Beijing 2022 Biathlon wrap-up – Top stories, moments and records

Biathlon at the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 was full of excitement and drama. The World Cup leader from France Quentin Fillon Maillet raced into the Olympic history books with his five medals in five races.

Norway’s Marte Olsbu Roeiseland can be called the biathlon Queen of Beijing. The 31-year-old won three golds and two bronze medals. The elder of the Boe brothers, the 33-year-old Tarjei had the most successful Olympics of his career – he got gold at Sochi 2014 and silver at PyeongChang 2018 in the men’s relay, but at Beijing 2022 he won two golds in relays, bronze and silver in individual races. Younger brother Johannes Thingnes Boe had an even better run winning four gold medals - two in relays and individual titles in the 10km sprint and 15km mass start - and bronze in the 20km individual event.

The women’s 10km pursuit produced one of the most dramatic moments in the biathlon competition when Norway's Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold, who looked set to win bronze, hit the wall on the final loop. She collapsed across the finish in 14th place where she received medical attention.

There was more drama in the men’s relay. ROC led for most of the contest before the gold slipped from their hands after Eduard Latypov missed four of his five shots on the final standing stage which forced him to complete two penalty loops – only to win bronze in the end. Norwegian biathletes extended the #StrongerTogether spirit towards Latypov with race winner Tarjei Boe consoling the ROC biathlete on Instagram. Retired biathlete Emil Hegle Svendsen, who was in a similar situation at Sochi 2014, tweeted: "My thoughts&feelings also to Ed Latypov, I've been there (2014). Take good care of him Russian people."

Norwegian biathletes won medals