<p>ISHA Ullr Award recipient, Ski History Book 2020. James Bond fans may have been exposed to biathlon in “For Your Eyes Only,” when a fictitious biathlon champion (and agent) leaves his race to chase Bond through a series of winter sports venues. The U.S. has played an important role in returning the sport to the Winter Olympics. The exciting winter sport of biathlon, which combines the dual physical skills of cross-country skiing with marksmanship, is a fast-paced sport that enjoys great popularity in Europe. Although biathlon can be traced to prehistoric Scandinavia, its role in military planning and strategies by early Scandinavian military ski troops can be said to be the true origins of this exciting modern-day sport. This book explains what biathlon is, what it takes and how it’s done, as well as the people and organizations involved in the history and development of the sport in the U.S. Photographs, glossary, references, index, and a listing of U.S. champions and international participation of American athletes in the Biathlon World Championship and Winter Olympic Games, are included. About the Author Art Stegen has been at the epicenter of biathlon for fifty years, as an athlete, coach, team leader, member of the board of directors and editor of the US Biathlon newsletter Art. He demonstrated athletic prowess early in his career as a runner, then as a cross‐country skier and, later, in biathlon, spending his service time with the Modern Winter Biathlon Training Center at Fort Richardson, Alaska. Certified in Norway as a cross-country skiing and biathlon coach, an original member establishing the independent U.S. Biathlon Association, UIMPB honors for writing the first book in the English language about biathlon, the Meritorious Service Medal for writing the military’s biathlon training manuals, authoring U.S. biathlon’s coaching education programs, and drafting U.S. biathlon’s modern bylaws. Art continues to serve on the board of directors.</p>

Unique and Unknown: The Story of Biathlon in the United States

Arthur Stegen

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Unique and Unknown: The Story of Biathlon in the United States