Olympic Champion Ole Einar Bjorndalen and Liv Kjersti Eikeland of Norway won a biathlon mixed-relay show race at the German Bundeslige Schalke’s soccer stadium on Tuesday. A record 52,000 spectators at the sold-out stadium watched the race that was also showed live on television.
Most of the skiing occurred outside the stadium, while the shooting was done indoor inside the stadium.
– This was the greatest thing I have ever experienced, said Liv Kjersti Eikeland after the race where she and Bjorndalen crushed their competitors.
Bjorndalen was happy too, despite experiencing stomach-cramps during the race.