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In 2023, the Games traveled to Dusseldorf, Germany and will head to both Vancouver and Whistler, Canada from Feb. 8 to 16, 2025 — the first time winter sports like alpine skiing, snowboarding, biathlon, Nordic skiing, skeleton and wheelchair curling will be introduced to the Games.
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Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
The Soldier Hollow Nordic Center, which is 45 minutes away in the Heber Valley, has continued to host cross-country ski and biathlon events.
—Christopher Kamrani, The Athletic, 24 Apr. 2024
So in between enjoying curling, the luge, the biathlon, and hockey, take a gander at our rundown.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 29 July 2024
The next Invictus Games will be held in Vancouver and Whistler, Canada in February 2025, and winter sports like alpine skiing, snowboarding, biathlon, Nordic skiing, skeleton and wheelchair curling will be introduced for the first time.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2024
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Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
The Soldier Hollow Nordic Center, which is 45 minutes away in the Heber Valley, has continued to host cross-country ski and biathlon events.
—Christopher Kamrani, The Athletic, 24 Apr. 2024
So in between enjoying curling, the luge, the biathlon, and hockey, take a gander at our rundown.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 29 July 2024
The next Invictus Games will be held in Vancouver and Whistler, Canada in February 2025, and winter sports like alpine skiing, snowboarding, biathlon, Nordic skiing, skeleton and wheelchair curling will be introduced for the first time.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for biathlon
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The revelation that the Y-Foil was designed not for triathlons but for the cobblestones of Europe was almost harder to believe than the whole George Plimpton thing.—
Eben Weiss,
Outside Online,
22 Nov. 2024
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Last summer, trailing by 14 seconds with 2.5km remaining of the triathlon’s run remaining, the British athlete overhauled New Zealander Hayden Wilde to claim victory.—
Matt Woosnam,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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The Meet of Champions pentathlon champion (3,378) also placed fourth in New Englands with a 14.81 in the 100-meter hurdles.—
Brian Roach,
Boston Herald,
19 July 2024
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The game is a six-legged pentathlon that takes place on a rainbow track.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
26 Dec. 2024
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Several new sports debuted at the 1904 Games, including boxing, freestyle wrestling, decathlon and a dumbbells event.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 Jan. 2025
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Tom Holland's Peter has a favorite bodega, chases bad guys through backyards, and struggles to mix superhero-ing with the academic decathlon.—
Darren Franich,
EW.com,
7 Jan. 2025
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On Saturday, Florida Panthers representatives for each country came up big in their final game before the two-week break that coincides with the tournament.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
9 Feb. 2025
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The Horned Frogs will likely need to win the Big 12 conference tournament or at least make it to the final if there’s any hope of making a fourth straight NCAA Tournament.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Feb. 2025
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Four years later, after competing in her second Olympics and winning two gold medals (in the long jump and the heptathlon), Joyner-Kersee fulfilled another dream by establishing the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation.—
Kizzy Cox,
Essence,
29 Jan. 2025
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That conversation took place after the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, after Joyner-Kersee left with a silver medal in the heptathlon and a whiff of disappointment.—
Melissa Lockard,
The Athletic,
18 July 2024
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Only three were built for competition in the 1965 24 Hours of Le Mans.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
11 Feb. 2025
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The following month, Payne flew to Manchester, England, and served as a guest judge on the Netflix reality-TV music competition Building the Band.—
Federico Fahsbender,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025
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In 2022, Minnesota became the 30th state to have a sanctioned girls high school wrestling tourney.—
Tom Schardin,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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After Tuesday’s morning skate, the Bruins’ captain, who’ll be be wearing Canada’s maple leaf again for the upcoming Four Nations tourney, delivered some unvarnished truths about the stark differences between international competition and All-Star games.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
4 Feb. 2025
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No one wins anything, not unless a fan places a side bet with a friend, even though sports gambling is strictly forbidden in the great state ‘a’ Texas, according to our fearless leader, noted liberal Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Feb. 2025
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For The Win's daily sports newsletter pairs the latest news from around the sports world with the smartest − yet somewhat irreverent – takes from FTW's staff.—
Jim Reineking,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Biathlon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biathlon. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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