It was another great year for young biathletes! We saw a large number of them pop up in the piece on Career Best Seasons. 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 defining rookiesContinue reading “Rookies of the Year”
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Olympic Moments Part 2
The focus at the Olympics is of course on those athletes who compete for and win the medals. And why not? It’s the dream that all of these athletes are striving for. A medal at the Olympics represents one of the greatest achievements in sports. But the Olympics is about far more than just threeContinue reading “Olympic Moments Part 2”
2025-2026 Ruhpolding Recap
The Winners – Top Performers of the Week Nations Medal Table for the Week Nation Medals France 🥇🥇🥈🥈🥉 Sweden 🥇🥇🥈🥉🥉 Norway 🥇🥇🥈🥉 Italy 🥈🥈🥉 Germany 🥉 Athlete Medal Table for the Week Athlete Medals Lou Jeanmonnot 🥇🥈 Hanna Oeberg 🥇🥈 Sebastian Samuelsson 🥇 Johannes Dale-Skjevdal 🥇 Eric Perrot 🥈 Tommaso Giacomel 🥈 Lisa Vittozzi 🥉 IsakContinue reading “2025-2026 Ruhpolding Recap”
2025-2026 First Trimester Breakthrough & Career Best 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 “2025-2026 First Trimester Breakthrough & Career Best Seasons”
2025-2026 Östersund Recap
The Winners – Top Performers of the Week Nations Medal Table for the Week Nation Medals Norway 🥇🥇🥇🥈🥈🥈🥉🥉 France 🥇🥇🥇🥈🥉🥉🥉🥉 Sweden 🥇🥈🥈🥉🥉🥉 Italy 🥇🥈🥈 Finland 🥇🥈🥈 Austria 🥇 Czechia 🥉 Athlete Medal Table for the Week Athlete Medals Johan-Olav Botn 🥇🥇🥉 Suvi Minkkinen 🥇🥈 Quentin Fillon Maillet 🥇🥉 Martin Uldal 🥈🥈 Sebastian Samuelsson 🥈🥉 AnnaContinue reading “2025-2026 Östersund Recap”
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”