Dates: January 1, 2024 – January 7, 2024 Schedule:– Thursday January 9: Women’s Sprint– Friday January 10: Men’s Sprint– Saturday January 11: Women’s Pursuit + Men’s Pursuit– Sunday January 12: Single Mixed Relay (M+W) + Mixed Relay (M+W) Course Overview: Above you’ll see the entire complex with all of the courses overlaid on each other.Continue reading “Oberhof 2024-2025 Preview”
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Women’s Overall Big Picture
As the first trimester comes to a close it is hard to look at the women’s Overall picture and not think about “What if?” It’s not that we don’t have a worthy Overall leader. It’s not like the top 3 in the Overall can’t compete for the Globe. It’s just that this season has seenContinue reading “Women’s Overall Big Picture”
Men’s Overall Big Picture
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’sContinue reading “Men’s Overall Big Picture”
Breakthroughs and Career Years
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 “Breakthroughs and Career Years”
Annecy-le Grand Bornand Recap
The Winners – Top Performers of the Week Nations Medal Table for the Week Nation Medals Germany 🇩🇪 🥇🥇🥈🥈🥈🥉 Norway 🇳🇴 🥇🥇🥇🥈🥉 France 🇫🇷 🥇🥈🥈🥉 Slovenia 🇸🇮 🥉 Slovakia 🇸🇰 🥉 Sweden 🇸🇪 🥉 Athlete Medal Table for the Week Nation Medals Franziska Preuss 🇩🇪 🥇🥈🥈 Johannes Thingnes Boe 🇳🇴 🥇🥈🥉 Martin Uldal 🇳🇴 🥇 JustineContinue reading “Annecy-le Grand Bornand Recap”
Hochfilzen Recap
The Winners – Top Performers of the Week Nations Medal Table for the Week Nation Medals Norway 🇳🇴 🥇🥇🥈🥈🥉🥉 France 🇫🇷 🥇🥇🥈🥈🥈🥉 Germany 🇩🇪 🥇🥇🥈🥉 Sweden 🇸🇪 🥉🥉 Athlete Medal Table for the Week Athlete Medals Johannes Thingnes Boe 🇳🇴 🥇🥇 Franziska Preuss 🇩🇪 🥇🥉 Sturla Holm Laegreid 🇳🇴 🥈🥉 Lou Jeanmonnot 🇫🇷 🥇 Sophie ChauveauContinue reading “Hochfilzen Recap”
Kontiolahti Recap
Biathlon is back!!! I think we all share the same feelings that the offseason of biathlon at times feels interminable. Summer biathlon season is a brief reprieve. Then you get to the fall and you’re hearing about the training. Suddenly there is racing in Sjusjoen and Idre Fjall and more and all of a suddenContinue reading “Kontiolahti Recap”
Annecy-Le Grand Bornand Preview
Dates: December 19, 2024 – December 22nd, 2024 Schedule:– Thursday December 19: Men’s 10km Sprint– Friday December 20: Women’s 7.5km Sprint– Saturday December 21: Men’s 12.5km Pursuit + Women’s 10km Pursuit– Sunday December 22: Men’s 15km Mass Start + Women’s 12km Mass Start Course Overview: – Stadium altitude: 928m– Maximum altitude on course: 927m– LowestContinue reading “Annecy-Le Grand Bornand Preview”
Hochfilzen 2024-2025 Preview
Dates: December 13h, 2024 – December 15th, 2024 Schedule:– Friday December 13: Men’s 10km Sprint + Women’s 7.5km Sprint– Saturday December 14: Men’s 12.5km Pursuit + Women’s 10km Pursuit– Sunday December 15: Men’s 4×7.5km Relay + Women’s 4x6km Relay Course Overview: – Stadium altitude: 1,010m– Maximum altitude on course: 1,035m– Lowest altitude on course: 997m–Continue reading “Hochfilzen 2024-2025 Preview”
Kontiolahti 2024-2025 Preview
World Cup biathlon returns!!! And this week the biathlon family will be returning to one of its normal kick off locations, Kontiolahti! This is our first time visiting Kontiolahti since the opening weekend of the 2022-2023 season. That week we saw the first signs that maybe Johannes Thingnes Bø was in pretty good shape asContinue reading “Kontiolahti 2024-2025 Preview”