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Ex-biathlon president gets 3-year prison sentence
Former International Biathlon Union president Anders Besseberg has been sentenced to three years and one month in prison for aggravated corruption, Norwegian prosecutors said.
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Biathlon president under investigation in Austria
The governing body for the Winter Olympic sport of biathlon has confirmed its president Olle Dahlin is under investigation by Austrian authorities.
Olympic Sports
Inquiry: Biathlon champ was harassed for years
U.S. biathlon national champion Joanne Reid was sexually harassed and abused for years by a ski-wax technician while racing on the World Cup circuit, a watchdog group that oversees sex abuse allegations in Olympic sports found.
Olympic Sports
Russia appeals sports bans amid Ukraine war
Banned from international sports events because of the war on Ukraine, numerous Russian sports federations and athletes have filed appeals to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
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Biathlon suspends Russia, Belarus as federations
The IBU on Tuesday banned the Russia and Belarus member federations, saying they had "violated the humanitarian obligations for member federations."
Olympic Sports
Boe, Braisaz-Bouchet win biathlon mass start gold
Johannes Thingnes Boe became only the second man to win four gold medals at a single Winter Games by finishing first in the biathlon mass start race on Friday. Justine Braisaz-Bouchet of France won the women's race.
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Sweden takes gold in women's biathlon relay
Elvira Oeberg anchored the Swedish team to Olympic gold in the four-person biathlon relay, skiing fast and shooting clean Wednesday to win her third medal of the Beijing Games.
Olympic Sports
Norway wins biathlon gold in 4-man relay
Norway won biathlon gold in the men's four-man relay on Tuesday, while France held on for the silver and Russia stayed in front of Germany for the bronze.
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Norwegian biathlete Boe skis to 3rd gold medal
Johannes Thingnes Boe of Norway skied fast enough to overcome a missed target and win the Olympic gold medal in the biathlon sprint race Saturday.
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Roeiseland shoots her way to biathlon sprint gold
Marte Olsbu Roeiseland of Norway replicated her top form from throughout this season, using fast skiing and composed, deliberate shooting to become the Beijing Olympic biathlon sprint champion Friday.
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Fillon Maillet wins individual biathlon 20km gold
Quentin Fillon Maillet added a gold medal with a win in the 20-kilometer individual biathlon race on Tuesday. He previously won silver in the mixed relay.
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Herrmann wins gold in biathlon's individual race
Denise Herrmann won the women's 15-kilometer individual race in biathlon on Monday at the Beijing Olympics after a season of mixed results on the World Cup circuit.
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Norway takes gold in 3-way biathlon relay sprint
Johannes Thingnes Boe of Norway moved ahead of his French and Russian rivals in the final meters of the mixed relay to take gold Saturday in the first biathlon race of the Beijing Olympics.
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Russian biathlete faces ban for missing tests
A Russian biathlete is facing a two-year ban for missing three doping tests. Margarita Vasilyeva has had a strong debut World Cup season but is said to have missed three tests in 10 months.
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Biathlon report: Corruption, Russian cover-ups
A report commissioned by the International Biathlon Union stated Thursday there is evidence of "systematic corrupt and unethical conduct at the very top" of the sport's governing body, especially in protecting Russia on doping issues.
Olympic Sports
Ustyugov set to lose 2nd Olympic biathlon gold
The Biathlon Integrity Unit says Evgeny Ustyugov will lose the gold medal he won in the 15-kilometer mass start race at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and his relay bronze from the same year after losing a doping case.
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Olympic biathlon champ loses Sochi doping case
Two-time Olympic biathlon champion Olga Zaitseva lost her appeal Thursday against disqualification from the 2014 Sochi Olympics for her part in Russia's state-backed doping program.
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Landertinger, Olympic biathlon medalist, retires
Austrian Dominik Landertinger, a biathlon medalist at three different Olympics, has retired at 32.
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Biathlete Fourcade retires in style with 83rd win
Martin Fourcade finished his career as one of the greatest biathletes by winning his last race on Saturday on the 10th anniversary of his first pursuit win -- in the same place.
Olympic Sports
Record Olympian Bjoerndalen to coach China
China has hired the most decorated male Winter Olympian in history, biathlete Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, as a coach as it ramps up preparations to host the 2022 Games.
Olympic Sports
Hanevold, 3-time biathlon gold medalist, dies at 49
Halvard Hanevold, a three-time Olympic gold medalist in biathlon, has died, the Norwegian Biathlon Association said. He was 49.
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Olympic biathlon team among banned Kazakhs
Nine biathletes from Kazakhstan have been suspended on suspicion of doping, including the country's entire women's Olympic team.
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Russian biathlon given path to lift suspension
The Russian Biathlon Union, which was relegated to provisional membership in the international union in 2017, was given a new road map to reinstatement that includes extra out-of-competition testing for athletes and cooperating in a WADA investigation.
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Russia rejected in bid to rejoin biathlon group
Russia has failed to be reinstated as a full member by biathlon's governing body amid an investigation into bribery to cover up doping cases.
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Russian biathlete banned 2 years for doping
Russian biathlete Ekaterina Glazyrina, who competed at the Sochi Olympics, has been banned for two years for doping.
Medal Tracker
Overall Medal Leaders
- 37NOR
- 32ROC
- 27GER
Individual Medal Leaders
NOR | 16 |
GER | 12 |
CHN | 9 |
ROC | 12 |
GER | 10 |
USA | 10 |
ROC | 14 |
CAN | 14 |
NOR | 13 |
Overall Medal Leaders
- 5Bø
- 5Bolshunov
- 5Roeiseland
Individual Medal Leaders
Bø | 4 |
Bolshunov | 3 |
Roeiseland | 3 |
Fillon Maillet | 3 |
Takagi | 3 |
Minjeong | 2 |
Latypov | 3 |
Roeiseland | 2 |
Liu | 2 |
Olympics News
Wichita to host 2025 U.S. Figure Skating championships
The U.S. Figure Skating championships will take place in Wichita, Kansas, next year in what should amount to a preview of the names to watch for the American team headed to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina, Italy.
Alexis Ohanian invests in women's track with new invitational
Alexis Ohanian announced Tuesday that his venture capital firm was investing in women's track with the 776 Invitational, with the largest purse ever for a women's-only track event.
Larry Nassar victims to receive $138.7M over FBI handling of case
The U.S. Justice Department announced a $138.7 million settlement with more than 100 people who accused the FBI of grossly mishandling allegations of sexual assault against Larry Nassar.
USADA wants WADA overhaul after Chinese swimming scandal
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency says the World Anti-Doping Agency must be overhauled in an effort to restore confidence in the global testing body following its handling of a Chinese doping case.
Documents: China gave nearly $2M in extra funding to WADA
Documents obtained by The Associated Press show that the Chinese government gave nearly $2M more than required to WADA programs in 2018 and 2019.
44th London Marathon sets event record with 53,000+ finishers
The 44th London Marathon set an event record with more than 53,000 runners completing the race, which also set a fundraising record with more than 67 million pounds ($82 million) raised as of Monday.