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Team USA’s Historic Relay

As we all know by now the US Women’s Biathlon Team made history during the Women’s 4x6km race this past weekend. It was the highest placed finish for a US Women’s relay team since their 2nd place finish in the World Championships in 1994. Their 40.1 second deficit was also the closest they have beenContinue reading “Team USA’s Historic Relay”

March 9, 2021 Power Rankings

After a fun week of racing we’re going to see one really seismic change and then a bunch of little changes. Everybody can probably guess what the big seismic change is going to be so I won’t delay any further! A reminder on the ranking philosophy… Basically the way I think about it is thatContinue reading “March 9, 2021 Power Rankings”

Nové Město Week 1 Weekend Recap

I don’t think the IBU World Cup ever really has boring weeks. That’s the benefit of having at least 6 races every weekend of competition…there will always be at least 1 thriller. Nothing boring about this weekend as there is something exciting even about Eckhoff’s wins. It can be really fun to see an athleteContinue reading “Nové Město Week 1 Weekend Recap”

Is JT Bø Biathlon’s Peter Sagan?

As the 2019-2020 season came to an end Martin Fourcade made the decision to retire and with him seemingly the last challenger to an era of total dominance by Johannes Thingnes Bø faded away. It was the dawn of an era of one-man rule for who else was there left to keep JT Bø fromContinue reading “Is JT Bø Biathlon’s Peter Sagan?”

February 22, 2021 Power Rankings

Time for the post World Championships Power Rankings! Quite a reshuffle from my prior rankings. That’s as it should be. These should be dynamic rankings with significantly more movement from week to week than the IBU World Cup standings. A reminder on my ranking philosophy… Basically the way I think about it is that ifContinue reading “February 22, 2021 Power Rankings”

What is The Penalty Loop?

Welcome! Thanks for finding me here! Ah yes now I have to talk about myself…truly one of my least favorite things in the world. But since you are here let me try to give you some background on myself and what this whole project is. If you knew my history you wouldn’t think that IContinue reading “What is The Penalty Loop?”

Pokljuka 2021 World Championships Weekend Recap

It’s the very first weekend recap in this history of this blog and we are already breaking the rules! As you all are quite aware the world championships take place over much more than just a single weekend! Did anybody not have fun watching worlds the last few weeks? I guess if you’re a fanContinue reading “Pokljuka 2021 World Championships Weekend Recap”

Introduce Yourself (Example Post)

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”