So the Biathlon, an event that combines cross country skiing and shooting stuff is an Olympic sport. What a weird combo.

Okay, I get it that the origins of the sport go back to training for Norwegian soldiers according to Wiki. It even says that during the 1950′s the event was “widely enjoyed by the public” which eventually led to it being included in the Winter Games.

How the hell was it widely enjoyed if there wasn’t the camera coverage we have today?

In the 50′s spectators would have seen a bunch of people ski off into the woods, heard some shooting off in the distance followed by the same skiers returning to the finish line.

And the fact that baseball is no longer an event but the biathlon still exists is baffling. But I digress.

How a sport that involves people skiing off into the woods then shooting stuff that is not wild game or their fellow competitors is allowed in the Olympics is baffling.

I think the Biathlon should be more like this:

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