Latest Biathlon News

Biathlon official apologizes to athletes who have suffered mistreatment

Dec. 17, 2024 22:21 PM EST

The secretary general of the International Biathlon Union apologized to any athlete who was mistreated during his tenure at U.S. Biathlon while speaking to a 90-minute meeting Tuesday that focused on concerns about athlete safety brought to light by multiple Associated Press reports. ...

US Olympic and Paralympic officials put coach on leave after AP reports sexual abuse allegations

Dec. 13, 2024 17:02 PM EST

The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee placed an employee on administrative leave Thursday after The Associated Press reported that one of its coaches was accused of sexually abusing a young biathlete, causing her so much distress that she attempted suicide. Rocky Harris, USOPC...

US Biathlon officials ignored sexual harassment and abuse of female racers for decades, athletes say

Dec. 11, 2024 09:56 AM EST

Sexual abuse and harassment by coaches and others who held positions of power over women on the U.S. Biathlon team have been dismissed, ignored or excused over decades by officials more concerned with winning medals than holding offenders accountable, according to a half-dozen former Olympians and...

US biathletes fear retaliation for speaking out about sexual harassment, report finds

Dec. 03, 2024 13:01 PM EST

U.S. biathletes face “misogynistic” behavior while racing and fear retaliation if they report their concerns, according to an inquiry by an independent contractor hired to assess athlete safety. The investigation of U.S. Biathlon was ordered following an Associated Press report...

Ruling in doping case set to give biathlon star Fourcade a gold 15 years after Vancouver Olympics

Nov. 26, 2024 12:11 PM EST

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Almost 15 years after the Vancouver Olympics, a ruling by sport's highest court in a Russian doping case is set to give French biathlon star Martin Fourcade another gold medal. The International Biathlon Union said Tuesday that the Court of Arbitration...

Ticket prices for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics range from 30 to nearly 3,000 euros

Oct. 03, 2024 12:34 PM EDT

MILAN (AP) — Ticket prices for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics range from 30 euros ($33) for men’s and women’s hockey preliminary games all the way up to nearly 3,000 euros ($3,300) for the most costly seats at the closing ceremony inside Verona’s Arena, a large Roman amphitheater. ...