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Criminal

Deep Breath

Criminal

Vox Media Podcast Network

True Crime, Society & Culture

4.739.4K Ratings

🗓️ 22 November 2019

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

World-class biathlete Kari Swenson was on an afternoon trail run in the mountains near Big Sky, Montana in July 1984 when two men blocked her path. They were Don and Dan Nichols, a father and son pair who later became known as the “mountain men.” This story was produced by 30 for 30 Podcasts from ESPN, and reported by Bonnie Ford. Find more at 30for30podcasts.com. Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Sign up for our occasional newsletter, The Accomplice. Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts: iTunes.com/CriminalShow. We also make This is Love and Phoebe Reads a Mystery. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Check out our online shop.  Episode transcripts are posted on our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Support for this show comes from Krakan.

0:03.0

Krypto is like the financial system, but different.

0:07.0

It doesn't care where you come from, what you look like, your credit score,

0:11.0

or your outrageous food delivery habits.

0:13.7

crypto is finance for everyone everywhere all the time.

0:18.4

Krakhan, see what crypto can be.

0:21.3

Don't invest unless you're prepared to lose all the money you invest.

0:25.0

This is a high-risk investment and you should not expect to be protected if something goes wrong. This episode contains descriptions of violence.

0:35.0

Please use discretion. Breathe is very important in biathlon.

1:04.0

Some people take more breaths between shots. When I was skiing and competing,

1:12.0

I would do one big... skiing and

1:15.0

then you settle in on your shot and then you settle in on your shot and then

1:20.0

you settle in on your shot and then pull the trigger.

1:23.0

This is Carrie Swenson.

1:27.0

In the 1980s, she was one of the best biathletes in the country. She competed in three world championships.

1:37.1

A biathlon is a mix between cross country skiing and rifle shooting.

1:43.0

Competitors race carrying a rifle on their back

1:46.0

and along the way have to stop at targets.

1:49.0

They get one try to hit all of the targets before they can start skiing again.

1:55.0

They do it both standing and lying down.

1:58.0

But to hit those targets, they have to find a way to be still after skiing as fast as they can.

2:07.0

To this day, I can sit down and I can mentally slow my heart down.

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