[DOC] [TLE] Biathlon - Wikipedia [PAR] 1960 (Officially). The biathlon is a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing 
and rifle shooting. ... Norwegian skiing regiments organized military skiing 
contests in the 18th century, divided in ... During the mid-1950s, however, the 
biathlon was introduced into the Soviet and Swedish winter sport circuits and was 
widely... [DOC] [TLE] 1960 Winter Olympics - Wikipedia [PAR] The 1960 Winter Olympics was a winter multi-sport event held between February 
1828, 1960 .... The monies were used to build sports arenas and provide 
military support during the Games. .... There were six cross-country skiing races 
at the 1960 Olympics, four for men and two for women, all held at the McKinney 
Creek... [DOC] [TLE] A Glance at Switzerland's Skiing History | International Skiing History ... [PAR] As for winter sports, Johannes Badrutt, owner of the Engadiner Kulm Hotel in St. 
Moritz ... were faster than snow shoes (at the time used by farmers, alpinists and 
military). ... He was also originator of the first jumping competition of the Swiss Ski 
.... The firm was particularly famous for their laminated wooden skis introduced in
... [DOC] [TLE] Alpine Skiing - The Canadian Encyclopedia [PAR] Jul 7, 2015 ... As skis slowly supplanted snowshoes for social winter sporting ... Initially the 
popularity of the sport was largely based on ski jumping competitions, featuring 
such famous ... The victorious British team introduced steel edges (invented in ... 
world champions or Olympic gold medalists Anne Heggtveit (1960),... [DOC] [TLE] January | 2014 | OlympStats | Page 5 [PAR] Jan 9, 2014 ... But it developed that the French judge had colluded to score the ... Evidence for a 
skiing and shooting sport exists in cave paintings in ... A military patrol event was 
contested at the Olympic Winter Games as a ... The sport quickly was placed on 
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and training-day (military practice) contests like wrestling and marksmanship. .... 
American athletes at the first Olympics in 1896 came from elite eastern colleges, 
yet ... football, and created a huge boom in professional football during the 1960s
. [DOC] [TLE] Exhibits - Ski Heritage Overview - Canadian Ski Museum [PAR] Derived from Military Patrol competition, Biathlon combines two opposing 
abilities in ... Ski jumping was introduced into Canada by Norwegians in the 
1870s. ... Alpine-style or downhill skiing as a sport separate from cross country or 
... Coming relatively late to the winter sports scene, snowboarding evolved in the 
1960s from... [DOC] [TLE] Winter Olympic Games [PAR] The Winter Olympic Games are a winter multi-sport event held every four ... 
Curling and military patrol were no longer medal sports (although the latter ... 
Alpine skiing made its Olympic debut in Germany, but skiing teachers were ... The 
most important development was the debut of the Soviet Union at the Winter 
Olympics. [DOC] [TLE] Chronology - THE Backcountry Ski Touring Blog - Wild Snow [PAR] Sep 7, 2010 ... Chronology and timeline for North American backcountry skiing and ski ... with 
others in the sport) for the most important ski mountaineering events .... make the 
first recorded intentional ski ascent of a European ..... First alumnium ski was 
likely developed this ..... 1960, Squaw Valley Olympic Winter Games [DOC] [TLE] BBC - Travel - Where did skiing come from? [PAR] Dec 22, 2010 ... Fragments of ski-like objects, discovered by 1960s archaeologist Grigoriy ... Skis 
and snowshoes were first invented to cross wetlands and marshes in the winter 
when they froze over. ... These races were precursors to Olympic sports. ... in 
Norway and other parts of Europe  were trying their hand at skiing. [DOC] [TLE] Safety Helmets, Efficacy of in Reduction of Head Injuries in ... [PAR] Alpine skiing and snowboarding are immensely popular winter sports across 
North and ... (U.S.) in the 1960-70s and debuted in the 1998 Winter Olympics in 
Nagano, Japan. ... are almost twice as likely to

Question: This winter sport, likely developed from European military skiing competitions, was introduced to the Olympics in 1960
Answer: Biathlon