CANMORE, Alta. — It’s hard to hold a gun still when your heart is racing and your lungs are heaving. But biathletes can’t waste precious seconds catching their breath and lowering their heart rate ...

CENTENNIAL, Colo. --Every state has a National Guard and it's not surprising that a state such as Colorado - known for snowy mountaintops and a thriving ski industry - would have a biathlon team. When ...

Target shooting after skiing is like sprinting up 10 flights of stairs, then ­threading a needle. That's how NBC's website describes the biathlon, an Olympic sport that often features Minnesota ...

Biathlon is an exciting sport with two very different activities combined into one race.‎ Winter biathlon combines two disciplines - cross country skiing and target rifle shooting.‎ Competitors need ...

Breathing techniques may reduce stress and anxiety, help a person get to sleep, or support treatment for lung conditions. Some techniques work to give immediate relief. Others may work best with ...

The sport's athletes must ski across the course, then calm their breathing and use rifles to fire at a target. For biathletes, the fact that their... Biathlon links two things that don't often go ...