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biathlete

American  
[bahy-ath-leet] / baɪˈæθ lit /

noun

  1. a competitor in a biathlon.


Etymology

Origin of biathlete

1970–75; blend of biathlon and athlete


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Once the Games began, they were humiliated again by another kind of cheating scandal involving an unfaithful biathlete.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026

He overtakes two of his compatriots who have won eight golds at Winter Olympics -- former cross-country skiers Marit Bjoergen and Bjoern Daehlie, and former biathlete Ole Einar Bjoerndalen.

From Barron's ● Feb. 15, 2026

He was a former biathlete who competed in the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in Lausanne, Switzerland.

From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2026

Then there’s the Norwegian biathlete who admitted to being unfaithful in a very public bid for forgiveness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026

Norwegian biathlete Sturla Holm Lægreid won his first individual Olympic medal on Tuesday, then immediately confessed to cheating — but not in the 20-kilometer individual race.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2026

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