If I close my eyes and picture a biathlon race, inevitably one of the first things that comes to mind is the range at Oberhof or Ruhpolding. The German fans erupting with cheers as the shots find their targets. I could probably make an argument for why every regular venue on the IBU World CupContinue reading “Germany Team Preview”
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Otepää 2021-2022 Weekend Recap
This week the IBU World Cup made its debut performance in Estonia! Before we even touch on the racing I just want to say that the crowd was excellent. They were excited and loud the entire weekend. There was support for so many different nations and they clearly loved being able to cheer for theirContinue reading “Otepää 2021-2022 Weekend Recap”
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”
March 9, 2021 Power Rankings
After a fun week of racing we’re going to see one really seismic change and then a bunch of little changes. Everybody can probably guess what the big seismic change is going to be so I won’t delay any further! A reminder on the ranking philosophy… Basically the way I think about it is thatContinue reading “March 9, 2021 Power Rankings”
Penalty Loop 