Here's is the full Olympic biathlon schedule for the 2026 Winter Games

There are still events left on the program, but Friday was likely the Americans' best chance to win their first ever Olympic biathlon medal.

Olympic biathletes shoot at targets using .22-caliber rifles while racing on cross-country skis. Here’s a closer look at the combined sporting event. (Photo: AP)

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.

Here's what to know on when biathlon begins at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, including a look at its full schedule for the Winter Games.

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Johan-Olav Botn hit all 20 targets to claim gold for Norway in the Olympic 20 kilometres biathlon race on Tuesday. Botn, the early season World Cup leader, was 14.

Sean Doherty, a 30-year-old biathlon athlete from Center Conway, New Hampshire, competed in the men's 10-kilometer sprint at the 2026 Winter Olympics on Friday. Doherty placed 65th with a total time of 26:12.

Simon won the women's individual biathlon Wednesday in Italy with a time of 41:15.6, adding to a trophy case that already included a gold from the mixed relay earlier this week. Fellow Frenchwoman Lou Jeanmonnot took silver, with Bulgaria's Lora Hristova receiving bronze.

Sturla Holm Laegreid’s Olympic medal celebration has turned into a personal controversy. His former girlfriend reacted strongly after the Norwegian biathlete publicly admitted cheating on her during a live television interview following his bronze medal performance.

The Winter Olympics bring sports we barely see outside of these few weeks. Many of them look exciting. Some of them look like a bad idea for normal people. A lot of these events mix speed, ice, height,