France's Quentin Fillon Maillet shot clean to power to Olympic biathlon gold in the men's 10 kilometre sprint on Friday. He picked up his fourth Olympic gold and second of these Games after winning by 13.

There are still events left on the program, but Friday was likely the Americans' best chance to win their first ever Olympic biathlon medal.

This marks Simon's second gold medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics

Biathlon combines two sports – cross-country skiing and shooting – into one race. The biathlon first made its debut 66 years ago in the 1960 Winter Olympics at the renamed Palisades Tahoe in Olympic Valley near Lake Tahoe. This year, the Winter Olympic biathlon games will be held in Antholz (Anterselva), Italy.

Here is how the Biathlon works, including its rules, scoring and history in the Olympics.

Here's is the full Olympic biathlon schedule for the 2026 Winter Games

The Winter Olympics bring sports we barely see outside of these few weeks. Many of them look exciting. Some of them look like a bad idea for normal people. A lot of these events mix speed, ice, height,

The Winter Games have always been a test of geography as much as athleticism. You can't win if you can't train on the ice and snow. But for the nations that live in the cold, the Olympics are a dynasty.