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.

One biathlete admitted infidelity. Another won gold months after stealing her teammate's credit card. It's been a week at Olympic biathlon.

TMJ4's Ashley Washburn tries cross-country skiing in another edition of 'Testing the Torch' at the Ariens Nordic Center in Brillion, which serves as a U.S. Biathlon National Training Center.

When Norway's Johan-Olav Botn crossed the line to win Olympic gold in the men's 20km individual race on Tuesday, he did so with an emotional cry of "Sivert, we did it!" in honour of Sivert Guttorm Bakken,

Olympic biathletes shoot at targets using .22-caliber rifles while racing on cross-country skis. Here’s a closer look at the combined sporting event. (Photo: AP)

The sport of biathlon combines intense, all-out cross-country ski efforts with precise, steady rifle marksmanship - and there's a club in California teaching young athletes.

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By Philip O'Connor ANTERSELVA, ITALY, Feb 12 (Reuters) - With bulky equipment and clothing to carry, travelling is always tough for snow-sport competitors, but spare a thought for the biathletes, who have to transport their rifles across borders on an almost weekly basis on the World Cup circuit.