With one week of racing under our belts in trimester #2 we head to Ruhpolding for another week. It’s a bit of a relic of the Cold War that Germany continues to host two events every year as Oberhof (East Germany) and Ruhpolding (West Germany) were the respective stops of the Central European nation preContinue reading “2025-2026 Ruhpolding Preview”
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2025-2026 Oberhof Recap
The Winners – Top Performers of the Week Nations Medal Table for the Week Nation Medals Sweden 🇸🇪 🥇🥇🥉🥉🥉 Norway 🇳🇴 🥇🥈🥈🥉 France 🇫🇷 🥇🥈🥉 Italy 🇮🇹 🥇🥇 Finland 🇫🇮 🥈🥈 Germany 🇩🇪 🥉🥉 Athlete Medal Table for the Week Athlete Medals Tommaso Giacomel 🇮🇹 🥇🥇 Elvira Öberg 🇸🇪 🥇🥇 Suvi Minkkinen 🇫🇮 🥈🥈 Philipp NawrathContinue reading “2025-2026 Oberhof Recap”
2025-2026 Oberhof Preview
It goes without saying that the loss of Sivert Guttorm Bakken is a devastation that goes beyond the small scope of this little blog. I can’t even begin to imagine how it is affecting the men and women who make up the Norwegian team, including athletes, coaches, and all of the support staff. I haveContinue reading “2025-2026 Oberhof Preview”
Biggest Questions for the Second Trimester
I’ve been thinking about the second block of races upcoming. It was an incredibly exciting open to the season and it’s got be thinking about what we might see…or not see…in the second trimester. So here are my 10 big questions during this holiday break 1) Can Johan-Olav Botn Keep Shooting Like This?2) Can MarenContinue reading “Biggest Questions for the Second Trimester”
2025-2026 First Trimester Breakthrough & Career Best Seasons
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 puttingContinue reading “2025-2026 First Trimester Breakthrough & Career Best Seasons”
2025 Annecy-le Grand Bornand Recap
The Winners – Top Performers of the Week Nations Medal Table for the Week Nation Medals France 🇫🇷 🥇🥈🥈🥈🥈🥉🥉 Norway 🇳🇴 🥇🥇🥇🥈🥉🥉 Italy 🇮🇹 🥇🥉🥉 Sweden 🇸🇪 🥈 Finland 🇫🇮 🥇 Athlete Medal Table for the Week Nation Medals Lou Jeanmonnot 🇫🇷 🥇🥈🥈 Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen 🇳🇴 🥇🥉 Johannes Dale-Skjevdal 🇳🇴 🥈🥉 Emilien Jacquelin 🇫🇷 🥈🥉Continue reading “2025 Annecy-le Grand Bornand Recap”
2025-2026 Hochfilzen Recap
The Winners – Top Performers of the Week Nations Medal Table for the Week Nation Medals Norway 🇳🇴 🥇🥈🥈🥉🥉 France 🇫🇷 🥇🥇🥈🥈 Sweden 🇸🇪 🥇🥈🥉🥉 Italy 🇮🇹 🥇🥇🥈 Germany 🇩🇪 🥉🥉 Athlete Medal Table for the Week Athlete Medals Eric Perrot 🇫🇷 🥇🥈 Tommaso Giacomel 🇮🇹 🥇🥈 Anna Magnusson 🇸🇪 🥈🥉 Maren Kirkeeide 🇳🇴 🥈🥉 LisaContinue reading “2025-2026 Hochfilzen Recap”
2025-2026 Annecy-le Grand Bornand Preview
Dates: December 18th – December 21st, 2025 Schedule: – Thursday December 18: Women’s 7.5km Sprint– Friday December 19: Men’s 10km Sprint– Saturday December 20: Women’s 10km Pursuit + Men’s 12.5km Pursuit– Sunday December 21: Women’s 12.5km Mass Start + Men’s 15km Mass Start Course Overview: – Stadium altitude: 928m– Maximum altitude on course: 927m– LowestContinue reading “2025-2026 Annecy-le Grand Bornand Preview”
2025-2026 Hochfilzen Preview
Dates: December 12th – December 14th, 2025 Schedule: – Friday December 12: Men’s 10km Sprint + Women’s 7.5km Sprint– Saturday December 13: Men’s 12.5km Pursuit + Women’s 4x6km Relay– Sunday December 14: Men’s 4×7.5km Relay + Women’s 10km Pursuit Course Overview: – Stadium altitude: 1,010m– Maximum altitude on course: 1,035m– Lowest altitude on course: 997m–Continue reading “2025-2026 Hochfilzen Preview”
2025-2026 Östersund Recap
The Winners – Top Performers of the Week Nations Medal Table for the Week Nation Medals Norway 🥇🥇🥇🥈🥈🥈🥉🥉 France 🥇🥇🥇🥈🥉🥉🥉🥉 Sweden 🥇🥈🥈🥉🥉🥉 Italy 🥇🥈🥈 Finland 🥇🥈🥈 Austria 🥇 Czechia 🥉 Athlete Medal Table for the Week Athlete Medals Johan-Olav Botn 🥇🥇🥉 Suvi Minkkinen 🥇🥈 Quentin Fillon Maillet 🥇🥉 Martin Uldal 🥈🥈 Sebastian Samuelsson 🥈🥉 AnnaContinue reading “2025-2026 Östersund Recap”