Vermont serves as a training ground for many of the athletes, with one of the oldest biathlon facilities in the country.

French biathlon great Martin Fourcade and the German relay team received gold medals from the 2010 and 2014 Olympics respectively on Sunday in a reallocation ceremony at the Milan/Cortina Games. The ceremony took place in the sold-out Anterselva biathlon stadium between the men's and women's Olympic pursuit races in the presence of International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry.

Former Borussia Dortmund and Liverpool football coach Jürgen Klopp enjoyed his visit to the Olympic biathlon on Tuesday and even rang the bell for the final lap. He watched the men's 4 x 7.

In one of the glory events of any Olympics, France knocked off the mighty Norwegians in what some might consider a minor upset to take the gold medal in the 4×7.5 km. The Swedes grabbed the bronze. The Germans forgot how to shoot and took fourth.

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.

ANTERSELVA, Italy (AP) — France came from last place to win the Olympic men’s biathlon relay for the first time on Tuesday by less than 10 seconds from stunned world and defending champion Norway. Sweden hung on for the bronze,

"It's about giving back and justice," said France's Martin Fourcade, now the gold medalist in the mass start from the 2010 Games.

Here's what to know on when biathlon begins at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, including a look at its full schedule for the Winter Games.

Lisa Vittozzi secured Italy's first Olympic gold medal in biathlon, hitting all 20 targets in the 10-kilometer pursuit biathlon race at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.

ANTERSELVA, Italy (AP) — Julia Simon became the first Frenchwoman to win an Olympic gold medal in the women’s 15-kilometer individual biathlon race and teammate Lou Jeanmonnot took silver at the the Milan Cortina Games on Wednesday.

Mimi Jung and Jake Whittenberg attempt biathlon shooting as part of their Winter Olympics series "Going for Gold."