Chad Salmela is a former member of the U.S. biathlon team from 1990-1998. He currently is an analyst for NBC Olympics' biathlon and cross-country skiing. Salmela has been an analyst for NBC since the 2006 Winter Olympics. Formerly, he was an athlete representative to the U.S. Biathlon Association's Board of Directors and the U.S. Olympic Committee Athletes Advisory Council from 2000-2008. He also currently serves as the coach of the NCAA varsity cross-country ski team, and assistant track and field coach at The College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minnesota.