Career Best Seasons

One of my favorite parts of a biathlon season is watching the improvements that occur. There is also something really exciting about an athlete reaching their potential or finding a level that you didn’t know was even possible for them. This pieces is dedicated to those athletes who achieved that this season! Breakthroughs come inContinue reading “Career Best Seasons”

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”

Otepää 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 “Otepää 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”

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 Ruhpolding 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 “2025-2026 Ruhpolding Preview”

2025-2026 Oberhof Recap

The Winners – Top Performers of the Week Nations Medal Table for the Week Nation Medals Sweden 🇸🇪 🥇🥇🥉🥉🥉 Norway 🇳🇴 🥇🥈🥈🥉 France 🇫🇷 🥇🥈🥉 Italy 🇮🇹 🥇🥇 Finland 🇫🇮 🥈🥈 Germany 🇩🇪 🥉🥉 Athlete Medal Table for the Week Athlete Medals Tommaso Giacomel 🇮🇹 🥇🥇 Elvira Öberg 🇸🇪 🥇🥇 Suvi Minkkinen 🇫🇮 🥈🥈 Philipp NawrathContinue reading “2025-2026 Oberhof Recap”

2025-2026 Oberhof Preview

It goes without saying that the loss of Sivert Guttorm Bakken is a devastation that goes beyond the small scope of this little blog. I can’t even begin to imagine how it is affecting the men and women who make up the Norwegian team, including athletes, coaches, and all of the support staff. I haveContinue reading “2025-2026 Oberhof 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”

Sweden 2025-2026 Team Preview

Sweden shares a border and a friendly, but intense, rivalry with their Norwegian neighbors. It’s a constant competition in everything. While historically one sided, the biathlon battle is starting to heat up! The Swedish women, boosted by the Öberg sisters, finished ahead of the Norwegian women in the Nation’s Cup in the 2022-2023 season forContinue reading “Sweden 2025-2026 Team Preview”