Word: biathlons
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Dates: during 1964-1964
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...race, also won the 5,000 meters, collected still a third gold medal as anchor woman on the victorious 15-kilometer relay team. Vladimir Melanin, described as "a 30-year-old student," coolly plinked 20 straight bull's-eyes (at ranges up to 273 yds.) to win the biathlon-an oddly militaristic combination of cross-country skiing and rifle marksmanship. Skating with all the speed and sureness of, say, the Chicago Black Hawks, Russia's hockey team rattled off seven straight victories, outscoring its opposition by 54 to 10. Against Germany, the Russian goalie only had to make...