Biathlon is a unique Olympic event that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. Since its debut at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, Calif., biathlon has been a fixture of the Games.

With roughly 100 days until the start of the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics, the nation’s top competitors are aiming to ...

One of the most interesting sports to take place at the Winter Olympics is back once again. Biathlon made its debut at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, Calif., and has been a part of each ...

ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — One analogy often used to describe how it feels to compete in a biathlon race goes like this: “Run up 20 flights of stairs as fast as you can and then try to thread a needle.