Norwegian Sports

Biathlon is the English term used for the Norwegian winter sport "skiskyting". It combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. Another variant of biathlon is during the summer, where it is combined cross-country running with riflery. The sport is quite popular and has many fans all over the country. Our most famous biathlon athlete here in Norway is Ole Einar Bjørndalen, who has won championships loads of times.

The competition consists of a race in which contestants ski around a cross-country track. The contestants must ski as fast as they can, in addition to hitting a target while standing and in prone position. The contestant's totalt running distance/time will change and extra distance or time will be added depending on the shooting performance. And as in most competitions, the winner is the contestant with the shortest total time.