They were held at Les Saisies, about 40 kilometres from the host city of Albertville.
[2] Russian biathlete Sergei Tarasov admitted in 2015 that the EUN (former Soviet nations competing in a unified team) biathlon team had carried out illegal blood transfusions at the Games.
Something went very wrong with his transfusion, and he was rushed to the hospital where they saved his life.
Twenty-eight nations sent biathletes to compete in the events.
[1] Three former Soviet republics (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania), made their biathlon debuts, along with Slovenia and Greece.