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Alaska has its first Olympian for the 2006 Winter Games in Turin, Italy.
Kasilof biathlete Jay Hakkinen locked up a spot on his third straight Olympic team Sunday by finishing 15th in a World Cup 12.5-kilometer pursuit race before an estimated 20,000 spectators in Ruhpolding, Germany. According to U.S. biathlon team rules, an athlete with two top-15 finishes in World Cup races automatically earns a spot on the Olympic team and can avoid the always-risky U.S. Olympic Trials. Earlier this season, Hakkinen finished seventh at another World Cup race in Sweden."As I came toward the finish," Hakkinen said, "I saw on the scoreboard that Rottman (the biathlete five seconds in front of him) was 14th,, and then I realized I had it."This is just another of my goals for the season. They have been coming one by one, just as I planned. Now what is left is the podium top-3 (finish), World Champs, and the Olympics."

Biathlon is a Winter Olympic Sport which combines cross country skiing with precision target shooting. There is also a warm weather variant called Summer Biathlon which replaces skiing with running. In a typical Winter race, a Biathlete is required to ski with his or her rifle over a set distance to a shooting range, where five shots at five knockdown targets 50 m down range are taken from prone position. Depending on the format, either a time penalty or penalty laps are assessed for missed shots. The racer then skiis another loop, and comes back to the shooting range for another set of shots - this time from a standing stance. Again penalties are assessed for missed shots. The biathlete then skiis a final loop to complete the race. A more complete description of the various race formats may be found here.

Though a seemingly unlikely combination of events - one is an aerobic activity which requires strength, speed, and endurance; the other is a passive activity which requires concentration and a steady hand (difficult after you've been skiing all out!), the biathlon concept evolved from two activities which have a long history - hunting and winter warfare.

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It is pretty satisfying," Hakkinen said. "Now I just have to keep focused on the bigger goals ahead." Anchorage's Jeremy Teela finished 34th, 3:53 behind Bjrndalen. At the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City, Hakkinen finished no worse than 26th in his four races, and his 13th-place finish in the 12.5-kilometer pursuit was the best Olympic biathlon finish by an American. Sunday's result leaves Hakkinen 21st in the World Cup seasonal rankings, only one point out of 20th. In the women's 10-K pursuit earlier Sunday, Anchorage's Rachel Steer finished 41st, nearly five minutes behind the victor, Olga Pyleva of Russia. Steer's teammate, Jill Krause Beste of Minnesota, was 49th. Steer had a difficult shooting day with four penalties.

Biathlon is a Winter Olympic Sport which combines cross country skiing with precision target shooting. There is also a warm weather variant called Summer Biathlon which replaces skiing with running. In a typical Winter race, a Biathlete is required to ski with his or her rifle over a set distance to a shooting range, where five shots at five knockdown targets 50 m down range are taken from prone position. Depending on the format, either a time penalty or penalty laps are assessed for missed shots. The racer then skiis another loop, and comes back to the shooting range for another set of shots - this time from a standing stance. Again penalties are assessed for missed shots. The biathlete then skiis a final loop to complete the race. A more complete description of the various race formats may be found here.

Though a seemingly unlikely combination of events - one is an aerobic activity which requires strength, speed, and endurance; the other is a passive activity which requires concentration and a steady hand (difficult after you've been skiing all out!), the biathlon concept evolved from two activities which have a long history - hunting and winter warfare.

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