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”
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Oberhof 2023-2024 Preview
Dates: January 1, 2024 – January 7, 2024 Schedule:– Thursday January 4: Men’s Sprint– Friday January 5: Women’s Sprint– Saturday January 6: Men’s Pursuit + Women’s Pursuit– Sunday January 7: Men’s 4×7.5km Relay + Women’s 4x6km Relay Course Overview: Above you’ll see the entire complex with all of the courses overlaid on each other. BelowContinue reading “Oberhof 2023-2024 Preview”
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”
The Norwegian Six
We have a number of important bibs in biathlon. The Yellow bib for the Overall leader. The Red bibs for the leaders of the different disciplines. The Blue bib for the best u25 athletes. Even the unofficial Silver bib given out at the end of the season to the best 33+ athlete. This season though,Continue reading “The Norwegian Six”