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.

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

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

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.

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.

Here's what to know on when biathlon begins at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, including a look at its full schedule for the Winter Games.

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,

The Winter Games have always been a test of geography as much as athleticism. You can't win if you can't train on the ice and snow. But for the nations that live in the cold, the Olympics are a dynasty.

Sturla Holm Laegreid’s Olympic medal celebration has turned into a personal controversy. His former girlfriend reacted strongly after the Norwegian biathlete publicly admitted cheating on her during a live television interview following his bronze medal performance.

Klaebo, who is after a clean sweep of men's cross country golds, is tied with two other cross country athletes Marit Bjorgen and Bjorn Daehlie and biathlete Ole Einar Bjorndalen at the top of the record book. The next men's event is Sunday. Klaebo and Norway are favored to win the 4x7.5-kilometer relay.