Here's is the full Olympic biathlon schedule for the 2026 Winter Games

France's Quentin Fillon Maillet shot clean to power to Olympic biathlon gold in the men's 10 kilometre sprint on Friday. He picked up his fourth Olympic gold and second of these Games after winning by 13.

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)

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.

This marks Simon's second gold medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics

There are still events left on the program, but Friday was likely the Americans' best chance to win their first ever Olympic biathlon medal.

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Sean Doherty, a 30-year-old biathlon athlete from Center Conway, New Hampshire, competed in the men's 10-kilometer sprint at the 2026 Winter Olympics on Friday. Doherty placed 65th with a total time of 26:12.

Johan-Olav Botn hit all 20 targets to claim gold for Norway in the Olympic 20 kilometres biathlon race on Tuesday. Botn, the early season World Cup leader, was 14.

The Winter Olympics bring sports we barely see outside of these few weeks. Many of them look exciting. Some of them look like a bad idea for normal people. A lot of these events mix speed, ice, height,