For the French men’s team last season was about learning how to move on with life after Fourcade. As it turns out the season was more than a little bumpy. Early in the season every week the question was “where are the French men?” “Who is going to step in and lead after Fourcade?” TheContinue reading “French Revolution?”
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December 20, 2021 Power Rankings
Women’s Power Rankings: The women’s World Cup season remains a wild ride. This week we had Julia Simon and Dorothea Wierer surging out of their early season slumbers to get into contention. And we continued the weekly pattern of new and unexpected names creeping into the top 10. I can’t wait to see how allContinue reading “December 20, 2021 Power Rankings”
Annecy – Le Grand Bornand Recap
Best Overall Men’s Performance: Quinton Fillon Maillet. There were a handful of really great unbelievable performances this weekend that I’ll touch on shortly. However when I think back (all of 24 hours) to the men’s competitions QFM is who comes to my mind first. Being back in France for the first time in 2 seasons youContinue reading “Annecy – Le Grand Bornand Recap”
December 13, 2021 Power Rankings
Women’s Power Rankings: I don’t usually do this but just a quick thought on the Women’s World Cup this season…it’s pretty wild. Røiseland (spoiler alert) has really been the only one to separate herself as being a half level above. But there is a group of about 12 women who I am not surprised toContinue reading “December 13, 2021 Power Rankings”
Hochfilzen Weekend Wrap Up
Hochfilzen is always one of my favorite stops on the circuit. Every year it provides both good racing and some absolutely gorgeous views. This year we had the full spectrum of weather from a beautiful snowfall on Saturday to just spectacular sunshine on Sunday. We also had the full spectrum from close exciting races toContinue reading “Hochfilzen Weekend Wrap Up”
December 6, 2021 Power Rankings
Also a last reminder while I try to justify these choices these are fairly subjective. Also I try to be fairly reactive with rankings so especially early in the season you’ll see people going up and down pretty quick. That definitely holds true this week. Some newcomers (who in all honesty should have been onContinue reading “December 6, 2021 Power Rankings”
Östersund Weekend 2 Wrap Up
Another fun week of IBU World Cup action down! Overall there were some really fun results and a couple of excellent races. It’s still a little early to make too many big extrapolations but let’s jump right into the weekend wrap up. Best Overall Women’s Performance: Lisa Hauser. There were some really solid performances inContinue reading “Östersund Weekend 2 Wrap Up”
November 29, 2021 Power Rankings
Well we have one exciting week of racing in the books and now its time for some completely irresponsible rankings! A reminder on the ranking philosophy… Usually the way I think about it is that if there were a race today the person ranked #1 would be my favorite to win. If the person inContinue reading “November 29, 2021 Power Rankings”
Östersund Weekend 1 Wrap Up
We are back!! Our long summer away from winter sports and biathlon has finally ended. On a personal level it was incredibly rewarding watching our little guy grow up. He spent several races last year asleep on my chest which is understandable considering he was born midseason. This year he’s been playing (and watching) theContinue reading “Östersund Weekend 1 Wrap Up”
Closing Strong
The idea for this started during a twitter convo with @biathlonanalyt1 where we were noticing an alarming number of athletes collapsing from what appeared to be total exhaustion following the women’s sprint race in Nové Mêsto week 2. We discussed keeping form after throughout the season especially towards the close after championships (Worlds or Olympics).Continue reading “Closing Strong”