How a Deadly Military Tradition Fuels the Untold Drama Behind Olympic Biathlon Champions
In Germany, being a biathlete opens the door for working with the police or military after retiring from competition, German biathlon head coach Tobias Reiter said.
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When they start out, German biathletes have two hours of training in the morning and afternoon, Reiter said. In between, they spend time in the classroom learning to be a soldier or officer at bases that are near Ruhpolding or Oberhof, Germany’s two World Cup biathlon venues.
When the athlete retires from competition, they will have a job for life, he said.



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