Theo Castonguay shoots from the prone position at the U.S. Biathlon Association’s National Rollerski Championships in Jericho, Vt. on Saturday. (LYNNE LAPLANTE CASTONGUAY PHOTO)
Theo Castonguay competes at the U.S. Biathlon Association’s National Rollerski Championships in Jericho, Vt. on Saturday. (LYNNE LAPLANTE CASTONGUAY PHOTO)
Two-time U.S. Olympian Sean Doherty (center) of Center Conway took top honors in the sprit race at the U.S. Biathlon Association’s National Rollerski Championships in Jericho, Vt. on Saturday. Joining him on the podium were fellow U.S. Ski Team members Paul Schommer (left), who was third, and Leif Nordgren, the runner up. (COURTESY PHOTO)
Grace Castonguay competes at the U.S. Biathlon Association’s National Rollerski Championships in Jericho, Vt. on Saturday. (LYNNE LAPLANTE CASTONGUAY PHOTO)
Theo Castonguay shoots from the prone position at the U.S. Biathlon Association’s National Rollerski Championships in Jericho, Vt. on Saturday. (LYNNE LAPLANTE CASTONGUAY PHOTO)
Theo Castonguay competes at the U.S. Biathlon Association’s National Rollerski Championships in Jericho, Vt. on Saturday. (LYNNE LAPLANTE CASTONGUAY PHOTO)
Two-time U.S. Olympian Sean Doherty (center) of Center Conway took top honors in the sprit race at the U.S. Biathlon Association’s National Rollerski Championships in Jericho, Vt. on Saturday. Joining him on the podium were fellow U.S. Ski Team members Paul Schommer (left), who was third, and Leif Nordgren, the runner up. (COURTESY PHOTO)
Grace Castonguay competes at the U.S. Biathlon Association’s National Rollerski Championships in Jericho, Vt. on Saturday. (LYNNE LAPLANTE CASTONGUAY PHOTO)
JERICHO, Vt. — The Mount Washington Valley was well represented at the 2021 U.S. Biathlon Association’s National Rollerski Championships in Jericho, Vt., over the weekend. Two-time U.S. Olympian Sean Doherty took top honors to open the championships on Saturday, while fellow former Kennett High standouts Grace and Theo Castonguay are continuing to make their mark in the sport.
In biathlon, which combines the skills of cross-country skiing (rollerblading in this case) and marksmanship, competitors try to hit five targets from the prone position which are 1.8-inch in diameter targets 50 meters (164 feet) away, and then shoot from a standing position at targets which are 4.5 inches in size, and also 50 meters away.
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