Biathlon News

Sunday morning, U.S. Biathlete Tim Burke made U.S. Biathlon history taking the coveted Yellow Bib as the Overall leader in the International Biathlon Union's World Cup standings by placing 6th in the World Cup 12.5km Pursuit in Pokljuka, Slovenia.

Russia's Evgeny Ustyugov claimed a breakthrough 12.5km biathlon World Cup pursuit victory by a commanding ten second margin in Pokljuka.

Svetlana Sleptsova has won a women's 7.5-kilometer World Cup sprint, leading a 1-2 finish for Russia.

Christoph Sumann of Austria won the 20-kilometer individual World Cup race Thursday, while Tim Burke of the United States finished 14th.

The US Olympic Trials Selection Races are back on tap this weekend from Coleraine, Minnesota.

Sweden's Helena Jonsson , the reigning biathlon World Cup champion, cruised to her third victory in five races on Thursday be winning the women's 15km individual race in Slovenia.

A few feathers will almost certainly be ruffled this weekend when Kaisa Varis , one of the most controversial figures in Finnish skiing, makes a comeback to competitive sport in a national biathlon event in Kontiolahti.

Biathlon P.E.I. has announced new initiatives for the upcoming season to promote the sport to younger people.

Popular music performers including Feist, Usher, Our Lady Peace and The Fray will perform at the nightly Whistler Victory Ceremonies during the 2010 Winter Olympics, the Vancouver organizing committee announced Tuesday.

The Hinton Cougars Biathlon team kicked of their season Nov. 28 and 29 in Canmore.

Olga Zaitseva kept her cool when it mattered on the anchor leg as world and Olympic champions Russia won a biathlon women's relay race on Sunday.

World Cup leader Emil Hegle Svendsen had the last laugh in a dramatic fight with fellow-Norwegian Ole Einar Bjoerndalen and local hero Simon Eder to win a biathlon World Cup pursuit race on Saturday.

Returning mum Anna-Carin Olofsson-Zidek and last year's number one Helena Jonsson finished top of the pile in Friday's World Cup sprint event at Hochfilzen in Austria .

Ole Einar Bjorndalen has won a biathlon World Cup 10-kilometer sprint race for his 91st career victory.

The International Olympic Committee approved on Thursday the qualification system for each event at the first Winter Youth Olympic Games , which will be held in Innsbruck in 2012.

Biathlete Sandra Keith can cross-country ski fast, quickly lower her pulse rate and hit tiny targets with bullets from her rifle.

At first glance, there was little spectacular about American biathlon results at the Turin Olympics.

Pam Doyle/Canmore LeaderBeau Thompson with the Canmore Nordic Ski Club keeps ahead of Robert Douglas from the USNG Biathlon during the Biathlon Alberta NorAm Cup #2 at the Canmore Nordic Centre on Saturday morning.

The Swedish biathlete Anna Carin Olofsson-Zidek spoke to Sport Express journalist after winning silver medals in the World Cup Women 15km individual race in Ostersund.

Canada's Jean-Philippe Le Guellec took another huge stride forward in his quest to be the first Canadian male to win a World Cup medal in biathlon after finishing 12th in the men's sprint competition on Saturday in Ostersund, Sweden.