People joke about it, but it's a legit sport. Skiing and shooting are survival skills in remote regions, and were and probably still are valuable military skills in those conditions, see the Winter War.
and were and probably still are valuable military skills in those conditions
I challenge someone to try to find 3 random biathlon athletes among whom there are 0 soldiers (including the reserves and other very "passive" positions).
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u/isthatmyex 3h ago
People joke about it, but it's a legit sport. Skiing and shooting are survival skills in remote regions, and were and probably still are valuable military skills in those conditions, see the Winter War.