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Career Best Seasons

One of my favorite parts of a biathlon season is watching the improvements that occur. There is also something really exciting about an athlete reaching their potential or finding a level that you didn’t know was even possible for them. This pieces is dedicated to those athletes who achieved that this season! Breakthroughs come in…

You Won Suvi

At the conclusion of the final race of the women’s World Cup season there are a lot of emotions. Joy for another good race. Exuberance for a season of accomplishments. Tears of both joy and sadness with retirements of beloved athletes and coaches. And in one case, tears of plain old sadness. Suvi Minkkinen quietly…

Sterling Sturla

It was late in the 4th lap of the Men’s Pursuit in Holmenkollen. Sturla Holm Lægred and Eric Perrot were locked in a tense battle. Although the Overall Globe competition had already been decided there was still a battle for pride. Eric Perrot and his 2025-2026 Overall Globe vs Sturla Holm Lægred, the defending Overall…

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