Best Women’s Performance of the Week: Dorothea Wierer – It’s the return of the Doro! Wierer’s weekend in Oestersund was majestic. There is really no other good word for it. Everything about her performance looked so so good. She looked light on the skis. Her shooting was spot on. And everything seemed just fun forContinue reading “Oestersund Week in Review”
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Nové Mêsto Week in Review Pt 2
Super Sprints: Just a few very quick things that were rattling around my head after the racing in Nove Mesto this season: 1.Return of COVID – Well we made it until week March before COVID really began to impact the season but it is back. Sure, we’ve had several athletes get sick throughout the seasonContinue reading “Nové Mêsto Week in Review Pt 2”
Nové Mêsto Week in Review
It was a HUGE weekend in Nove Mesto. The crowds were absolutely bananas. And the action and news from this weekend started our torrid sprint towards the end of the season. Crystal Globes are being decided every weekend from here on out. And it’s the last chances for glory! A couple of athletes on ourContinue reading “Nové Mêsto Week in Review”
Last Shots at Glory…This Year
In just a couple of days the racing starts in Nove Mesto, and with that begins the last trimester of the season. There are just 18 total races left this season. Seven men’s races, seven women’s races, and four relay races. That’s it. After that it’s the offseason. Time to let of some steam, doContinue reading “Last Shots at Glory…This Year”
Oberhof World Championships Review Part 2
Okay fine, we’re just a couple of days away from starting the 3rd trimester of the season in Nové Město…I really need to let the World Championships go. But I can’t yet! So just one more look back! Super Sprints – There are a handful of things I wanted to mention that I don’t thinkContinue reading “Oberhof World Championships Review Part 2”
Tandrevold’s Golden Silver
On the average biathlon weekend you have two solo races and a relay. Teams are in and out within a week. As a fan you see the course for the first time usually on Thursday and by Sunday afternoon it’s over and onto the next location. Then you get to the Championships. There are atContinue reading “Tandrevold’s Golden Silver”
Oberhof World Championships Review Part 1
It was another amazingly fun World Championships. Oberhof devlivered great racing…and classic Oberhof weather. The Championships started with cold weather. Then we got classic Oberhof fog. This was quickly followed bright bright sun and warm temperatures and sloppy snow. Then it finished up with pouring rain. Throughout it all the fans were PHENOMENAL!!! Seriously theyContinue reading “Oberhof World Championships Review Part 1”
JT Bø: Is He the Greatest Ever? Or the Best?
This piece was originally published February 2023 and updated following the 2025 season. After 13 seasons racing on the IBU World Cup Johannes Thingnes Bo has said goodbye. We will never again see him line up to start a race against the other best athletes in the world. As we sit here in the daysContinue reading “JT Bø: Is He the Greatest Ever? Or the Best?”
A Brief History of Swiss Men’s Biathlon
Switzerland, one of the premier nations of Alpine skiing, has for years lived in the shadows of the likes of Norway, France, and Germany when it comes to biathlon. But that doesn’t mean they haven’t had their own moments right? It seems too improbable that they wouldn’t have had a least a few moments inContinue reading “A Brief History of Swiss Men’s Biathlon”
2022-2023 First Trimester Review
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 areContinue reading “2022-2023 First Trimester Review”