It’s hard to beleive that after so long counting down and waiting for the the season to start, we’re already 1/3 of the way done. I wanted to do a quick look at some of the great things that are happening in biathlon right now as well as take a look at where we are going this season. Maybe a few other things are coming but right now let’s take a look!
We have a number of important bibs in biathlon. The Yellow bib for the Overall leader. The Red bibs for the leaders of the different disciplines. The Blue bib for the best u25 athletes. Even the unofficial Silver bib given out at the end of the season to the best 33+ athlete. This season though, the most discussed bib isn’t any one of those. It’s a starter’s bib for the Norwegian men’s team.
Continue reading The Norwegian Six
It’s time for one my favorite exercises of the first trimester…celebrating biathletes in the midst of breakthrough seasons! There is almost nothing in biathlon that I love more than watching athletes reach new levels of success. Sometimes it is finally reaching potential that was seen in Juniors/IBU Cup. Sometimes it is the result of putting in a really hard summer to push to a new level. And sometimes it is the culmination of work that has been years and years in the making. For us as fans, each of these is so much fun to see! Continue reading Breakthrough Seasons
3. Women’s Overall Race Breakdown
One trimester of racing is in the books and it’s been a fun and wild ride. We’ve seen five different women win a race. Many more have been in the mix for a win or a podium. And we’ve already had six different women leading the Overall including: Lisa Vittozzi, Karoline Knotten, Franziska Preuss, Lou Jeanmonnot, Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold, and Justine Braisaz-Bouchet. Basically after every race the bib has been changing hands. The result has been an immensely enjoyable first few weeks of racing. Continue reading Women’s Overall Race Breakdown
4. Men’s Overall Race Breakdown
As the first trimester has come to a close and we turn our eyes to the remainder of the season we’ve come to the point where true contenders separate away from the rest of the field. In general the men’s race tends to have fewer athletes battling for the Overall Crystal Globe than the women’s race. Over the last few seasons, by the end of December it is usually clear that only a handful of men (at most) will have a chance to raise the big Globe at the end of the year. Continue reading Men’s Overall Race Breakdown