Former Team USA skater Gabrielle 'Sam' Linehan passed away after a shocking shooting at a Starbucks drive-thru.

Here is how the Biathlon works, including its rules, scoring and history in the Olympics.

One mindful step at a time, a group of monks completed a 2,300-mile walk on Wednesday in the hope of spreading peace across the US and beyond. Hundreds of people gathered on the National Mall for the concluding ceremony, marking the end of their extraordinary trek from Texas to Washington, DC.

Two temporary competition halls and one outdoor facility at the Terrain des Essences in La Courneuve, a commune north of Paris, will serve as the shooting ranges for the 2024 Paris Olympics. After the Games, the structures will be removed leaving behind a recreational green space open to the public.

That same year, Olympians got a chance to show off their aim while competing in live pigeon shooting. According to NPR, approximately 300 birds were released while athletes shot to see who could bag the most birds. The winner? Leon de Lunden of Belgium with 21 pigeons.

Biathlon combines two sports – cross-country skiing and shooting – into one race. The biathlon first made its debut 66 years ago in the 1960 Winter Olympics at the renamed Palisades Tahoe in Olympic Valley near Lake Tahoe. This year, the Winter Olympic biathlon games will be held in Antholz (Anterselva), Italy.

Norwegian biathlete Johan-Olav Botn wins Olympic gold two months on from teammate’s tragic death - Botn shot clean to seal his first Olympic gold medal, just two months after discovering his teammate’

ANTERSELVA, Italy (AP) — France dominated the second half of the mixed relay biathlon race at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Sunday with fast skiing and strong shooting to take gold ahead of Italy and Germany.