Austria is a nation steeped in winter sports tradition. When you think of winter sports and the Winter Olympics its hard not to see Austrians. Almost every winter Austrian fans are assured of having one of the winningest winter sports rosters. The overwhelming majority of this success, though, comes in alpine skiing. Of course thisContinue reading “Austria Team Preview”
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Oslo 2021-2022 Weekend Recap
It finally happened, the thing I’ve been silently dreading really since the end of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games. The 2021-2022 IBU World Cup season has come to an end. I feel this way at the end of every season. It feels like it is going to be forever until the next season begins. AndContinue reading “Oslo 2021-2022 Weekend Recap”
February 21, 2022 Power Rankings
The Power Rankings are back!!!! The Olympics are behind us and we’ve seen all of the men and women of biathlon back in competition all at the same time! It is time to unlock the power rankings and we’re in for some wild movement this week. Some athletes looked like they jumped 3-4 levels andContinue reading “February 21, 2022 Power Rankings”
Olympic Preview: Women
We’re one step into this mega Olympic preview so you should know the general outline by now. We’ll look at each discipline, break down the favorites, the next tier, and then the under the radar selections. For this bunch I’m going to try to only focus on 3-4 per discipline and not discuss the sameContinue reading “Olympic Preview: Women”
January 24, 2022 Power Rankings
As a reminder I’m actually doing things a little differently for this week as we head towards the Olympics. Since several members of the top 10 are out either for COVID or for training/rest in the buildup to Beijing I am going to freeze the rankings right where they are. The lists 1-10 won’t beContinue reading “January 24, 2022 Power Rankings”
January 17, 2022 Power Rankings
Well we’ve reached the halfway point of the season. I honestly don’t believe it. How is it possible that there is just half the season of the World Cup left? Antholtz, the Winter Olympics, Kontiolahti, Otepää (Estonia), and Oslo. That’s it. That’s all that’s left. Still a lot of racing but I’m starting to feelContinue reading “January 17, 2022 Power Rankings”
January 10, 2022 Power Rankings
We’re through five full weeks of competition and we have had our last regular weekend until the Olympics roll around. I truly can’t believe the next Winter Olympics are almost here. 2018 in Pyeongchang really doesn’t feel that long ago! Starting next weekend with Ruhpolding we’ll start to see athletes break away for their pre-BeijingContinue reading “January 10, 2022 Power Rankings”
Previewing Women’s Overall Race
As we gear up for the next segment of the season I want to take a look at the women’s race for the crystal globe. Looking back over the last several seasons its right around weeks 4-5 that the separation occurs between the true contenders and the rest of the pack. There are probably manyContinue reading “Previewing Women’s Overall Race”
December 20, 2021 Power Rankings
Women’s Power Rankings: The women’s World Cup season remains a wild ride. This week we had Julia Simon and Dorothea Wierer surging out of their early season slumbers to get into contention. And we continued the weekly pattern of new and unexpected names creeping into the top 10. I can’t wait to see how allContinue reading “December 20, 2021 Power Rankings”
Östersund Weekend 2 Wrap Up
Another fun week of IBU World Cup action down! Overall there were some really fun results and a couple of excellent races. It’s still a little early to make too many big extrapolations but let’s jump right into the weekend wrap up. Best Overall Women’s Performance: Lisa Hauser. There were some really solid performances inContinue reading “Östersund Weekend 2 Wrap Up”