How a Deadly Military Tradition Fuels the Untold Drama Behind Olympic Biathlon Champions
German biathlete Philipp Nawrath works for the Bavarian state police as a police sergeant. Retired German Olympians Erik Lesser and Arnd Peiffer went through the program and now have secure careers.
Peiffer went through sports school training to become a federal police officer, and then a full-time World Cup biathlete. He had a successful career — was an Olympic gold medalist, world champion and World Cup medalist — before retiring in 2021. Now he’s a federal officer and helps young athletes pursue their own careers, he told the AP during an interview in Anterselva.



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