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This entertaining series features fascinating quick-reference guides to all the Winter Olympic sports and events. Filled with fun facts, dramatic stories, and dynamic photographs, each book is a terrific guide to both historical and current records, as well as to the reigning Olympic champions. Have you ever wanted to fly like a bird or ski at top speed across snowy terrain? Can you imagine racing on skis across the countryside only to stop periodically to fire shots at targets at rapid-fire speed? In this book, you'll experience the excitement of Olympic ski jumping, cross country skiing, and biathlon. ... Read more

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Chapters: 1994 in Biathlon, Biathlon at the 1994 Winter Olympics, Biathlon World Championships 1994, Biathlon at the 1994 Winter Paralympics. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 20. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The 1994 Winter Olympics Biathlon results. The sport of biathlon combines the skills of cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. February 23, 1994 February 20, 1994 One missed target equals a one minute penalty. February 26, 1994 February 23, 1994 February 18, 1994 Each missed target equals a one-minute penalty. February 25, 1994 ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=3022418 ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: 1992 in Biathlon, Biathlon at the 1992 Winter Olympics, Shooting at the 1992 Summer Olympics, Shooting at the 1992 Summer Paralympics, Biathlon World Championships 1992, Biathlon at the 1992 Winter Paralympics. Excerpt: The 1992 Winter Olympic Games Biathlon results The Biathlon competitions were held at Les Saisies, about 40 km from host city Albertville. February 12, 1992 February 20, 1992 One missed target equals a one-minute penalty. February 16, 1992 February 11, 1992 February 19, 1992 One missed target equals a one minute penalty. February 14, 1992 ... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=2652172 ... Read more

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Chapters: 2010 in Biathlon, Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Olympics, 2009-10 Biathlon World Cup, Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Paralympics, Biathlon World Championships 2010. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 37. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The biathlon competition of the Vancouver 2010 Olympics were held at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, British Columbia. The events were held between the 13th and 26 February 2010. The men's individual biathlon was notable for the awarding of two silver medals due to two competitors finishing with a tie (48:32.0). No bronze medal was awarded in this event. A total of ten biathlon events will be held at Vancouver 2010: All times are Pacific Standard Time (UTC-8). Athlete quotas: 220 athletes (113 men, 107 women)A NOC may enter no more that 12 athletes (6 men and 6 women), and no more than 4 athletes per event. Quotas by events: Qualification to the pursuit is based on results from the sprint All competitors must comply with one of the three minimum qualifications standards set forward by the IBU: or or Additionally, only athletes representing an NOC that is recognized by the IOC and member of the IBU can participate to the games. All 220 quota places will be awarded using a point ranking combining the 2008 and 2009 Biathlon World Championships. Men's Women's Rejected quota places: Finland earned five spots in both genders, but decided to send only two men and two women. Poland qualified 5 men, but sends only two men. Slovenia has earned 5 spots each, but decided to send only four women and men. Great Britain (women), Belgium (men), Netherlands (men) and Austria (women) rejected their single spots earned in either men's or women's. Greenland has no NOC, so Greenland's spot earned in men's competition is used by Denmark. ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=19842987 ... Read more

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Chapters: 1988 Summer Olympics, Biathlon World Championships 2009, Abc Championship 1995, 2009 World Weightlifting Championships, Fiba Asia Championship for Women 2007, 2005 Asian Athletics Championships, 2008 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, 2001 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship, 2003 Summer Universiade, 1988 Summer Paralympics, 1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics, 1975 Asian Championships in Athletics, 2002 Asian Games, 2008 Asian Wrestling Championships, Abc Championship 1967, 2011 World Championships in Athletics, 2008 Asian Judo Championships, 2014 Asian Games, Abc Championship for Women 1974, 1983 Asian Men's Handball Championship, 1997 East Asian Games, 1986 Asian Games, 1999 Asian Winter Games, 1995 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship, 2001 World Taekwondo Championships, Abc Championship for Women 1965, 1989 World Taekwondo Championships, 1985 World Judo Championships, 1974 Asian Judo Championships, 1995 Asian Women's Handball Championship, 1997 Winter Universiade, 1990 World Women's Handball Championship, 1989 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship, 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships, 1979 Fiba World Championship for Women, 2015 Summer Universiade, 1999 World Fencing Championships, 2013 World Rowing Championships, 1982 Amateur World Series. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 185. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. They were also the fourth Olympic Games to be held in Autumn. In the Seoul Games, 160 nations were represented by a total of 8391 athletes: 6197 men and 2194...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=82757 ... Read more

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Chapters: 2004 in Biathlon, Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics, Biathlon World Championships 2004, Shooting at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, 2004 Issf World Cup. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 29. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: In shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 390 competitors from 106 nations contested 17 events (10 for men and 7 for women). The competition took place at the Markopoulo Olympic Shooting Centre, located in the east of the Greek region of Attica. This is the list of nations that were represented in the shooting events and, in parenthesis, the number of competitors from each nation. ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=869815 ... Read more

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Chapters: Winter Olympic Games, Ice Hockey, Snowboarding, Winter Sport, Bandy, Bobsleigh, Ski Jumping, Biathlon, Nordic Combined, Skeleton, Waterfowl Hunting, Winter Biking, Ringette, Skiboarding, Ice Fishing, Cresta Run, Manhauling, Winter Sport in Australia, Fédération Internationale de Luge de Course, Wok Racing, Snocore Tour, Ceremonial First Puck, Spongee, Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing, Snow Golf, Winter Dew Tour, Kicksled, Winter Dew Tour 2009-10, Winter Dew Tour 2008-09, Turkey Bowling, Ice Speedway, Flow Binding System, Gundersen Method, Highmarking, Ice Bowling, Snowflex, Military Patrol, Commonwealth Winter Games, Glaciarium, Rinkball, Ice Stock Sport, Skwal, Kiandra Snow Shoe Club, Snowsphere, Hangboard, Italian Winter Sports Federation, Kreisel, Skibobbing, Winter Triathlon, Vermont Association of Snow Travelers, Shuttlecock Club, St. Moritz Tobogganing Club, the Cresta Club. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 305. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Winter Olympic Games are a winter multi-sport event held every four years, starting in 1924. Consisting of winter sports, the Games have included alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumping, and speed skating. Other events have been added as the Games have progressed, and some of them, such as luge, short track speed skating, and freestyle skiing have earned a permanent spot on the Olympic programme. Others, like speed skiing, bandy, and skijöring were demonstration sports but never incorporated officially as Olympic sports. The first Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France, in 1924. Prior to this, figure skating and ice hockey had been events at the Summer Olympics. The Games were held every four years from 1924 until 1940 when they were interr...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=34069 ... Read more

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Chapters: 2000 in Biathlon, Biathlon World Championships 2000, Shooting at the 2000 Summer Olympics, Shooting at the 2000 Summer Paralympics, 2000 Issf World Cup. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 26. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The 35th Biathlon World Championships were held in 2000 for the second time in Oslo, Norway. Due to fog, the men's relay was moved to Lahti, Finland. ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=23234370 ... Read more

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Chapters: 1998 in Biathlon, Biathlon World Championships 1998, Biathlon at the 1998 Winter Olympics, Biathlon at the 1998 Winter Paralympics. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 22. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The 33rd Biathlon World Championships held in 1998 in Pokljuka, Slovenia, and for the second time in Hochfilzen, Austria were only for the pursuit races (Pokljuka) and the team events (Hochfilzen) because these were not part of the Olympic programme in Nagano. ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=23201663 ... Read more

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Chapters: 1996 in Biathlon, Biathlon World Championships 1996, Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics, Shooting at the 1996 Summer Paralympics, Biathlon at the 1996 Asian Winter Games. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 24. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=23209023 ... Read more

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Chapters: 1988 in Biathlon, Shooting at the 1988 Summer Paralympics, Shooting at the 1988 Summer Olympics, Biathlon World Championships 1988, Biathlon at the 1988 Winter Olympics, Biathlon at the 1988 Winter Paralympics. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 26. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Shooting at the 1988 Summer Paralympics consisted of 23 events. Because of a three-way tie for third place in the men's air rifle three positions 2-6 event, a total of 25 bronze medals were awarded. ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=19613673 ... Read more

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Chapters: 1984 in Biathlon, Shooting at the 1984 Summer Paralympics, Shooting at the 1984 Summer Olympics, Biathlon World Championships 1984. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 22. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=19690474 ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Notable Sports Figures, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 2368 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.Takes a close look at the people in sports who have captured attention because of success on the playing field, or controversy off the playing field. This work features biographies on more than 600 people from around the world and throughout history who have had an impact not only on their sport, but also on the society and culture of their times. It also includes not only the record-breakers that dominated and changed their sport, but also the controversial figures that made headlines even apart from athletic events. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Notable Sports Figures, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 1084 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.Takes a close look at the people in sports who have captured attention because of success on the playing field, or controversy off the playing field. This work features biographies on more than 600 people from around the world and throughout history who have had an impact not only on their sport, but also on the society and culture of their times. It also includes not only the record-breakers that dominated and changed their sport, but also the controversial figures that made headlines even apart from athletic events. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Notable Sports Figures, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 1283 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.Takes a close look at the people in sports who have captured attention because of success on the playing field, or controversy off the playing field. This work features biographies on more than 600 people from around the world and throughout history who have had an impact not only on their sport, but also on the society and culture of their times. It also includes not only the record-breakers that dominated and changed their sport, but also the controversial figures that made headlines even apart from athletic events. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Notable Sports Figures, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 1415 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.Takes a close look at the people in sports who have captured attention because of success on the playing field, or controversy off the playing field. This work features biographies on more than 600 people from around the world and throughout history who have had an impact not only on their sport, but also on the society and culture of their times. It also includes not only the record-breakers that dominated and changed their sport, but also the controversial figures that made headlines even apart from athletic events. ... Read more