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

ANTERSELVA, Italy (AP) — In her Olympic debut, Maren Kirkeeide of Norway bested two Frenchwomen to take gold in a snowy women's 7.5-kilometer sprint biathlon race at the Milan Cortina Winter Games on Saturday.

France's Quentin Fillon Maillet shot clean to power to Olympic biathlon gold in the men's 10 kilometre sprint on Friday. He picked up his fourth Olympic gold and second of these Games after winning by 13.

French biathlon star Martin Fourcade and the 2014 German men’s Olympic relay team are among the medalists who are scheduled to be honored Sunday during a medal reallocation ceremony at the Milan Cortina Winter Games.

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.

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.

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

Live updates from the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Saturday. Get the latest news, results, medal count, TV schedules and highlights from Italy.

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,