Over the last few weeks I’ve talked on social media and on the podcast about how the peak form that Sturla Holm Lægreid showed over the last month was the best biathlon we saw from any individual athlete this season. But….at the end of the day he’s not defending his title is he? Why isContinue reading “How To Win The Overall”
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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”
Olympic Moments Part 1
Legacy Definers Quentin Fillon Maillet – There was a moment early in the 2020-2021 season that lives in my memory as clear as day. It was the first weekend of the season taking place in Kontiolahti. For the French men this was a major moment of transition. One of the true all time greats, MartinContinue reading “Olympic Moments Part 1”
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”
Nové Město na Moravě 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 “Nové Město na Moravě 2025-2026 Preview”
2025 Annecy-le Grand Bornand Recap
The Winners – Top Performers of the Week Nations Medal Table for the Week Nation Medals France 🇫🇷 🥇🥈🥈🥈🥈🥉🥉 Norway 🇳🇴 🥇🥇🥇🥈🥉🥉 Italy 🇮🇹 🥇🥉🥉 Sweden 🇸🇪 🥈 Finland 🇫🇮 🥇 Athlete Medal Table for the Week Nation Medals Lou Jeanmonnot 🇫🇷 🥇🥈🥈 Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen 🇳🇴 🥇🥉 Johannes Dale-Skjevdal 🇳🇴 🥈🥉 Emilien Jacquelin 🇫🇷 🥈🥉Continue reading “2025 Annecy-le Grand Bornand Recap”
France 2025-2026 Team Preview
17 Overall Crystal Globes. 32 Olympic Medals. 130 World Championship medals. While they aren’t one of the traditional founding members of biathlon like Germany or Russia or Norway, France has emerged over the last 20-30 years as one of the great powers. Quinton Fillon Maillet and Julia Simon. Raphael Poiree and Anne Briand. Eric Perrot and LouContinue reading “France 2025-2026 Team Preview”
2025-2026 Östersund Preview
Dates: November 29th – December 7th, 2025 Schedule: – Saturday November 29: Women’s 4x6km Relay + Men’s 4×7.5km Relay– Sunday November 30: Single Mixed (M+W) Relay + Mixed Relay (M+W)– Tuesday December 2: Women’s 15km Individual– Wednesday December 3: Men’s 20km Individual– Friday December 5: Women’s 7.5km Sprint– Saturday December 6: Men’s 10km Sprint– SundayContinue reading “2025-2026 Östersund Preview”
Oslo-Holmenkollen 2024-2025 Preview
And so it has come. The final weekend of the 2024-2025 season is already here. I feel like it was just the other week that I was up late at night researching teams for the preseason previews. It seems like just the other day that the first trimester was over and we thought we knewContinue reading “Oslo-Holmenkollen 2024-2025 Preview”
Pokljuka 2024-2025 Preview
Schedule – Thursday March 13th: Women’s 12.5km Short Individual + Men’s 15km Men’s Individual– Saturday March 15th: Women’s 12.5km Mass Start + Men’s 15km Mass Start– Sunday March 16th: Mixed Relay (W+M) + Single Mixed Relay (W+M) Course Overview The racing takes place at Zemljevid Stadium in Pokljuka, just outside of the city of BledContinue reading “Pokljuka 2024-2025 Preview”