biathlon

ABOUT TEAM SOHO Team Soldier Hollow serves XC Skiers and Biathletes from the Heber Valley and surrounding communities in Utah. Team Soldier Hollow is based at the 2002 Olympic and Paralympic Nordic Venue and now encompasses programs for ages 5 years and up. VISION Developing Champions in Sport & Life. MISSION Teach the sports of Nordic Skiing and Biathlon and develop regional, national and internationally competitive athletes, all while encouraging a life-long love of sport. ABOUT SOUP & SOHO Soup & SoHo…

The biathlon is a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. The sport is rooted in the skiing traditions of Scandinavia, where early inhabitants revered the Norse God, Ull, as both their ski and hunting God. Initially, the combined skills of skiing and rifle marksmanship were developed for the region’s militaries during the 1700s. In 1776 the first recorded biathlon competition took place along the border dividing Norway and Sweden; it was between patrol companies. The first biathlon club, the…