They are fast and furious! Don't get in their way! Especially if it's an Olympic biathlon track! The sport has its origins in Scandinavian skiing traditions, where the Norse god Ull was revered as both a ski god and a hunting god by the early settlers. Skadi, Ull's goddess wife, was also known as a hunter-skier. The region's militaries were the first to master the combined talents of skiing and rifle marksmanship. Individual, sprint, pursuit, relay, and mass start disciplines make up the biathlon at the Winter Olympics, and they all differ differently in terms of race lengths, number of targets and shooting rounds, and other details.
Join us and keep an eye on the world's major sporting events over the next two weeks! Here is the Chiko&Roko Olympic Schedule:
Feb. 5 — Biathlon
Feb. 6 — Alpine Skiing
Feb. 7 — Curling
Feb. 8 — Cross-Country Skiing
Feb. 9 — Freestyle Skiing
Feb. 10 — Luge
Feb. 11 — Skeleton
Feb. 12 — Figure Skating
Feb. 13 — Bobsleigh
Feb. 14 — Ski Jumping
Feb. 15 — Snowboard
Feb. 16 — Short Track Speed Skating
Feb. 17 — Nordic Combined
Feb. 18 — Ice Hockey
Feb. 19 — Speed Skating
Feb. 20 — Closing Ceremony