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 “Nové Město na Moravě 2025-2026 Preview”
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2025-2026 Ruhpolding Preview
With one week of racing under our belts in trimester #2 we head to Ruhpolding for another week. It’s 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 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”
Sweden 2025-2026 Team Preview
Sweden shares a border and a friendly, but intense, rivalry with their Norwegian neighbors. It’s a constant competition in everything. While historically one sided, the biathlon battle is starting to heat up! The Swedish women, boosted by the Öberg sisters, finished ahead of the Norwegian women in the Nation’s Cup in the 2022-2023 season forContinue reading “Sweden 2025-2026 Team Preview”
Rookies of the Year
It was another great year for young biathletes! We saw a large number of them pop up in the piece on Breakthrough and Career Years. However, there are even more that didn’t qualify for that because they are true rookies! It’s time to give these young men and women their due! I am basically definingContinue reading “Rookies of the Year”
First Wins and Podiums
The 2024-2025 season was one we will long remember for many reasons including the thrilling battle between Franziska Preuss and Lou Jeanmonnot as well as the last dance for JT and Tarjei Boe. While that was going on, though, there were many athletes who were claiming the first wins and the first podiums of theirContinue reading “First Wins and Podiums”
Women’s Overall Big Picture
As the first trimester comes to a close it is hard to look at the women’s Overall picture and not think about “What if?” It’s not that we don’t have a worthy Overall leader. It’s not like the top 3 in the Overall can’t compete for the Globe. It’s just that this season has seenContinue reading “Women’s Overall Big Picture”
Breakthroughs and Career Years
It’s time for one my favorite exercises of the first trimester…celebrating 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 “Breakthroughs and Career Years”
Sweden 2024-2025 Team Preview
Sweden shares a border and a friendly, but intense, rivalry with their Norwegian neighbors. It’s a constant competition in everything. While historically one sided, the biathlon battle is starting to heat up! The Swedish women, boosted by the Oeberg sisters, finished ahead of the Norwegian women in the Nation’s Cup in the 2022-2023 season forContinue reading “Sweden 2024-2025 Team Preview”