Comments on: What is biathlon? http://2006turinolympics.com/20060125-what-is-biathlon/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:54:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Jill Manty http://2006turinolympics.com/20060125-what-is-biathlon/#comment-276 Sun, 19 Feb 2006 01:44:47 +0000 http://2006turinolympics.com/20060125-what-is-biathlon/#comment-276 I think most of them are .22 Long Rifles. I think most of them are .22 Long Rifles.

]]> by: Chris http://2006turinolympics.com/20060125-what-is-biathlon/#comment-270 Sat, 18 Feb 2006 18:48:09 +0000 http://2006turinolympics.com/20060125-what-is-biathlon/#comment-270 What gun are they using in the 2006 biathlon? What gun are they using in the 2006 biathlon?

]]> by: Neb Okla http://2006turinolympics.com/20060125-what-is-biathlon/#comment-114 Thu, 09 Feb 2006 15:02:10 +0000 http://2006turinolympics.com/20060125-what-is-biathlon/#comment-114 "Skiing and guns seems like a dangerous combination" Oh please. The shooting sports are the oldest of the modern olympic sports. I can't think of an Olympic sport that is completely safe. The sport has it's origin in the need for soliders to master marksmanship and cross-country skiing for national defense. It's actually quite a novel idea. Marksmanship requires great focus and calm while cross-country skiing is a very aerobic activity. Switching back and forth demonstrates incredible physical control - with their hearts racing from the cross-country element they must hold perfectly still to shoot with great precision. What other Olympic sport forces the athelete to push his/her body to alternating extremes such as this? “Skiing and guns seems like a dangerous combination”

Oh please. The shooting sports are the oldest of the modern olympic sports. I can’t think of an Olympic sport that is completely safe.

The sport has it’s origin in the need for soliders to master marksmanship and cross-country skiing for national defense.

It’s actually quite a novel idea. Marksmanship requires great focus and calm while cross-country skiing is a very aerobic activity.

Switching back and forth demonstrates incredible physical control – with their hearts racing from the cross-country element they must hold perfectly still to shoot with great precision.

What other Olympic sport forces the athelete to push his/her body to alternating extremes such as this?

]]> by: Heather Johnson http://2006turinolympics.com/20060125-what-is-biathlon/#comment-101 Wed, 08 Feb 2006 15:25:40 +0000 http://2006turinolympics.com/20060125-what-is-biathlon/#comment-101 nevermind i found what i'm looking for.thank you anyway. nevermind i found what i’m looking for.thank you anyway.

]]> by: Heather Johnson http://2006turinolympics.com/20060125-what-is-biathlon/#comment-100 Wed, 08 Feb 2006 15:25:05 +0000 http://2006turinolympics.com/20060125-what-is-biathlon/#comment-100 i'm looking for the parts of a biathlon.can anyone help me? i’m looking for the parts of a biathlon.can anyone help me?

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