The Winners โ Top Performers of the Week Nations Medal Table for the Week Nation Medals France ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ Sweden ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ Norway ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ Italy ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ Germany ๐ฅ Athlete Medal Table for the Week Athlete Medals Lou Jeanmonnot ๐ฅ๐ฅ Hanna Oeberg ๐ฅ๐ฅ Sebastian Samuelsson ๐ฅ Johannes Dale-Skjevdal ๐ฅ Eric Perrot ๐ฅ Tommaso Giacomel ๐ฅ Lisa Vittozzi ๐ฅ IsakContinue reading “2025-2026 Ruhpolding Recap”
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Novรฉ Mฤsto na Moravฤ 2025-2026 Preview
We arrive at one of my favorite venues on the World Cup circuit. It’s an absolutely massive affair every time we go to Nove Mesto. The stands are gigantic. The fans are phenomenal all the way around the course. The course is lighted so beautifully so often we get at least a couple of racesContinue reading “Novรฉ Mฤsto na Moravฤ 2025-2026 Preview”
2025-2026 Ruhpolding Preview
With one week of racing under our belts in trimester #2 we head to Ruhpolding for another week. Itโs 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”
2025-2026 Oberhof Recap
The Winners โ Top Performers of the Week Nations Medal Table for the Week Nation Medals Sweden ๐ธ๐ช ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ Norway ๐ณ๐ด ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ France ๐ซ๐ท ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ Italy ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฅ๐ฅ Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ฅ Germany ๐ฉ๐ช ๐ฅ๐ฅ Athlete Medal Table for the Week Athlete Medals Tommaso Giacomel ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฅ๐ฅ Elvira รberg ๐ธ๐ช ๐ฅ๐ฅ Suvi Minkkinen ๐ซ๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ฅ 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
Itโs time for one my favorite exercises of the first trimesterโฆcelebrating 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 โ Top Performers of the Week Nations Medal Table for the Week Nation Medals France ๐ซ๐ท ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ Norway ๐ณ๐ด ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ Italy ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ Sweden ๐ธ๐ช ๐ฅ Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ ๐ฅ Athlete Medal Table for the Week Nation Medals Lou Jeanmonnot ๐ซ๐ท ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen ๐ณ๐ด ๐ฅ๐ฅ Johannes Dale-Skjevdal ๐ณ๐ด ๐ฅ๐ฅ Emilien Jacquelin ๐ซ๐ท ๐ฅ๐ฅContinue reading “2025 Annecy-le Grand Bornand Recap”
2025-2026 Hochfilzen Recap
The Winners โ Top Performers of the Week Nations Medal Table for the Week Nation Medals Norway ๐ณ๐ด ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ France ๐ซ๐ท ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ Sweden ๐ธ๐ช ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ Italy ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ Germany ๐ฉ๐ช ๐ฅ๐ฅ Athlete Medal Table for the Week Athlete Medals Eric Perrot ๐ซ๐ท ๐ฅ๐ฅ Tommaso Giacomel ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฅ๐ฅ Anna Magnusson ๐ธ๐ช ๐ฅ๐ฅ Maren Kirkeeide ๐ณ๐ด ๐ฅ๐ฅ LisaContinue reading “2025-2026 Hochfilzen Recap”
2025-2026 Annecy-le Grand Bornand Preview
Dates: December 18th – December 21st, 2025 Schedule: โ Thursday December 18: Women’s 7.5km Sprintโ Friday December 19: Men’s 10km Sprintโ Saturday December 20: Women’s 10km Pursuit + Men’s 12.5km Pursuitโ Sunday December 21: Women’s 12.5km Mass Start + Men’s 15km Mass Start Course Overview: โ Stadium altitude: 928mโ Maximum altitude on course: 927mโ LowestContinue reading “2025-2026 Annecy-le Grand Bornand Preview”