multi-Sports/Biathlon sports/Events/olympics/biathlon. Trains athletes and coaches in the sport of biathlon,the olympic sport combining crosscountry skiing and rifle marksmanship. http://www.phatnav.com/directory/Sports/Multi-Sports/Biathlon.cat
Usolympicteam.com biathlon is one of only three sports in which the United States has never wonan olympic gold medal. The other two are luge and nordic combined. skiing. http://www.usoc.org/sports2/bi/az_over.html
Extractions: 30-Second Guide to Biathlon Because early man used ski-like devices to travel while hunting with their bow and arrow, biathlon is one of the world's oldest sports. It didn't actually make the Olympic Winter Games, however, until 1960, making it one of the Games' newest disciplines. Biathletes race on snow using cross-country skis, and stop at predetermined intervals to shoot at targets using rifles. Did You Know? The word "biathlon" is rooted in the Greek term for two games or two contests. In Olympic sport today, biathlon is represented as a combination of cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. When nearing the firing lane, biathletes intentionally slow down their skiing speed in order to reduce heavy breathing and to lower their heart rate. Once at the firing range, the athlete will take his or her shots between breaths. Biathlon can trace its root back to 3000 BC, which makes the sport the oldest of all Olympic Winter Games disciplines. Because of its tie to military activity, however, biathlon wasn't officially added to the Olympic schedule until 1960. Biathlon was a demonstration sport in four Olympic Winter Games between 1924 and 1948, but during that time it was referred to as "military patrol."
Usolympicteam.com 30Second History biathlon is one of the oldest olympic sports. It can trace itsorigins to 3000 BC when early hunters used skis to travel across snow and ice. http://www.usoc.org/sports2/bi/az_hist.html
Extractions: ~3000 BC Early hunters used cross-country skis to travel across snow and ice while hunting with bow and arrow. 1700 AD Cross-country soldiers were used in the Great Scandinavian War that lasted until 1718. The first recorded biathlon race was organized by Norwegian soldiers. The first rifle and ski club was founded to assist in the development of military ski patrols. Biathlon was held as a demonstration sport under the name "military patrol" at the Olympic Winter Games in Chamonix, France. The renamed event "biathlon" first appeared as an official International Olympic Committee sport.
Washingtonpost.com: Biathlon relay and becoming the biggest medal winner in olympic biathlon history with six.US Women Fight All Odds at Home and Abroad Competing in a sport that is http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/longterm/olympics1998/sport/biathlon
Extractions: Competing in a sport that is, at best, on the fringe in the United States, Ntala Skinner and Stacey Wooley routinely trounce the competition at home. When they go up against the better-financed programs abroad, however, the situation changes radically . "I'm still improving," Wooley says. "I can be in the top 10. I'm world class. Otherwise I wouldn't be here."
Washingtonpost.com: Everything You Need To Know About Biathlon 20). US Outlook biathlon remains one of only three Winter olympic sports in whichAmericans never have won a medal. That is not likely to change in 1998. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/longterm/olympics1998/sport/biathlon
Extractions: Venue: Nozawa Onsen , a town of 5,000 famous for its hot springs and which claims to be the birthplace of Japanese skiing, will play host to the biathlon events at the Nagano Games. Two 4km trails (A and B) will be laid out near the grandstand, which will be near the shooting range. The trails will meander through a relatively small area measuring about 1 square kilometer. Trail A will have a difference in elevation of 78 meters, and trail B a difference of 62 meters. Both trails will be 7 meters wide. 1994 Golds: Sergei Tchepikov and Sergei Tarassov of Russia won the 10km race and the 20km race respectively, and the German team won the relay. Myriam Bedard of Canada won both women's individual events, becoming the first athlete from North America to win an Olympic biathlon event. The Russia women won the relay. How It Works: The biathlon combines cross-country skiing with .22-caliber rifle shooting from both the standing and prone positions.
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Multi-Sports: Biathlon Trains athletes and coaches in the sport of biathlon, the olympic sport combiningcrosscountry skiing and rifle marksmanship. Based in the Twin C http://www.puredirectory.com/Sports/Multi-Sports/Biathlon/
Sports, Events, Olympics: Biathlon sportsMultisportsbiathlon. olympic biathlon Links - Offers a directoryto information about the biathlon event at the winter olympic Games. http://www.combose.com/Sports/Events/Olympics/Biathlon/
USATODAY.com - Bjoerndalen Wins Mass Start For Second Gold Fivetime olympic champion Ole Einar Bjoerndalen won the 15-kilometer mass startrace Sunday for his second gold medal at the biathlon world championships. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/winter/2003-03-23-biathlon-finale_x.htm
Extractions: Cars Jobs Tickets Travel ... Weather Olympic sports Olympics home Olympics briefs Winter sports Future Games ... Olympic Glory International sports Index British review Asian review Tools Game matchups Sheridan's odds Live odds Sagarin ratings Indexes Scores Columnist index Sports briefs TV listings ... Click here to get the Daily Briefing in your inbox Posted 3/23/2003 12:42 PM RELATED STORIES World Championships: Biathlon Bjoerndalen closes with another gold Russian women 1-2 in mass start Germany edges Russia in men's relay Russia wins women's relay ... Preview Olympic recap Results Index More winter sports Winter sports glance Bjoerndalen wins mass start for second gold Bjoerndalen was the only biathlete in the race to hit all the targets on a windy day. He beat runner-up Sven Fischer of Germany by 49.1 seconds. Fisher had three shooting mistakes. Raphael Poiree of France, who dominated the mass start event for three consecutive years, missed four targets and finished third, 1 minute, 4.3 seconds behind. Jeremy Teela, the only American to qualify for the event, finished 28th.
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