The United States Biathlon Team had a complex an exhausting series of trials to make the Olympic team.
There was a series of three Vermont rollerski biathlon races in August, then another three rollerski races in Utah this past October, those were followed up by three on snow races in Vermont this December. And then for the finalists, there were three races in Germany right after New Year.
The top five Americans will go to Beijing, and the next five will participate in the European Championships as well as some other IBU CUP races.