How to Use biathlon in a Sentence

biathlon

noun
  • Snow sports, like skiing and biathlon, will be held in the mountains in Pyeongchang.
    — Andrew Keh, New York Times, 1 Nov. 2017
  • Time to get reacquainted with the biathlon, luge and Nordic combined.
    — Phil Rosenthal, chicagotribune.com, 7 Feb. 2018
  • Norway has won 11 medals so far, seven in cross country and biathlon.
    — Author: David Segal, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Feb. 2018
  • Zaino will also compete in the biathlon (skiing and shooting).
    — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Or as the tactic is better known in Olympic circles, the aquatic biathlon.
    — Dwight Perry / Sideline Chatter, The Seattle Times, 30 Mar. 2019
  • Kjell was there with a small group, watching a Norwegian biathlon race on TV.
    — Stuart Stevens, Outside Online, 11 Dec. 2019
  • In individual biathlon races, athletes shoot at one target after the first four of five bouts.
    — Dania Haughton, SI.com, 15 Feb. 2018
  • So in between enjoying curling, the luge, the biathlon, and hockey, take a gander at our rundown.
    — Tim Grierson, Vulture, 29 July 2024
  • She was forced to withdraw from Tuesday's middle-distance biathlon event after falling in the race.
    — Usa Today Sports, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2018
  • Many fans turn their attention to sports such as archery, luge, diving and biathlon only when the Olympic Games come around.
    — David Wharton, latimes.com, 14 July 2017
  • On Sunday morning, Cnossen added a silver medal in the 15K biathlon race.
    — Usa Today Sports, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2018
  • Bailey, 36, competes in the biathlon, which combines skiing and shooting.
    — Jenna West, SI.com, 17 Feb. 2018
  • Luge, ski jumping and biathlon events will take place at night, under floodlights, according to the Games' website.
    — Robert Jimison, CNN, 2 Feb. 2018
  • Has the United States ever won an Olympic biathlon medal or a Paralympic medal?
    — Johanna Gretschel, SELF, 4 Feb. 2022
  • In biathlon, Johannes Thingnes Bo could win all five individual events plus the team gold.
    — Mark Zeigler, sacbee, 9 Feb. 2018
  • Elsewhere, the Americans finished seventh in the mixed relay biathlon.
    — Jace Evans, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2022
  • Just a few days later, Gretsch won gold in the 10K sitting biathlon and Masters took home silver.
    — Christa Sgobba, SELF, 11 Mar. 2022
  • With the Winter Olympics rapidly approaching, the question of what is a biathlon is a pretty common one.
    — Johanna Gretschel, SELF, 4 Feb. 2022
  • In the space of a few minutes, Lægreid had managed to make not only the biathlon but the entirety of the Olympics about himself.
    — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
  • The only American to win a world championship in the sport of biathlon fell short of the podium in the third try of his final Olympics.
    — David Wharton, latimes.com, 15 Feb. 2018
  • Germany, which had three gold medals in the biathlon coming into the event — including one by Peiffer — finished off the podium in fourth place.
    — Steve Reed, Houston Chronicle, 20 Feb. 2018
  • Soule, an Army veteran, also won bronze in South Korea in the biathlon middle-distance race.
    — Usa Today Sports, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 2018
  • The biathlon is the only current Winter Olympic sport in which the United States has never won a medal.
    — Sally Bronston, NBC News, 11 Feb. 2018
  • But other medals were scheduled to be awarded in the men’s 10-kilometer sprint in biathlon, the ladies’ moguls in freestyle skiing and men’s luge singles.
    — Dennis Waszak Jr., The Seattle Times, 11 Feb. 2018
  • But other medals were scheduled to be awarded in the men's 10-kilometer sprint in biathlon, the ladies' moguls in freestyle skiing and men's luge singles.
    — USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2018
  • By contrast, there was not a single Russian who qualified for the men’s 15-kilometer mass start biathlon.
    — David Segal, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2018
  • At the biathlon, German Justus Strelow lost his bronze while celebrating with teammates.
    — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The biathlon will take place in the Antholz valley, about 30 miles north of Cortina, near the border with Austria.
    — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 19 Jan. 2026
  • The Russian billionaire was the head of the country’s biathlon federation during the last Olympics.
    — Dan Gartland, SI.com, 20 Feb. 2018
  • The German biathlon team posted a video on social media showing Justus Strelow’s medal falling off the ribbon.
    — Devon Henderson, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026

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