Dates: March 12, 2026 – March 15, 2026 Schedule: Thursday March 12th: Men’s 10km SprintFriday March 13th: Women’s 7.5km SprintSaturday March 14th: Men’s 12.5km Pursuit + Women’s 10km PursuitSunday March 15th: Single Mixed Relay (M+W) + Mixed Relay (M+W) Course Overview: I had very little memory of the Otepaa course so I’ve been really curious lookingContinue reading “Otepää 2025-2026 Preview”
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Kontiolahti 2025-2026 Preview
Dates: March 5, 2026 – March 8, 2026 Schedule: Thursday March 5th: Women’s 15km Individual Friday March 6th: Men’s 20km IndividualSaturday March 7: Women’s 12.5km Mass Start + Men’s 4×7.5km RelaySunday March 8: Woen’s 4x6km Relay + Men’s 15km Mass Start Course Overview Unfortunately the maps provided by Kontiolahti for this season don’t show the climbsContinue reading “Kontiolahti 2025-2026 Preview”
Olympic Moments Part 1
Legacy Definers Quentin Fillon Maillet – There was a moment early in the 2020-2021 season that lives in my memory as clear as day. It was the first weekend of the season taking place in Kontiolahti. For the French men this was a major moment of transition. One of the true all time greats, MartinContinue reading “Olympic Moments Part 1”
2025-2026 Ruhpolding Recap
The Winners – Top Performers of the Week Nations Medal Table for the Week Nation Medals France 🥇🥇🥈🥈🥉 Sweden 🥇🥇🥈🥉🥉 Norway 🥇🥇🥈🥉 Italy 🥈🥈🥉 Germany 🥉 Athlete Medal Table for the Week Athlete Medals Lou Jeanmonnot 🥇🥈 Hanna Oeberg 🥇🥈 Sebastian Samuelsson 🥇 Johannes Dale-Skjevdal 🥇 Eric Perrot 🥈 Tommaso Giacomel 🥈 Lisa Vittozzi 🥉 IsakContinue reading “2025-2026 Ruhpolding Recap”
2025-2026 Oberhof Recap
The Winners – Top Performers of the Week Nations Medal Table for the Week Nation Medals Sweden 🇸🇪 🥇🥇🥉🥉🥉 Norway 🇳🇴 🥇🥈🥈🥉 France 🇫🇷 🥇🥈🥉 Italy 🇮🇹 🥇🥇 Finland 🇫🇮 🥈🥈 Germany 🇩🇪 🥉🥉 Athlete Medal Table for the Week Athlete Medals Tommaso Giacomel 🇮🇹 🥇🥇 Elvira Öberg 🇸🇪 🥇🥇 Suvi Minkkinen 🇫🇮 🥈🥈 Philipp NawrathContinue reading “2025-2026 Oberhof Recap”
2025-2026 First Trimester Breakthrough & Career Best 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 “2025-2026 First Trimester Breakthrough & Career Best Seasons”
2025 Annecy-le Grand Bornand Recap
The Winners – Top Performers of the Week Nations Medal Table for the Week Nation Medals France 🇫🇷 🥇🥈🥈🥈🥈🥉🥉 Norway 🇳🇴 🥇🥇🥇🥈🥉🥉 Italy 🇮🇹 🥇🥉🥉 Sweden 🇸🇪 🥈 Finland 🇫🇮 🥇 Athlete Medal Table for the Week Nation Medals Lou Jeanmonnot 🇫🇷 🥇🥈🥈 Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen 🇳🇴 🥇🥉 Johannes Dale-Skjevdal 🇳🇴 🥈🥉 Emilien Jacquelin 🇫🇷 🥈🥉Continue reading “2025 Annecy-le Grand Bornand Recap”
2025-2026 Hochfilzen Recap
The Winners – Top Performers of the Week Nations Medal Table for the Week Nation Medals Norway 🇳🇴 🥇🥈🥈🥉🥉 France 🇫🇷 🥇🥇🥈🥈 Sweden 🇸🇪 🥇🥈🥉🥉 Italy 🇮🇹 🥇🥇🥈 Germany 🇩🇪 🥉🥉 Athlete Medal Table for the Week Athlete Medals Eric Perrot 🇫🇷 🥇🥈 Tommaso Giacomel 🇮🇹 🥇🥈 Anna Magnusson 🇸🇪 🥈🥉 Maren Kirkeeide 🇳🇴 🥈🥉 LisaContinue reading “2025-2026 Hochfilzen Recap”
Norway 2025-2026 Team Preview
Norway, the traditional native homeland of biathlon, continues to march forward as a biathlon super power into the mid 2020’s. The Norwegian men have been a force for decades now including two of the three kings of the sport, Ole Einar Bjoerndalen and Johannes Thingnes Boe, two of the three greatest of all time. TheContinue reading “Norway 2025-2026 Team Preview”
Most Improved Statistics
I have an entire post on the athletes who had either breakthrough seasons or career best years (there is a difference I promise). I also have a different piece on the top rookies for this season. I did want to highlight a few people who made some big improvements in one area or another though.Continue reading “Most Improved Statistics”