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。