Team USA Biathlon Members Serenade Northern Maine With Christmas Songs

The BMW-IBU 2016 Biathlon World Cup is coming to Aroostook County in February. Members of Team USA and biathletes from several other nations have uploaded a holiday video wishing all in Northern Maine a happy Christmas

Two months from now, about 300 world-class athletes from 32 countries and a sizeable European media contingent are expected at the facilities of the Nordic Heritage Center in Presque Isle for the only U.S. stop of the international biathlon competition that tests both cross-country skiing abilities and shooting skills.

You can follow the progress of the event at the 2016 Biathlon World Cup Facebook page.

Watch guitarist-athletes Lowell Bailey of TeamUSA and Jean Guillaime Beatrix Of TeamFrance accompany TeamUSA singer-athlete Clare Egan, with greetings interspersed from numerous festive biathlon competitors: