The best sport you need to watch every second of in the 2018 Pyeongchang Games is the biathlon. So when does Team USA compete in this must-see event?
While everybody wants you to tell you how cool curling is, just stop and realize the best and most underrated event in the Winter Olympics is easily the biathlon. Instead of trying to convince yourself you can basically do ice shuffleboard with brooms, you can watch people cross-country ski and shoot things. That is exactly what the biathlon is all about.
You may not be able to catch all 11 events this year, but you’ve got time. Also, you do realize that the United States of America is competing in the biathlon? What if I told you that America has never medaled in this event? Could you be there for when America brings home gold, silver or bronze in this awesome Winter Olympics sport you probably just learned about?
Here is the schedule for the biathlon in the 2018 Pyeongchang Games.
2018 Pyeongchang Games, Biathlon Schedule
Saturday, Feb. 10
Women’s 7.5km sprint: 6:15 a.m. ET, 8:15 p.m. KT
Sunday, Feb. 11
Men’s 10km sprint: 6:15 a.m. ET, 8:15 p.m. KT
Monday, Feb. 12
Women’s 10km pursuit: 5:10 a.m. ET, 7:10 p.m. KT
Men’s 12.5km pursuit: 7:00 a.m. ET, 9:00 p.m. KT
Wednesday, Feb. 14
Women’s 15km individual: 6:05 a.m. ET, 8:05 p.m. KT
Thursday, Feb. 15
Men’s 20km individual: 6:00 a.m. ET, 8:00 p.m. KT
Saturday, Feb. 17
Women’s 12.5km mass start: 6:15 a.m. ET, 8:15 p.m. KT
Sunday, Feb. 18
Men’s 15km mass start: 6:15 a.m. ET, 8:15 p.m. KT
Tuesday, Feb. 20
Mixed relay: 6:15 a.m. ET, 8:15 p.m. KT
Thursday, Feb. 22
Women’s 4x6km relay: 6:15 a.m. ET, 8:15 p.m. KT
Friday, Feb. 23
Men’s 4×7.5km relay: 6:15 a.m. ET, 8:15 p.m. KT
The United States have sent 10 biathletes to compete competitively in competitions in this Winter Olympic sport, five men and five women. Representing the United States in the women’s events are Emily Dreissigacker, Susan Dunklee, Clare Egan, Joanne Firesteel Reid and Maddie Phaneuf. For the guys, it will be Lowell Bailey, Tim Burke, Russell Currier, Sean Doherty and Leif Nordgren.
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Be sure to wake up super early to live stream these 11 biathlon events. If you can’t get up before the sun rises, you may want to try your luck catching the replays being shown on the NBC network for the next two weeks. Get fired up for the biathlon, America! Curling is not as good or as entertaining as this. It’s a race on the snow with guns, people! This is not a test, it’s the biathlon.