Over the several weeks we’ve seen a burst of summer biathlon action. In this post we’ll try to cover the top stories to arise from the world of biathlon including the action from: ๐ซ๐ท Emilien Jacquelin – It was reported on Thursday August 27th be Le Equipe that Emilien Jacquelin, as of right now, isContinue reading “August Biathlon Round Up”
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Blink Festival 2026
The Blink Festival held annually in Sandnes, Norway is usually the first time where the biathlon family perks up its ears and tunes in. Though primarily comprised of Norwegians, some of whom most biathlon fans likely donโt recognize (due to their insane depth), it does usually draw at least a handful of top international competitors.Continue reading “Blink Festival 2026”
Oslo-Holmenkollen 2025-2026 Preview
Dates: March 19, 2026 – March 22, 2026 Schedule: Thursday March 19th: Women’s 7.5km SprintFriday March 20th: Men’s 10km SprintSaturday March 21st: Women’s 10km Pursuit + Men’s 12.5km PursuitSunday March 22nd: Women’s 12.5km Mass Start + Men’s 15km Mass Start Course Overview: In the above pictures you see the courses and profiles for in order:–Continue reading “Oslo-Holmenkollen 2025-2026 Preview”
Otepรครค 2025-2026 Preview
Dates: March 12, 2026 – March 15, 2026 Schedule: Thursday March 12th: Men’s 10km SprintFriday March 13th: Women’s 7.5km SprintSaturday March 14th: Men’s 12.5km Pursuit + Women’s 10km PursuitSunday March 15th: Single Mixed Relay (M+W) + Mixed Relay (M+W) Course Overview: I had very little memory of the Otepaa course so I’ve been really curious lookingContinue reading “Otepรครค 2025-2026 Preview”
Kontiolahti 2025-2026 Preview
Dates: March 5, 2026 – March 8, 2026 Schedule: Thursday March 5th: Women’s 15km Individual Friday March 6th: Men’s 20km IndividualSaturday March 7: Women’s 12.5km Mass Start + Men’s 4×7.5km RelaySunday March 8: Woen’s 4x6km Relay + Men’s 15km Mass Start Course Overview Unfortunately the maps provided by Kontiolahti for this season don’t show the climbsContinue reading “Kontiolahti 2025-2026 Preview”
2026 Winter Olympics Preview
How is it possible that we are already approaching the 2026 Olympic Games? While each season has it’s patterns with the normal rise and fall of the tension of each trimester, the overall calendar of the biathlon world operates on a four year window built towards a crescendo at each Olympics. The every four yearContinue reading “2026 Winter Olympics Preview”
2025-2026 Ruhpolding Recap
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”
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”