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Official apologizes to any mistreated biathletes
Max Cobb, the secretary general of the IBU, apologized to any athlete who was mistreated during his time at U.S. Biathlon, comments made a week after the AP detailed how women said officials ignored or excused sexual abuse and harassment for decades.

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Olympic coach on leave after abuse allegations
The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee put an employee on administrative leave Thursday after one of its coaches was accused of sexually abusing a young biathlete.

Olympic Sports
Athletes say U.S. Biathlon ignored sexual abuse
Sexual abuse and harassment by coaches and others who held positions of power over women on the U.S. Biathlon team have been dismissed, ignored or excused over decades, according to a half-dozen former Olympians and other biathletes.
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Ex-biathlon president gets 3-year prison sentence
Former International Biathlon Union president Anders Besseberg has been sentenced to three years and one month in prison for aggravated corruption, Norwegian prosecutors said.
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Biathlon president under investigation in Austria
The governing body for the Winter Olympic sport of biathlon has confirmed its president Olle Dahlin is under investigation by Austrian authorities.

Olympic Sports
Inquiry: Biathlon champ was harassed for years
U.S. biathlon national champion Joanne Reid was sexually harassed and abused for years by a ski-wax technician while racing on the World Cup circuit, a watchdog group that oversees sex abuse allegations in Olympic sports found.

Olympic Sports
Russia appeals sports bans amid Ukraine war
Banned from international sports events because of the war on Ukraine, numerous Russian sports federations and athletes have filed appeals to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
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Biathlon suspends Russia, Belarus as federations
The IBU on Tuesday banned the Russia and Belarus member federations, saying they had "violated the humanitarian obligations for member federations."

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Boe, Braisaz-Bouchet win biathlon mass start gold
Johannes Thingnes Boe became only the second man to win four gold medals at a single Winter Games by finishing first in the biathlon mass start race on Friday. Justine Braisaz-Bouchet of France won the women's race.

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Sweden takes gold in women's biathlon relay
Elvira Oeberg anchored the Swedish team to Olympic gold in the four-person biathlon relay, skiing fast and shooting clean Wednesday to win her third medal of the Beijing Games.

Olympic Sports
Norway wins biathlon gold in 4-man relay
Norway won biathlon gold in the men's four-man relay on Tuesday, while France held on for the silver and Russia stayed in front of Germany for the bronze.
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Norwegian biathlete Boe skis to 3rd gold medal
Johannes Thingnes Boe of Norway skied fast enough to overcome a missed target and win the Olympic gold medal in the biathlon sprint race Saturday.

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Roeiseland shoots her way to biathlon sprint gold
Marte Olsbu Roeiseland of Norway replicated her top form from throughout this season, using fast skiing and composed, deliberate shooting to become the Beijing Olympic biathlon sprint champion Friday.
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Fillon Maillet wins individual biathlon 20km gold
Quentin Fillon Maillet added a gold medal with a win in the 20-kilometer individual biathlon race on Tuesday. He previously won silver in the mixed relay.

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Herrmann wins gold in biathlon's individual race
Denise Herrmann won the women's 15-kilometer individual race in biathlon on Monday at the Beijing Olympics after a season of mixed results on the World Cup circuit.
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Norway takes gold in 3-way biathlon relay sprint
Johannes Thingnes Boe of Norway moved ahead of his French and Russian rivals in the final meters of the mixed relay to take gold Saturday in the first biathlon race of the Beijing Olympics.

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Russian biathlete faces ban for missing tests
A Russian biathlete is facing a two-year ban for missing three doping tests. Margarita Vasilyeva has had a strong debut World Cup season but is said to have missed three tests in 10 months.
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Biathlon report: Corruption, Russian cover-ups
A report commissioned by the International Biathlon Union stated Thursday there is evidence of "systematic corrupt and unethical conduct at the very top" of the sport's governing body, especially in protecting Russia on doping issues.

Olympic Sports
Ustyugov set to lose 2nd Olympic biathlon gold
The Biathlon Integrity Unit says Evgeny Ustyugov will lose the gold medal he won in the 15-kilometer mass start race at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and his relay bronze from the same year after losing a doping case.
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Olympic biathlon champ loses Sochi doping case
Two-time Olympic biathlon champion Olga Zaitseva lost her appeal Thursday against disqualification from the 2014 Sochi Olympics for her part in Russia's state-backed doping program.
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Landertinger, Olympic biathlon medalist, retires
Austrian Dominik Landertinger, a biathlon medalist at three different Olympics, has retired at 32.
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Biathlete Fourcade retires in style with 83rd win
Martin Fourcade finished his career as one of the greatest biathletes by winning his last race on Saturday on the 10th anniversary of his first pursuit win -- in the same place.

Olympic Sports
Record Olympian Bjoerndalen to coach China
China has hired the most decorated male Winter Olympian in history, biathlete Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, as a coach as it ramps up preparations to host the 2022 Games.

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Hanevold, 3-time biathlon gold medalist, dies at 49
Halvard Hanevold, a three-time Olympic gold medalist in biathlon, has died, the Norwegian Biathlon Association said. He was 49.
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Olympic biathlon team among banned Kazakhs
Nine biathletes from Kazakhstan have been suspended on suspicion of doping, including the country's entire women's Olympic team.
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Olympics News
IIHF extends ban against Russia, Belarus for 2025-26 season
Russia and Belarus will continue to be banned from international ice hockey competitions for the 2025-26 season, the International Ice Hockey Federation announced Tuesday citing security concerns.
Niina Petrokina wins surprise European figure skating gold
Estonia's Niina Petrokina overcame a fall to win surprise gold in figure skating at the European Championships.
Olympic figure skater, commentator Dick Button dies at 95
American figure skater Dick Button, a five-time world champ and two-time Olympic gold medalist who later became the voice of the sport, has died at 95.
European figure skating championships carry on after D.C. crash
The European figure skating championships carried on Thursday in Tallin, Estonia, even as the skating world mourned athletes who died in an aircraft collision near Washington, D.C.
Madison Chock, Evan Bates win sixth U.S. ice dance title
Madison Chock and Evan Bates won their sixth U.S. figure skating title, matching the record held by longtime standard-bearers Meryl Davis and Charlie White.
Amber Glenn edges Alysa Liu to win U.S. figure skating title
Amber Glenn repeated as figure skating champion at U.S. nationals, narrowly defeating Alysa Liu by just over a point.