ANTERSELVA, Italy (AP) — Lisa Vittozzi secured Italy's first Olympic gold medal in biathlon, hitting all 20 targets in the 10-kilometer pursuit biathlon race at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics on Sunday.

Vermont serves as a training ground for many of the athletes, with one of the oldest biathlon facilities in the country.

French biathletes on Tuesday claimed gold fo the first time in the 4 x 7.5km men's relay to smash the record medal haul at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

In one of the glory events of any Olympics, France knocked off the mighty Norwegians in what some might consider a minor upset to take the gold medal in the 4×7.5 km. The Swedes grabbed the bronze. The Germans forgot how to shoot and took fourth.

ANTERSELVA, Italy (AP) — The sport of biathlon, which combines cross-country skiing and precision target shooting, requires hundreds of hours of training annually and the ability to push your body to the maximum effort for an athlete to have a chance of success at the Olympics.

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.

ANTERSELVA, Italy (AP) — France came from last place to win the Olympic men’s biathlon relay for the first time on Tuesday by less than 10 seconds from stunned world and defending champion Norway. Sweden hung on for the bronze,

"It's about giving back and justice," said France's Martin Fourcade, now the gold medalist in the mass start from the 2010 Games.

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