Questions tagged [biathlon]
Questions about the sport of biathlon - a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting.
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Successful cross country skiers switching to Biathlon
Why is it that a number of really successful cross-country skiers (especially sprinters) switch to Biathlon after a few years on the cross-country circuit?
Thinking of Stinna Nilsson and Anamarija ...
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What are rifle specifications in Biathlon?
I'm watching the Olympics Biathlon right now, and wonder what is that rifle? For sure, it must be a custom made rifle only for biathlon, but what are the specifications?
Is it a true bullet, or some ...
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What are multidisciplinary sports? [closed]
What are sports that provide more disciplines?
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triathlon (swimming + cycling + running)
biathlon (cross country skiing + shooting)
heptathlon/decathlon (track and field)
are there any other?
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Why does the "individual" race in a biathlon have that name?
In biathlon there are 4 formats for races:
Mass start (12.5km for women and 15km for men)
Individual (15km for women and 20km for men)
Sprint (7.5km for women and 10km for men)
Pursuit (10km for ...
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Ethical code in biathlon?
Does it exists in biathlon a sort of ethical code that prevents the athlete to leave a race even if the final results is very compromised?
In the today Mass Start (16 gen 2016 in Ridnaun-Val Ridanna) ...
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IBU Biathlon theme
I was wondering who wrote the IBU (International Biathlon Union) theme and whether it is part of a longer song or not. The theme can be found at the first and second file here.
I have no clue whether ...
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Biathlon with inline skates
I was wondering, whether there is some summer variant of biathlon - without cross-country skies. It might be fun to try racing on inline skates with shooting sessions. Is there already anything like ...
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How do the penalties work in biathlon?
I watched the Sochi 2014 Biathlon Men's Sprint today. In the Sprint race, the racers start separately, at 30 second intervals, and the racers stop twice along the cross-country ski course to shoot at ...
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