Phoenix S – Olympian!

We are so incredibly proud of Phoenix S, Year 12 2024, who has been selected to represent Australia at the 2024 Youth Olympic Games in Gangwon, South Korea in the sport of Biathlon!

What is Biathlon?

Biathlon is a winter Olympic sport, a combination of cross-country skiing and rifle shooting.

A biathlon race consists of participants skiing around a cross-country trail system. The total distance is broken into two or four shooting rounds, half in standing position and the other half in a prone position. An extra time is added to the participant’s total running time depending on his or her shooting performance. In each shooting round, the participants must hit five targets.

Phoenix will join 1900 other athletes from around the world, competing in 7 sports, 15 disciplines, and 81 events.

Best of luck with your final preparations. We’ll be cheering you on in January!