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Ukaleq Slettemark Last year, several biathlon races in Norway were cancelled due to warm temperatures and lack of snow.
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Ukaleq Slettemark,
Time,
11 Feb. 2026
The Norwegian biathlon athlete went viral Tuesday for winning a bronze medal and then tearfully admitting to cheating on his girlfriend in his post-win interview.
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James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Feb. 2026
Norwegian Olympian Sturla Holm Lægreid won a bronze medal for the 20-kilometer biathlon at the 2026 Winter Games.
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Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
Sturla Holm Laegreid, 28, finished third in the men’s individual 20 km biathlon on Tuesday morning at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympic Games.
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Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Ukaleq Slettemark,
Time,
11 Feb. 2026
The Norwegian biathlon athlete went viral Tuesday for winning a bronze medal and then tearfully admitting to cheating on his girlfriend in his post-win interview.
—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Feb. 2026
Norwegian Olympian Sturla Holm Lægreid won a bronze medal for the 20-kilometer biathlon at the 2026 Winter Games.
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Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
Sturla Holm Laegreid, 28, finished third in the men’s individual 20 km biathlon on Tuesday morning at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympic Games.
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Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for biathlon
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To shopping editors, Amazon’s Prime Day events are the bi-annual triathlon of capitalism.
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Similarly, a parent with young children may manage nonstop activities that keep them on their toes, and an athlete training for a triathlon is used to activities that demand dedication and consistency.
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In the opening day of the MIAA outdoor track and field Meet of Champions, Walpole’s Sawyer Regan won the boys pentathlon, while Westboro’s Al Regnier won the girls pentathlon.
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Freshman Liisa-Maria Lusti became the second Oregon woman to win the pentathlon — first since Brianne Theisen-Eaton in 2012 — with a season-best 4,498 points.
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Former Northwest Nazarene athlete Steven Schmidt finished 13th in the men’s decathlon for Oklahoma State, scoring 7,479 points.
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In the only men's event of the day, BYU’s Ben Barton won the decathlon crown with 8,169 points — just nine more than Louisville’s Kenneth Byrd.
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The French men’s national team — one of the favorites to win the entire tournament — arrived with HACs, as well as bags from Chanel and Louis Vuitton.
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This is the earliest that the Netherlands was eliminated from a World Cup tournament in history, reports ESPN.
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The footballer, who fans can currently watch playing for Norway in the World Cup, was born in 2000 in Leeds, England, to two Norwegian star athletes (Leeds United player Alfie Haaland and former women’s heptathlon athlete Gry Marita Braut).
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Sofia Cosculluela finished with 6,182 points in the heptathlon to win Washington's first championship in the event.
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The biggest score of the World Cup competition may be happening off the pitch.
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For Iraq, a victory would be its first in World Cup competition while Senegal, a quarterfinalist in 2002, would like to get a win for Sadio Mane, one of Africa’s most iconic players, who may be playing in his final World Cup.
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Check the calendar for events like euchre and bingo tourneys, and scheduled food truck lineups.
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The local ties that bind Of course, Turgeon’s goal of taking the Roos to the NCAA tourney seems miles away right now.
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In a 2023 survey by World Athletics, a global sports federation, 75% of responding athletes said the impacts of climate change are negatively affecting their health and athletic performance.
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“Biathlon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biathlon. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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