Biathletes Susan Dunklee and Clare Egan became the first Americans to qualify for the 2022 Winter Olympics on Friday.
Dunklee and Egan earned their places on the Olympic team as the lone U.S. female biathletes to earn multiple individual top-12 World Cup or world championships finishes this season.
Egan was the lone U.S. woman to qualify for the remaining races at this weekend’s World Cup Finals, making it impossible for another American to overtake either her or Dunklee for Olympic qualification this early.
No U.S. male biathlete has earned multiple top-12 finishes this season, though it’s still possible at this weekend’s World Cup Finals.