Biathlon at the 2010 Winter Paralympics

The biathlon competition of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympics was held at Whistler, British Columbia.

Competitors are divided into three categories: standing, visually impaired, and sitting.

Standing biathletes are those that have a locomotive disability but are able to use the same equipment as able-bodied skiers, while sitting competitors use a sitski.

Skiers with a visual impairment compete with the help of a sighted guide and an acoustic aiming system.

The skier with the visual impairment and the guide are considered a team, and dual medals are awarded.

Pursuit & Individual - visually impaired. From left to right: Bronze medalists Alexey Ivanov (guide) and Mikhalina Lysova of Russia , gold medalists Thomas Friedrich (guide) and Verena Bentele of Germany , and silver medalists Natalia Yakimova (guide) and Lioubov Vasilieva of Russia .