For the Winter Olympics , there are 16 venues that have been or will be used for biathlon . Initially debuting in 1924 as military patrol, the event would debut on its own in 1960 . Only three times in the Winter Olympics have the biathlon event has not been in the same cluster as cross-country skiing (1972 , 1998 , 2006 ).
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1924 Chamonix (as military patrol)Stade Olympique de Chamonix Cross-country skiing , Curling , Figure skating , Ice hockey , Nordic combined (cross-country skiing), Speed skating 45,000.
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1960 Squaw Valley McKinney Creek Stadium Cross-country skiing , Nordic combined (cross-country skiing)1,000
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1964 Innsbruck Seefeld Cross-country skiing , Nordic combined , Ski jumping (normal hill)Not listed.
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1968 Grenoble Autrans Cross-country skiing , Nordic combined , Ski jumping (normal hill)40,000 (ski jump)
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1972 Sapporo Makomanai Biathlon site None Not listed.
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1976 Innsbruck Seefeld Cross-country skiing , Nordic combined , Ski jumping (normal hill)Not listed.
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1980 Lake Placid Lake Placid Olympic Sports Complex Cross Country Biathlon Center Cross-country skiing , Nordic combined (cross-country skiing)Not listed.
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1984 Sarajevo Igman, Veliko Polje Cross-country skiing , Nordic combined (cross-country skiing)Not listed.
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1988 Calgary Canmore Nordic Centre Cross-country skiing , Nordic combined (cross-country skiing)Not listed.
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1992 Albertville Les Saisies Cross-country skiing 12,500
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1994 Lillehammer Birkebeineren Ski Stadium Cross-country skiing , Nordic combined (Cross-country skiing)31,000 (Cross-country skiing) 13,500 (Biathlon) [11]
1998 Nagano Nozawa Onsen Ski Resort None 20,000
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2002 Salt Lake City Soldier Hollow Cross-country skiing , Nordic combined (cross-country skiing)15,200
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2006 Turin Cesana San Sicario None 4,700
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2010 Vancouver
Whistler Olympic Park
Cross-country skiing , Nordic combined , ski jumping
6,000
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2014 Sochi Biathlon & Ski Complex Cross-country skiing , Nordic combined (cross-country skiing)9,600
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2018 Pyeongchang Alpensia Biathlon Centre None 7,500
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2022 Beijing Zhangjiakou National Biathlon Centre None Not listed.
2026 Milan-Cortina South Tyrol Arena None 3,000
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Seefeld hosted the biathlon events for the 1964 and 1976 Winter Olympics in neighboring Innsbruck.
Igman, Veliko Polje hosted the biathlon events for the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.