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Lanny Barnes
Sport: Biathlon
Birth Date: April 26, 1982
Birth Place: Durango, CO
Hometown: Durango, CO
Residence: Durango, CO
Ht: / Wt: 5'4" / 111 lbs
Olympics: 2006

Getting to know: Lanny Barnes

2006 Olympian, together with her identical twin sister Tracy ... Says her skiing technique is easily distinguishable from her sister's ... Started out as a soccer player and sports shooter when she was little, but became a biathlete after meeting a recruiter ... In 2008, was invited to compete in a glitzy exhibition event called the Biathlon World Team Challenge in a German soccer stadium.

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