Biathlon | How They Train

Biathlon | How They Train | TIME

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14 жыл бұрын

TIME's Sean Gregory gets a shooting lesson from U.S. Olympic favorite Tim Burke as he trains for the games in Vancouver.
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@syrif96 13 жыл бұрын

This is actually an extremely difficult sport. I'm a Canadian biathlete myself. Thanks for the "respect". :) Feels good to know people appreciate the sport.

@Jaa_morant 2 жыл бұрын

How s your career? Hope u succeeded ! Damn, 11 years

@Summitseeker110 11 жыл бұрын

i've raced in biathlon at the national level and it is insane! i know all the people in the video personally and they're training is so much more than this. eating healthy during their meals, all this training and maintaining a good sleep schedule is unreal. This sport is the hardest sport ive competed in because of the skiing with such a high heart rate going to trying to get your rate under 80 for shooting. they'll practice just holding the gun in the offhand (standing) position for hours!

@kyougurlie57 14 жыл бұрын

i thought this was the weirdest olympic sport ever when i saw it on TV! these guys are amazing

@williamnicholson8133 6 жыл бұрын

Norwegian driveby

@LoyaFrostwind 6 жыл бұрын

I'd be doing penalty laps for the rest of my life. I'm not a good shot. But I'd love to try out the roller skis!

@BobbenxdMusic 12 жыл бұрын

5:30 love his shooting technic

@wacky.racoon 6 жыл бұрын

very smart way to shoulder a rifle that's for sure... /s

@aleksiusbutilkinas1063 6 жыл бұрын

Looks like a brilliant sport.The show give a great inside.

@colerobertson8743 2 жыл бұрын

I can’t imagine the challenge in shooting after pushing your way through snow and mountainous terrain, that’s impressive!

@Airforce807 14 жыл бұрын

yah im a biathlete, and let me tell you, it's a challenge but if you have the right mindset for it and your determined, you will do well!!

@Coyote-wm5op 2 жыл бұрын

I had never seen or heard of the biathlon until I saw an older James Bond movie. Probably my favorite Olympic sport now.

@RodrigoRangel1 6 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful sport

@MeepMeep88 10 жыл бұрын

whoa.... This is the first time I ever heard of such a sport existing

@GoPro96Prod 9 жыл бұрын

You should visit my channel, and you will find more Biathlon videos filmed with GoPro

@jl983 12 жыл бұрын

:D i'm in a biathlon team as well. had a competition today at the Callaham Whistler Olympic park. it's my first time racing but i came in 5th place. on my first round of shooting hit 2 targets, 2nd round 1, and last unfortunately none but my arm was shaking so much because i was tired. i love biathlon!!!

@saysflushable 2 жыл бұрын

Its been 9 years since you wrote this are you still involved in the sport?

@VulcanOps 10 жыл бұрын

I want roller skis.

@zaknafein641 11 жыл бұрын

It's ok to shoot a .22 without ear protection outside, indoors without ear protection is damaging...

@Thisabadusername 8 жыл бұрын

Biathlon is the most difficult sport

@OoOoOo-we3dn 2 жыл бұрын

??? Not really , there are a lot of very difficult sports out there

@bellla08 14 жыл бұрын

Good luck U.S.A!! You guys are amazing!

@C4RTMiLL 14 жыл бұрын

yeah TIm, he used to be my neighbor in New York!!!!

@AliShooting 10 жыл бұрын

I love this game .. Good luck

@minibill73 14 жыл бұрын

It's the other way around. Your muscles recover faster after xc skiing than running.

@RingoFreakingStarr 11 жыл бұрын

If you ever cross one of these guys in a snow storm, you are so fucked.

@pdubs7069 6 жыл бұрын

halfway thru this video, Sean hasn't embarrassed himself yet.... WAITING!!

@TheGuyWho3415 12 жыл бұрын

Great standing position Sean.

@MrJcubed247 11 жыл бұрын

This is really cool!

@Maui_waves 2 жыл бұрын

Looks Super Fun! And Exciting!

@freeBOOTshine 14 жыл бұрын

It's great to see sports that people of varying ages can compete in.

@DANTICVS 14 жыл бұрын

new favorite winter sport

@toocool2beat 14 жыл бұрын

The sport has its origins in an exercise for Norwegian soldiers, as an alternative training for the military. The world's first known ski club, the Trysil Rifle and Ski Club, was formed in Norway in 1861 to promote national defence at the local level.

@ElectricJellyDonut 13 жыл бұрын

i love snowboarding but this sport is tough!

@farmboyjad 11 жыл бұрын

Great question! Biathlon is a pretty small community, so donations and support are always appreciated. A good place to start would be at USA Biathlon's website. If you want to support the sport at a more grassroots level, many states have biathlon associations that form the backbone of the community. These independent associations provide opportunities for people to try biathlon as well as putting on races and helping to support developing athletes.

@TheACacello 14 жыл бұрын

@Chingster22, I disagree, I think there's more impact while running, and it's much harder to go up and down the hills.

@mikey41297 13 жыл бұрын

They also use .22 ammo also probably because of the low recoil so they can make fast follow up shots.

@MelElise123 14 жыл бұрын

@puparoni you can get them anywhere but it depends on where you live.

@1cerda 10 жыл бұрын

anyone knows what´s the name and model of the Helm?

@chamoco1 10 жыл бұрын

what roller skis are you guts using?

@SpikeBoarding 12 жыл бұрын

SpikeBoarding is headed right into this big time!

@pancaiks_ 2 жыл бұрын

i gotta do a project about this sport lets see where this goes

@an1mel0verz92 2 жыл бұрын

Same i had to also 💀

@junkevin 14 жыл бұрын

i agree. this looks like it HURTS. respect to all of them. you need to be a champion to do this shit every day

@MichaelGuzzo 14 жыл бұрын

good luck!

@ijuldzulfadli903 6 жыл бұрын

Big question of my life since i lived in tropical country.

@boxlock2009 14 жыл бұрын

Not random at all. I believe there was a US Army Ranger unit in WWII that did just that, except they didn't shoot at paper targets.

@CyberdyneSystemsSkynet 6 жыл бұрын

Biathlon is the #1 televised winter sport in Europe. Which means Europeans have guns. Just saying.

@crazy_Fred 4 жыл бұрын

Nope. It means we like shooting confined safely in the shooting range. And it's the competition as a whole we like, its great difficulty, the balance between skiing fast and being still while shooting, not the shooting as a concept.

@timothymorris3601 10 жыл бұрын

It's cool..

@catmixplayz Жыл бұрын

Half the race I am always stuck in the penalty loop lol

@random234 14 жыл бұрын

How do they score? It's a combination of speed (skiing) and accuracy (shooting)? So do they subtract time if they shoot accurate or use points or what?

@robertleary6230 3 жыл бұрын

You have to ski longer as a penalty if you miss around a small oval at the end of the course.

@tomasdiaz1974 2 жыл бұрын

@@robertleary6230 Or they add penalty time for each shot missed. It depends which event. Some do penalty laps some do penalty times.

@larshenrik91 14 жыл бұрын

Biathlon really is a great sport! Too bad the Fortner-actioned rifles are so expensive

@mojofish1 11 жыл бұрын

OK 2 lunches and a nap. Count me in. Seriously I'm 42 missed my mark on this great shooting sport, but does anyone know where to contribute money to it?

@apexgamer4534 10 жыл бұрын

Nice video

@GoPro96Prod 9 жыл бұрын

You should visit my channel, and you will find more Biathlon videos filmed with GoPro

@frantiseksmetana9640 6 жыл бұрын

in sport shooting u can go almost from any leading possition to 20th place in one shot...

@harris1001 14 жыл бұрын

Go TEAM USA!!!

@dead9697 13 жыл бұрын

@stengevarsel I am from Trysil :D haha awesome ^^

@scorpioninpink 14 жыл бұрын

i still love curling...

@meatmissilef111 11 жыл бұрын

do these guys shoot without ear protection?

@captaincannabis3321 6 жыл бұрын

probably, .22lr is only slightly louder than a firecracker.

@toocool2beat 14 жыл бұрын

lol quoted exactly

@Jammed_Toast 4 жыл бұрын

Goooood lord. Shoulder at 5:39. Could nobody teach this poor guy to run a straight pull action? Fack.

@ArrowSmith95 13 жыл бұрын

@kaos3124 it is weird . but its really hard .

@elliemclennan5977 10 жыл бұрын

I think you are cool!!!!

@messi9991 11 жыл бұрын

Oh come on, as much as I dread the US discovering European sports and dominating (they have like 4 times as many people as the most populated European countries so they could do this), it's nice to see the sport recognised for the beauty it is. Don't be a hater.

@Mountaineer3615 12 жыл бұрын

5000 calories? I am almost training like an Olympic athlete. I just dont do the actual exercise part.

@MelElise123 14 жыл бұрын

@junkevin Heyy. I do biathlon. It does kind of hurt XD

@fran1514 3 жыл бұрын

u still do it? lol

@knightstalker1369 14 жыл бұрын

Anshcutz rifle?

@ElectricJellyDonut 13 жыл бұрын

@mikey41297 its also so the people watching the competitors compete dont go deaf

@StephanieHill 14 жыл бұрын

@Invisus944 yeah, cuz they had firearms in the middle ages....

@gamrkidd 14 жыл бұрын

how random is that! skiing and shooting????

@Chingster22 14 жыл бұрын

@SelinaJR running puts less strain on your muscles than skiing does. 18 miles skiing is a lot harder than 18 miles running

@ashleyreed3115 4 жыл бұрын

never seen this before

@rgz_drippel2klh137 3 жыл бұрын

Tf you doing at 5:40

@phxrsx 5 жыл бұрын

No need for ear protection?

@saysflushable 2 жыл бұрын

I was wondering the same although sub sonic 22 caliber ammunition is relatively quite.

@messi9991 11 жыл бұрын

Are you American? I always wonder why this sport isn't more popular there, given that Americans love their guns.

@guymorris1963 6 жыл бұрын

The US seriously needs Winter Olympics medals in biathlon. Call the Department of the Army, go up to Fort Drum in New York State and recruit team members from the Tenth Mountain Division (winter troops). Problem solved, get the podium ready, unseat the Europeans. Until then, the US can forget it because the Europeans have owned that sport for a long time.

@deadstump4970 6 жыл бұрын

Not knocking the Tenth Mountain, but they tend to have a lot more on their plate than just training for shooting and skiing. Plus the shooting they do in the army is quite a bit different than the competition shooting they do on course (not saying that it is fundamentally different, but the techniques used in each area are honed for their specific need... you just would not shoot a military chambered rifle the way the biathetes do, your recoil compensation would be poop). Then there is the skiing. Competitive cross country skiing is fairly far divorced from wilderness cross country skiing and it takes a lot of effort to get as good at either. But you already knew this.

@taffelost6221 6 жыл бұрын

LOL. You really have no clue about the level international athletes are at, do you.

@mmike01 13 жыл бұрын

Was anyboy else watching this during the olympics and then all of a sudden thought they were watching a ski race when all of a sudden you thought "Wait, what the fuck are they shooting at?"

@electronikita 14 жыл бұрын

Fuck! The first thing I am gonna do in September is sign up for biathlon team!

@guyfromthe80s92 6 жыл бұрын

"biathlon started as a Scandinavian military exercise" Yeah that should be Norwegian military exercise, but I guess we all look alike.

@scruggs6633 6 жыл бұрын

Norway is in Scandinavia...

@guyfromthe80s92 6 жыл бұрын

Scandinavia is not a country, nor a single entity.

@scruggs6633 6 жыл бұрын

Scandinavia is a single entity referring to the region including Denmark, Norway, and Sweden AKA Northern Europe or the Scandinavian Peninsula. A Norwegian tradition or invention could be referred to as Scandinavian, as well as a Swedish one.

@DANTICVS 11 жыл бұрын

i am. It really should be bigger here. I do love my guns.

@cobrakillernico 13 жыл бұрын

you have to be ex military or police to do this :)

@ParlaneArtShed Жыл бұрын

...or an American citizen in good standing. Kids can start pistol shooting class at 8. I'm looking at doing biathlon as a winter hobby by following mountain roads, tracking grouse or hare tracks off the road, and taking home dinner!

@pete5668 14 жыл бұрын

I think they should do that with 80 pounds of combat gear on lol

@amnesiakdotcom 12 жыл бұрын

@cliffcox66 Anschutz 1827

@junkevin 14 жыл бұрын

it'd be better if they somehow worked the shooting part into shooting opponents lol

@Yupiyeahs 13 жыл бұрын

@kaos3124 Actually, that sounds like a great idea. Who wants to join me?

@SaraPinegar 3 жыл бұрын

Anschütz target rifles 🙌

@pete5668 14 жыл бұрын

U S A! U S A!

@BobbenxdMusic 12 жыл бұрын

@cliffcox66 Anschütz

@BHLCaptainDja 11 жыл бұрын

i only searched this because of russia is doing it with tanks.

@User-1543 4 жыл бұрын

Why’d they let that man hold the rifle like a 10 year old girl??

@toocool2beat 14 жыл бұрын

lol

@HHalcyon 12 жыл бұрын

Biathlon and cross-country training routines are agonizing, especially the season's toughest training periods. You've got to love torturing yourself in order to do such things. Body has to have all-around physical capabilities to do such a demanding sport on high levels.

@3bertface01 13 жыл бұрын

at least they're not campers

@noneofmynameswork1 6 жыл бұрын

the editing of this video is so 2010

@plaady 6 жыл бұрын

nuts

@MarkARhodie 6 күн бұрын

They are supposed to be the fittest athletes going.

@Ares5901 11 жыл бұрын

they dont use AR15's in Biathalon thats why.. lol Any if you look at all the olypmic shooting sports the americans seem to be really under represted.

@Kefloo 13 жыл бұрын

Im sorry but I dont see the point of this sport??? It looks funny though

@pdubs7069 6 жыл бұрын

Now this is grueling.... looks totally exhausting and completely boring if it weren't for the gun!

@martinhovden5207 10 жыл бұрын

why tim burke?;( You all know Norway is that best:P

@GabberHeadzNL 6 жыл бұрын

THEY DO NOT KNOW THAT THEY NEVER HEARD OF EINAR OLE BJORDALEN AND HIS EPIC RACES BUT YET THEY THING SOME YANKEE IS GOOD AT BIATHLON IT IS PURE DISRESPECT TO THE SPORT

@ClaireEmilia 6 жыл бұрын

Germany, France and Sweden are just as good

@thebaws7289 5 жыл бұрын

ClaireEmilia 2003 Germany yes, Sweden hahahaha lol

@mattpkp 10 жыл бұрын

would be a much better sport if they were shooting 308

@Afghani_Kush 10 жыл бұрын

FromTheIsland Different calibers don't have different accuracy statuses. They probably use .22 because it is way more quiet and not as much recoil. You need to get your facts right the caliber doesn't matter its the man behind the gun and also the gun quality.

@Afghani_Kush 10 жыл бұрын

FromTheIsland so since an airsoft BB is smaller are you telling me it is more accurate?

@mattpkp 10 жыл бұрын

At 50 yards the wind effect on 22 is about twice as much as a 308. You have to realize the velocity and size of the projectile matter more to stabilizing and preventing drift.

@DriftmafiaNet87 10 жыл бұрын

mattpkp I think the researchers designing these guns have a bit more knowledge about what rifle and round is right for this sport than you. If 308 was better I am sure they would be using it.

@bpm990d 10 жыл бұрын

The sport use to be centerfire. I think it would be better if they brought back the centerfire matches like the 300M and the running deer and running boar matches.

@ShadowOfLight3000 14 жыл бұрын

Go Iraq- Oh wait...

@random234 14 жыл бұрын

Sometime design auto-aim for real life..

@dominuspastor7097 6 жыл бұрын

European influence on the sport? What?

@zaknafein641 11 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that's just the silliest way to shoot a rifle...

@user-it9vs3vq2z Ай бұрын

They don't flip giant tractor tires or kick bags? I would rather do a sport like this than crossfit or MMA. You have to use fine motor skills and actually move around and go places. American sports are completely idiotic. They flip tires back and forth. The don't ask "when are we going to drive somewhere" or nothing. It's like filling up gas tanks of a car that doesn't drive. It's like that athletically too. they're just standing in one spot flipping tires. It's not climbing higher or running further. And then you only use your hands like their mittens. You just use them to grab heavy crap. You don't write anymore or draw. you just press keys or tap with your thumbs. Kinesiology is dead. this looks fun. I'm going to ride my bike or run around and then stop and take shots to see if I can control my heart beat for the fun of it. It's like spinning around with your head on a bat before doing a running race.