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Russia appeals sports bans amid Ukraine war
Banned from international sports events because of the war on Ukraine, numerous Russian sports federations and athletes have filed appeals to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
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Biathlon suspends Russia, Belarus as federations
The IBU on Tuesday banned the Russia and Belarus member federations, saying they had "violated the humanitarian obligations for member federations."
Olympic Sports
Boe, Braisaz-Bouchet win biathlon mass start gold
Johannes Thingnes Boe became only the second man to win four gold medals at a single Winter Games by finishing first in the biathlon mass start race on Friday. Justine Braisaz-Bouchet of France won the women's race.
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Sweden takes gold in women's biathlon relay
Elvira Oeberg anchored the Swedish team to Olympic gold in the four-person biathlon relay, skiing fast and shooting clean Wednesday to win her third medal of the Beijing Games.
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Norway wins biathlon gold in 4-man relay
Norway won biathlon gold in the men's four-man relay on Tuesday, while France held on for the silver and Russia stayed in front of Germany for the bronze.
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Norwegian biathlete Boe skis to 3rd gold medal
Johannes Thingnes Boe of Norway skied fast enough to overcome a missed target and win the Olympic gold medal in the biathlon sprint race Saturday.
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Roeiseland shoots her way to biathlon sprint gold
Marte Olsbu Roeiseland of Norway replicated her top form from throughout this season, using fast skiing and composed, deliberate shooting to become the Beijing Olympic biathlon sprint champion Friday.
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Fillon Maillet wins individual biathlon 20km gold
Quentin Fillon Maillet added a gold medal with a win in the 20-kilometer individual biathlon race on Tuesday. He previously won silver in the mixed relay.
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Herrmann wins gold in biathlon's individual race
Denise Herrmann won the women's 15-kilometer individual race in biathlon on Monday at the Beijing Olympics after a season of mixed results on the World Cup circuit.
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Norway takes gold in 3-way biathlon relay sprint
Johannes Thingnes Boe of Norway moved ahead of his French and Russian rivals in the final meters of the mixed relay to take gold Saturday in the first biathlon race of the Beijing Olympics.
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Russian biathlete faces ban for missing tests
A Russian biathlete is facing a two-year ban for missing three doping tests. Margarita Vasilyeva has had a strong debut World Cup season but is said to have missed three tests in 10 months.
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Biathlon report: Corruption, Russian cover-ups
A report commissioned by the International Biathlon Union stated Thursday there is evidence of "systematic corrupt and unethical conduct at the very top" of the sport's governing body, especially in protecting Russia on doping issues.
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Ustyugov set to lose 2nd Olympic biathlon gold
The Biathlon Integrity Unit says Evgeny Ustyugov will lose the gold medal he won in the 15-kilometer mass start race at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and his relay bronze from the same year after losing a doping case.
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Olympic biathlon champ loses Sochi doping case
Two-time Olympic biathlon champion Olga Zaitseva lost her appeal Thursday against disqualification from the 2014 Sochi Olympics for her part in Russia's state-backed doping program.
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Landertinger, Olympic biathlon medalist, retires
Austrian Dominik Landertinger, a biathlon medalist at three different Olympics, has retired at 32.
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Biathlete Fourcade retires in style with 83rd win
Martin Fourcade finished his career as one of the greatest biathletes by winning his last race on Saturday on the 10th anniversary of his first pursuit win -- in the same place.
Olympic Sports
Record Olympian Bjoerndalen to coach China
China has hired the most decorated male Winter Olympian in history, biathlete Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, as a coach as it ramps up preparations to host the 2022 Games.
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Hanevold, 3-time biathlon gold medalist, dies at 49
Halvard Hanevold, a three-time Olympic gold medalist in biathlon, has died, the Norwegian Biathlon Association said. He was 49.
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Olympic biathlon team among banned Kazakhs
Nine biathletes from Kazakhstan have been suspended on suspicion of doping, including the country's entire women's Olympic team.
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Russian biathlon given path to lift suspension
The Russian Biathlon Union, which was relegated to provisional membership in the international union in 2017, was given a new road map to reinstatement that includes extra out-of-competition testing for athletes and cooperating in a WADA investigation.
Biathlon
Russia rejected in bid to rejoin biathlon group
Russia has failed to be reinstated as a full member by biathlon's governing body amid an investigation into bribery to cover up doping cases.
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Russian biathlete banned 2 years for doping
Russian biathlete Ekaterina Glazyrina, who competed at the Sochi Olympics, has been banned for two years for doping.
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Russian biathlon coach fired over misconduct
Russian biathlon coach Sergei Tutmin has been fired from the regional team and suspended from coaching over sexual misconduct involving a 17-year-old athlete.
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Biathlon president steps down after raid
The longtime president of the International Biathlon Union, Anders Besseberg, stepped down Thursday.
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Police raid biathlon federation in doping case
Biathlon's governing body was raided by Austrian police on Wednesday in an operation that officials said was linked to a doping investigation.
Medal Tracker
Overall Medal Leaders
- 37
NOR - 32
ROC - 27
GER
Individual Medal Leaders
Gold
 NOR | 16 |
 GER | 12 |
 CHN | 9 |
Silver
 ROC | 12 |
| GER | 10 |
 USA | 10 |
Bronze
| ROC | 14 |
 CAN | 14 |
| NOR | 13 |
Overall Medal Leaders
- 5Bø
- 5Bolshunov
- 5Roeiseland
Individual Medal Leaders
Gold
| Bø | 4 |
| Bolshunov | 3 |
| Roeiseland | 3 |
Silver
 Fillon Maillet | 3 |
 Takagi | 3 |
 Minjeong | 2 |
Bronze
| Latypov | 3 |
| Roeiseland | 2 |
 Liu | 2 |
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Romanian swimmer David Popovici, 17, breaks world record in 100 freestyle
Seventeen-year-old David Popovici of Romania became the youngest swimmer to break the world record in the men's 100-meter freestyle.
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Sweden beats Austria 6-0 to improve to 2-0 in world junior hockey championship
Defenseman Emil Andrae had two goals and an assist to help Sweden beat Austria 6-0 on Friday to improve to 2-0 in the world junior hockey championship.
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United States trounces Switzerland to improve to 2-0 in world junior hockey championship
The defending champion Americans beat Switzerland 7-1 on Thursday night to improve to 2-0 in the world junior hockey championship.
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USA Basketball sets 12-man roster for August World Cup qualifiers
USA Basketball has announced its 12-man roster for World Cup qualifying in August as the Americans work toward clinching a spot in next year's event.
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Olympic curling gold medalist Eve Muirhead retires
Eve Muirhead, who secured Britain's only gold medal at this year's Winter Olympics in Beijing, is retiring from the sport.
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Virginia Sung wins election to serve on board of U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee
USA Table Tennis CEO Virginia Sung won an election to serve on the board of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee on Wednesday, taking over a spot held by former Duke athletic director Kevin White.
