Canadian Para biathlete Mark Arendz wins overall World Cup title after undefeated season
Canadian Para biathlete Mark Arendz completed a perfect season while capturing the men's overall World Cup title on Wednesday in Prince George, B.C.
Biathlon Sport News
Biathlon-Sharpshooting skiers deliver drama and development at Games
ANTERSELVA, ITALY, Feb 22 : Norway and France may have dominated the thrilling biathlon competitions at the Milano Cortina Games but bronze for Bulgaria and the Czech Republic will arguably be remembered as the medals that shone brightest as the sport seeks to expand and grow.
Biathlon-IBU boss Dahlin honoured as sport goes from strength to strength
ANTERSELVA, Italy, Feb 22 : A day after the thrilling finale of biathlon at the Winter Games, the International Olympic Committee honoured International Biathlon Union (IBU) President Olle Dahlin on Sunday with the Olympic Order for outstanding contribution.
Biathlon-Fantastic French relish Norway rivalry as medal gap closes
ANTERSELVA, Italy, Feb 22 : With gold and silver in the final biathlon race of the Milano Cortina Games, the women's mass start on Saturday, the French biathlon team came agonisingly close to matching a Norwegian Olympic milestone as their rivalry in the sport gathered pace.
Biathlon-Vobornikova's bronze boosts Czechs at Milano Cortina
(Corrects spelling of family name throughout to Vobornikova not Vorobnikova)
Biathlon-Italy's Wierer brings down curtain on career with last hurrah
ANTERSELVA, Italy, Feb 21 : It may not have turned into the fairytale ending that Italian biathlon fans craved, but local favourite Dorothea Wierer delighted them with another inspiring display in the final race of her career at the Milano Cortina Games on Saturday.
Owners recount panic after Nazgul gatecrashes race on doggy day out
TESERO, Italy, Feb 20 : When the Varesco family headed off to watch the biathlon at the Winter Olympics on Wednesday they left their two-year-old Czechoslovakian wolfdog Nazgul locked in his kennel at home in Tesero.
Biathlon-Oceane rides wave of energy to stunning Olympic gold for France
ANTERSELVA, Italy, Feb 21 : Oceane Michelon found an unexpected reserve of energy to power to the Olympic gold medal in the women's mass start on Saturday, bringing the biathlon competitions at Milano Cortina to a stunning climax in a race that was decided on the last lap.
Biathlon-Michelon's stunning last lap delivers women's mass start gold for France
ANTERSELVA, Italy, Feb 21 : Oceane Michelon of France stormed through the last lap to win gold in a spine-tingling, nerve-jangling women's mass start race at the Winter Games on Saturday as the final biathlon event delivered a blockbuster ending in the snow.