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Moments of Greatness: 2022 Winter Olympics

2022 Winter Olympics

Moments of Greatness: 2022 Winter Olympics

Braisaz-Bouchet celebrates on the podium

Biathlon

Braisaz-Bouchet of France claims 12.5km mass start gold

Boe holds up his gold medal

Biathlon

Johannes Thingnes Boe receives fifth medal in 2022 Games

Biathlon

Biathlon action at Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Center

Moments of Greatness: Winter Olympics Day 14

2022 Winter Olympics

Moments of Greatness: Winter Olympics Day 14

Johannes Thingnes Boe shoots for biathlon from the ground

Biathlon

Boe grabs gold in 15km mass start as Maillet falls to fourth

Johannes Thingnes Boe shoots in biathlon

Biathlon

Boe wins biathlon 15km mass start for fourth gold of Games

Justine Braisaz-Bouchet in blue shoots biathlon from standing position

Biathlon

Braisaz-Bouchet shoots true for 12.5km mass start gold

Linn Persson, Mona Brorsson, Hanna Oeberg, Elvira Oeberg hold up Olympic gold medals and hold flowers

Biathlon

Elvira Oeberg, Sweden receive women’s 4x6km relay gold

Norway team celebrate and show off their medals

Biathlon

Norway, France, ROC take the podium for men's 4x7.5km relay

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Second-placed USA's Campbell Wright celebrates during the medal ceremony of the Men 10 km Sprint event of the IBU Biathlon World Championship of Lenzerheide, eastern Switzerland, on February 15, 2025. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP) (Photo by FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images)

American Campbell Wright wins breakthrough World Biathlon Championships silver medal

BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 11: Kendall Gretsch of Team United States competes in the Women's Individual Sitting Biathlon during day seven of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics at Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre on March 11, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

Kendall Gretsch, Jake Adicoff, Aaron Pike take gold at Para biathlon, cross-country skiing worlds

RUHPOLDING, GERMANY - JANUARY 18: Johannes Thingnes Boe of Norway announces his retirement from active sport after the end of the current season at a press conference with tears in his eyes before the Women 4x6 km Relay at the BMW IBU World Cup Biathlon Ruhpolding on January 18, 2025 in Ruhpolding, Germany. (Photo by Kevin Voigt/Getty Images)

Johannes Thingnes Boe, world's top biathlete, to retire one year before Olympics

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NOVE MESTO NA MORAVE, CZECH REPUBLIC - FEBRUARY 9: Lisa Vittozzi of Italy looks on during the Women 7.5 km Sprint at the IBU World Championships Biathlon Nove Mesto na Morave on February 9, 2024 in Nove Mesto na Morave, Czech Republic. (Photo by Grega Valancic/VOIGT/GettyImages)

Lisa Vittozzi, world's top biathlete, to miss entire season due to injury

Steve Arnold of Great Britain competes in the para cross-country open 4x2.5km relay during the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics.

Biathlon at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Paralympic Games

Alina Stremous of Moldova skis during the women's biathlon 12.5km mass start at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

Biathlon at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympic Games

2022 Olympics in Review

Tear-jerking moments of the 2022 Winter Olympics

Therese Johaug wins 3 golds at the 2022 Winter Games

2022 Olympics in Review

Ranking the most dominant athletes at the 2022 Olympic Winter Games

Biathlete Johannes Thingnes Boe of Norway competes in the men's 10km biathlon sprint race during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games

2022 Olympic biathlon in review: Boe lives up to billing

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