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Biathlon isn’t easy. The sport requires not only world-class Nordic skiing and sharpshooter marksman skills, but also a powerful determination to continue training and competing at an international level.
Liberty Bell High School graduate Kelsey Dickinson has combined those attributes so …
The Methow Valley Biathlon team competed last weekend in Whistler, B.C., in two days of skiing and shooting. Coach Betsy Smith reported that Saturday’s competition was a sprint with two shooting stages and three ski loops. Sunday featured a mass start race with four shooting stages and five ski loops for older age groups, and […]
Liberty Bell High School junior Eli Nielsen has been named to the World Youth and Junior Championship men’s team to represent the United States in international biathlon competition next month.
Nielsen qualified for the team during a recent three-day competition in …
The Methow Valley Biathlon Team traveled to West Kelowna, B.C., to compete in two races this past weekend at the Telemark Ski Area. About 100 biathletes competed in a sprint race on Saturday and a pursuit on Sunday, both in cold, challenging conditions, coach Betsy Smith reported. Saturday sprint results: Juveniles 2.5K, Alex Tareski placed […]
On Thursday (Feb. 4), Liberty Bell High School senior Claire Waichler returned from Romania, where she was part of the U.S. Team competing in the World Junior Biathlon Championships.
On Sunday morning, she was at Mazama practicing with the Methow Valley Nordic Team, for which she competes as a skier — without her .22-caliber biathlon rifle.
Methow Valley biathlete Eli Nielsen will be part of the U.S. team competing in the Youth Olympic Games in Lillehammer, Norway, on Feb. 9-22. Nielsen is a sophomore at Liberty Bell High School. He was also a 2015 USA Youth and Junior Biathlon World Championship Team Trials qualifier. Nielsen’s family lives in Stehekin but he […]
Six Methow Valley biathletes competed in the NorAm Calforex Cup in Canmore, Alberta, on Saturday and Sunday (Dec. 12 – 13). The event drew 242 racers, making it one of the largest biathlon events in North America. On Saturday, all athletes competed in a sprint — the shortest biathlon race, with two bouts of shooting (one prone, one standing, […]
By Mike Maltais
Biathletes Casey Smith, Kelsey Dickinson and Paul Everett spent last week in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic, skiing, shooting and placing in the International Biathlon Union’s Open European Championships.
Smith just missed …
If you have ever wondered what the sport of biathlon is all about, then the Try Biathlon event hosted by Methow Valley Biathlon on Feb. 15 offers a chance to learn more. The event is open to participants 9 and older and will offer details on equipment, history, training and safety, and even allow participants […]
