Eric on The Road

Journeys into the offbeat, off the beaten path, overlooked and forgotten - by Eric Model

Friday, February 08, 2008

Primitive Biathlon (WBUR/NPR)

From WBUR - Boston:

Winter biathlon is an Olympic Sport that combines target shooting and cross country skiing. While relatively obscure in the United States, the Biathlon is more popular than the Super Bowl in Northern Europe and was the most watched sport at the Lillehammer Games in 1994. But what does the "biathlon" have to do with hundreds of people who don funny hats, strap on wooden snowshoes, and go for a walk in the woods of northern Vermont? From Jeffersonville, Only A Game's Karen Given has the story.

http://www.onlyagame.org/shows/2008/02/20080209_14.asp

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