U.S. Biathlon Renews Partnership With Rex Wax

Midway, Utah – The organization which oversees the Olympic sport of biathlon in the U.S. has renewed its partnership with Rex Wax as an Official Supplier of U.S. Biathlon and U.S. Biathlon Team. 

Founded in 1952, Rex is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of ski waxes. The company continuously collaborates with the world’s best national teams to develop new and improved ski waxes, which are widely used on the biathlon World Cup and IBU Cup circuits. Rex provides U.S. Biathlon with products at each level of competition, from grassroots to elite. In addition to wax, Rex provides equipment such as brushes, scrapers and irons.

“We are thrilled to continue our partnership with Rex,” said U.S. Biathlon President and CEO Jack Gierhart. “They are a really valuable member of the U.S. Biathlon team, providing the wax and supplies our team needs to prepare our athletes for competition, both domestically and internationally. Their proven products and expert support inspires confidence both behind the scenes in the wax room and out on the course."

Rex has been a key partner of U.S. Biathlon for four years, supporting all athletes, programs and initiatives. From ensuring proper wax protocol is met at team trials to supporting the teams racing internationally on the Jr. IBU Cup, IBU Cup and World Cup circuits, Rex has been committed to providing athletes with the best wax to reach their potential.  

"Rex has been a part of the ski wax manufacturing industry for over seventy years, starting in 1952,” said Rex Ski Division Managing Director Mike Hecker. “As a Finnish family-owned company with a deep connection to winter sports, we are proud to partner with U.S. Biathlon. We are excited to support the athletes as they drive toward gold!"

About Rex Wax 

Established in 1952, Rex is a leading global producer of high-quality ski and bike waxes, known for its race waxes used in the Cross-Country Skiing World Cup. The Finnish family-owned company has a deep-rooted tradition in Finnish winter sports spanning multiple generations, with an uninterrupted history of over seventy years in ski wax manufacturing.

About U.S. Biathlon

As the Olympic sports organization centered around the sport of biathlon, the United States Biathlon Association, known as U.S. Biathlon, is recognized by the International Biathlon Union (IBU) and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) as the National Federation for biathlon in the United States. Founded in 1980, U.S. Biathlon exists to support and encourage the development of biathlon in the United States, to work with biathlon clubs and regional centers around the country to organize training and competition from the grassroots to elite level, and to prepare athletes for international competition. U.S. Biathlon staffs and finances the U.S. Biathlon national and junior national team and is a 501 c (3) non-profit organization.

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