Norway, the traditional native homeland of biathlon, continues to march forward as a biathlon super power into the mid 2020’s. The Norwegian men have been a force for decades now including two of the three kings of the sport, Ole Einar Bjoerndalen and Johannes Thingnes Boe, two of the three greatest of all time. TheContinue reading “Norway 2025-2026 Team Preview”
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Ruhpolding 2024-2025 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 “Ruhpolding 2024-2025 Preview”
Men’s Overall Race Breakdown
As the first trimester has come to a close and we turn our eyes to the remainder of the season we’ve come to the point where true contenders separate away from the rest of the field. In general the men’s race tends to have fewer athletes battling for the Overall Crystal Globe than the women’sContinue reading “Men’s Overall Race Breakdown”
Breakthrough Seasons
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 “Breakthrough Seasons”
The Norwegian Six
We have a number of important bibs in biathlon. The Yellow bib for the Overall leader. The Red bibs for the leaders of the different disciplines. The Blue bib for the best u25 athletes. Even the unofficial Silver bib given out at the end of the season to the best 33+ athlete. This season though,Continue reading “The Norwegian Six”
Lenzerheide Weekend Recap
Women’s Athlete of the Week: Justine Braisaz-Bouchet Was there any doubt? Justine Braisaz-Bouchet absolutely owned the weekend from start to finish. It was actually such a dominating performance that there really isn’t that much to be said. She started out the weekend looking fast and in control in the Sprint race. Braisaz-Bouchet is always hardContinue reading “Lenzerheide Weekend Recap”
Lenzerheide 2023-2024 Preview
Dates: December 11, 2023 – December 17, 2023 Schedule: – Thursday December 14: Women’s Sprint– Friday December 15: Men’s Sprint– Saturday December 16: Women’s Pursuit + Men’s Pursuit– Sunday December 17: Women’s Mass Start + Men’s Mass Start Course Overview: – Stadium altitude: 1393 meters– Maximum altitude on course: 1444 meters– Lowest altitude on course:Continue reading “Lenzerheide 2023-2024 Preview”
Breakthrough Men of the 2022-2023
One of my favorite parts of a biathlon season is watching the improvements that occur. Of course there is the fun in watching the races and seeing who wins and who loses. There is also something really exciting about an athlete reaching their potential or finding a level that you didn’t know was even possible.Continue reading “Breakthrough Men of the 2022-2023”
Nové Mêsto Week in Review Pt 2
Super Sprints: Just a few very quick things that were rattling around my head after the racing in Nove Mesto this season: 1.Return of COVID – Well we made it until week March before COVID really began to impact the season but it is back. Sure, we’ve had several athletes get sick throughout the seasonContinue reading “Nové Mêsto Week in Review Pt 2”