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”
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Summer Biathlon 2024 Part 2: Summer World Championships
Dates: August 22-26Location: Otepää, Estonia The 2024 IBU Summer World Championships was full of thrilling races with races decided by the smallest fractions of a second and massively emotional Mass Start victories on Sunday. While maybe not packed with the absolute A-list stars, and certainly not as prestigious as the Winter World Championships, these SummerContinue reading “Summer Biathlon 2024 Part 2: Summer World Championships”
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”
Ruhpolding 2023 Week in Review Pt. 2
In part 1 we did our best to recap the best performances and moments of the weekend. In part 2 we’re going to take a look at some of the big take aways and questions coming out of the weekend. First we look at Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen’s season to date. We take a look atContinue reading “Ruhpolding 2023 Week in Review Pt. 2”
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”