14." Terrace Review — Wednesday, April 9, 1986

Biathlon competitions _
demand physical fitness

by Sherry Halfyard

Longtime Terrace resi-
dent Eric Brorup was
recently in Austria on a
ski tour. Brorup, along
with 22 other people
from the Northwest,
stayed at Bad Kleinkirch-
heim, a ski resort in
Austria, from Feb. 16 to
March 2.

_ Brorup commented
that while they were at
the resort, the Austrian

army was holding their
skiing competitions
which consisted of a
biathlon cross country
ski race combined with
target shooting.

Other military events
which took place at the
mountain were slalom
and patrol races with a
full field pack.

The men taking part in
the races were all officers
and NCO’s. The reasons
for this is that eight
months of compulsory

A racer leaves the shooting station using the skating ski

atyle.

Mountaineering skis are marked “army property" and are
placed In the prescribed military manner.

omipetitora place thelr skis

while in the shooting

ls Up to each individu

military service is re-
quired in order to be
eligible for the races,
said Brorup.

Brorup was a military
officer, and the head of a
ski patrol in Europe dur-
ing the second world
war. He is also a military
pilot and photographer.

There were approxi-
mately 50 competitors
ranging from the ages of
22 to 28 years who took
part in the military
biathlon, said Brorup.
“I was surprised at the
enormous fitness of the
competitors’.

The distance of the
biathlon is 22 kilometers.
After approximately 15
kilometers, the skier ap-
proaches the shooting
range and receives his
ammunition.

From the prone posi-
tion (flat on the
stomach), he fires his
five rounds of ammuni-
tion against a target 70
meters away. For each
miss of the target, the
competitor will be
penalized by adding a
number of seconds to his
total time. ‘This re-

“

quires a fantastic control
that the competitor must
have. In my estimation,
the military biathlon is
the most demanding
sport there is,” said
Brorup.

After firing his am-
munition, the competitor

picks up his weapon and - -

skis toward the finish
line. The winning. time
was approximately one
hour and 20 minutes,
said Brorup.

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The safety officer at the shooti

{lve rounds of ammunition.

background.

ig range hands a competitor
Targets are visible In the

Target shooting

A competitor aims his
assault rifle at a target 75
yards away.

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Photos
by Terrace
resident
Eric

_ Brorup

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