Breakthrough 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 “Breakthrough Seasons”

Canmore 2023-2024 Recap

Canmore!!!!! Seriously what an amazing week. It looked absolutely gorgeous on tv. The athletes appeared to have a seriously great time. I saw countless photos from them on social media expressing their true appreciation for the beauty. Also, the moose made an impression as well! It really has to be one of the most gorgeousContinue reading “Canmore 2023-2024 Recap”

Soldier Hollow 2023-2024 Recap

Biathlon is back in North America! It’s a rare occurence so those of us biathlon fans on this side of the Atlantic Ocean have to take advantage of it. While the crowds weren’t the same magnificent sizes of those in Europe, the fans were as enthusiastic as you could hope for. The athletes brought theirContinue reading “Soldier Hollow 2023-2024 Recap”

Olso-Holmenkollen 2023-2024 Recap

The weather sure was gross, but the racing was absolutely on fire. (Okay that was pretty cliché, but it was true!). The fans in Oslo, both the native Norwegians and everybody who made the pilgrimage to one of biathlon’s holy sites, have my utmost respect. The weather truly was gross with temperatures just at touchContinue reading “Olso-Holmenkollen 2023-2024 Recap”

Nové Město na Moravě World Championships

We have the return of the recaps! It’s going to be in a new format from now on. The old one was taking too much time and I know people don’t really care about it that much anyway. I’m going to keep doing it because for me it serves as a bit of a historyContinue reading “Nové Město na Moravě World Championships”

Nové Město World Championships Preview

Well here we are. How did we get it here already? It’s February and it is time for the World Championships! This year we are in for a treat as it is being hosted in Nové Město. Traditionally positioned the week after the World Championships, Nové Město, home to one of the most phenomenal stadiumsContinue reading “Nové Město World Championships Preview”

Women’s Overall Breakdown

We are now two trimesters through the 2023-2024 World Cup season and we are currently in the middle of one of the most exciting Women’s Overall races of the last few seasons. Almost every race it feels like a new woman is surging to the front of the pack. If you asked me after everyContinue reading “Women’s Overall Breakdown”

Ruhpolding 2023-2024 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 2023-2024 Preview”

Women’s Overall Breakdown

One trimester of racing is in the books and it’s been a fun and wild ride. We’ve seen five different women win a race. Many more have been in the mix for a win or a podium. And we’ve already had six different women leading the Overall including: Lisa Vittozzi, Karoline Knotten, Franziska Preuss, LouContinue reading “Women’s Overall 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”