From a Swedish hotel room to insight in sector times

Two seasons ago, the Swedish broadcaster SVT followed the Swedish national biathlon team for a season. The shows were fun and interesting to watch, and a specific part of an episode got me thinking about ski times per loop and sector. A number of athletes are lying on a hotel bed, looking at a smallContinue reading “From a Swedish hotel room to insight in sector times”

The ultimate review of the biathlon season for wax-amateurs

A guest post by RJ Weise from Biathlon Analytics Think of the men’s mass start in Antholz. Vetle Christiansen leaves the range after the final shooting with a large-enough lead to be confident he’s going to win. QFM is in second place, and he also should be confident about getting the silver. But Dale andContinue reading “The ultimate review of the biathlon season for wax-amateurs”