As we gear up for the next segment of the season I want to take a look at the women’s race for the crystal globe. Looking back over the last several seasons its right around weeks 4-5 that the separation occurs between the true contenders and the rest of the pack. There are probably manyContinue reading “Previewing Women’s Overall Race”
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December 20, 2021 Power Rankings
Women’s Power Rankings: The women’s World Cup season remains a wild ride. This week we had Julia Simon and Dorothea Wierer surging out of their early season slumbers to get into contention. And we continued the weekly pattern of new and unexpected names creeping into the top 10. I can’t wait to see how allContinue reading “December 20, 2021 Power Rankings”
December 13, 2021 Power Rankings
Women’s Power Rankings: I don’t usually do this but just a quick thought on the Women’s World Cup this season…it’s pretty wild. Røiseland (spoiler alert) has really been the only one to separate herself as being a half level above. But there is a group of about 12 women who I am not surprised toContinue reading “December 13, 2021 Power Rankings”
March 9, 2021 Power Rankings
After a fun week of racing we’re going to see one really seismic change and then a bunch of little changes. Everybody can probably guess what the big seismic change is going to be so I won’t delay any further! A reminder on the ranking philosophy… Basically the way I think about it is thatContinue reading “March 9, 2021 Power Rankings”
February 22, 2021 Power Rankings
Time for the post World Championships Power Rankings! Quite a reshuffle from my prior rankings. That’s as it should be. These should be dynamic rankings with significantly more movement from week to week than the IBU World Cup standings. A reminder on my ranking philosophy… Basically the way I think about it is that ifContinue reading “February 22, 2021 Power Rankings”
Penalty Loop 