At which Olympic Games is biathlon contested?
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Olympics (summer or winter?): Biathlon is a winter sport. Figure skating is a winter sport. Curling is a winter sport. Bobsleigh is a winter sport. Ski jumping is a winter sport. Olympic ice hockey is a winter sport. Luge is a winter sport. Snowboarding is a winter sport. Skeleton is a winter sport. Good to know: Biathlon combines cross-country skiing and shooting. Figure skating was Olympic as early as 1908: then at the Summer Games. Curling is called 'chess on ice'. Bobsleigh, luge and skeleton share the same ice track. In ski jumping, distance and style are judged. Ice hockey is one of the crowd favourites of the Winter Games. Luge athletes lie on their backs, skeleton athletes head-first. Snowboarding entered the Olympic programme in 1998. Skeleton athletes race head-first down the ice track. In short track several skaters start at once on a tight oval. Swimming awards a particularly large number of medals. Gymnastics has featured since the first Games in 1896. Athletics is regarded as the 'queen of the Summer Games'.
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Figure skating was already held at the 1908 and 1920 Summer Games; since 1924 it has been part of the Winter Games.
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Ice hockey made its Olympic debut at the 1920 Summer Games in Antwerp; since 1924 it has been part of the Winter Games.
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