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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

The inevitable scandals aren’t about state-sponsored doping schemes but cheating curlers and a philandering biathlete.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 15, 2026

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

From BBC Feb. 13, 2026

The 29-year-old, who had won gold in the mixed relay on Sunday, cried as the Marseillaise rang out at the medals ceremony, her gold elevating her to being France's greatest ever woman biathlete.

From Barron's Feb. 11, 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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