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”
Tag Archives: Justine Braisaz-Bouchet
Canmore 2023-2024 Preview
So this is it. The last weekend of the 2023-2024 season is upon us and it’s all coming right down to the finish line. How does it go by so quickly? From late November to mid March is 16 weeks. It’s the 16 weeks we love more than any other of the year because it’sContinue reading “Canmore 2023-2024 Preview”
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”
Soldier Hollow 2023-2024 Preview
The IBU World Cup is back in North America!! This is such a rare thing for us over here in North America that we really have to celebrate it. I initially wanted to do the double Soldier Hollow – Canmore weeks. Unfortunately it didn’t work so I’m missing out this week and I’m exceptionally enviousContinue reading “Soldier Hollow 2023-2024 Preview”
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”
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”
Lenzerheide Weekend Recap
Women’s Athlete of the Week: Justine Braisaz-Bouchet Was there any doubt? Justine Braisaz-Bouchet absolutely owned the weekend from start to finish. It was actually such a dominating performance that there really isn’t that much to be said. She started out the weekend looking fast and in control in the Sprint race. Braisaz-Bouchet is always hardContinue reading “Lenzerheide Weekend Recap”