Spectators at Squaw Valley were the first to watch the biathlon as an Olympic discipline, a sport, which had been recognized in Scandinavia for many years. It is not surprising, therefore, that the first Olympic champion was a Swede - Klas Lestander.

• 斯阔谷的观众有幸第一次在奥运会中观看冬季两项，这一项目在斯堪的纳维亚半岛其实已有许多年的历史，因此瑞典人克拉斯·雷斯探德获得第一个冠军是在人们预料之中的。