The first men’s event of the biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics will be on Sunday. Here is how to watch the Men’s 10k sprint online via live streaming.
Let’s be real. The best Winter Olympics sport you haven’t heard about is clearly the biathlon. It’s a combination of cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. Basically, it’s the James Bond event. However, this has been an event that the United States of America haven’t exactly dominated. In all the years of the Winter Olympics, the United States has never medaled. Could that change this February?
Well, the first opportunity for the men to get their crack at gold, silver or bronze in Pyeongchang will be on Sunday, Feb. 11. That is when the first male biathlete event will be taking place. The series of biathlon events that will be taking place at Pyeongchang would be the sprint.
The women went on Saturday in the 7.5km sprint. On Sunday, the guys will do their best in the 10km sprint. That will begin at 6:15 a.m. ET, 8:15 p.m KT at the Alpensia Biathlon Centre in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
The available live streams for this event can be found on NBCOlympics.com and on FuboTV. While the event will not be broadcast live in the United States, it will be shown in conjunction on NBC during the mid-to-late afternoon stateside. It will begin airing on NBC at 3:00 p.m. ET in conjunction with the men’s 5,000m speed skating and men’s cross-country skiathlon. This will air on NBC up through 6:00 p.m. ET.
Date: Sunday, Feb. 11
Time: 6:15 a.m. ET, 8:15 p.m. KT
Location: Pyeongchang, South Korea
Venue: Alpensia Biathlon Centre
TV Info: NBC (3:00 p.m. ET)
Live Stream: NBCOlympics.com, FuboTV
While the United States has never medaled in any of the biathlon events, America’s best shot at a top-three finish on Sunday would have to be 36-year-old veteran biathlete Lowell Bailey. This will be Bailey’s fourth Winter Olympics, having been on Team USA for the 2006 Torino Games, the 2010 Vancouver Games and the 2014 Sochi Games.
Bailey was ranked the No. 10 biathlete in the world after the 2016-17 season. His eighth-place finish in the 2014 Sochi Games is the United States’ best finish in the biathlon to date. Missing one target in Sochi inevitably cost America at a shot at the bronze.
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Will Bailey bring home a medal from Pyeongchang on Sunday in the men’s 10km sprint? Be sure to stream the event early on Sunday morning. If you’re a late riser, be sure to tune in to NBC to not miss a second of the biathlon action.