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”

Czechia 2025-2026 Team Preview

As the 2025-2026 season prepares to get under way we find the Czechia team in an intriguing spot. On the women’s side a healthy Markéta Davidová can compete with anybody. We saw that last year as she started out the season on fire before a back injury erased the rest of her season. Tereza VoborníkováContinue reading “Czechia 2025-2026 Team Preview”

Pokljuka 2024-2025 Preview

Schedule – Thursday March 13th: Women’s 12.5km Short Individual + Men’s 15km Men’s Individual– Saturday March 15th: Women’s 12.5km Mass Start + Men’s 15km Mass Start– Sunday March 16th: Mixed Relay (W+M) + Single Mixed Relay (W+M) Course Overview The racing takes place at Zemljevid Stadium in Pokljuka, just outside of the city of BledContinue reading “Pokljuka 2024-2025 Preview”

Nové Město na Moravě 2024-2025 Preview

We had an absolutely thrilling two weeks of racing in Lenzerheide. So much so that I’m still exhausted from it all and I didn’t even put on a ski! During our week off we have been able to see the incredible Youth and Junior athletes competing at Worlds in Oestersund. Now we are off toContinue reading “Nové Město na Moravě 2024-2025 Preview”

Antholz 2024-2025 Preview

It feels too good to be true. After an incredible week in Ruhpolding, in really every sense, the World Cup moves on to one of the most highly regarded stops in Antholz. You’ll be hard pressed to find somebody, athlete or fan, who doesn’t love Antholz. From the beautiful vistas to the generally terrific racing,Continue reading “Antholz 2024-2025 Preview”

Kontiolahti Recap

Biathlon is back!!! I think we all share the same feelings that the offseason of biathlon at times feels interminable. Summer biathlon season is a brief reprieve. Then you get to the fall and you’re hearing about the training. Suddenly there is racing in Sjusjoen and Idre Fjall and more and all of a suddenContinue reading “Kontiolahti Recap”

Annecy-Le Grand Bornand Preview

Dates: December 19, 2024 – December 22nd, 2024 Schedule:– Thursday December 19: Men’s 10km Sprint– Friday December 20: Women’s 7.5km Sprint– Saturday December 21: Men’s 12.5km Pursuit + Women’s 10km Pursuit– Sunday December 22: Men’s 15km Mass Start + Women’s 12km Mass Start Course Overview: – Stadium altitude: 928m– Maximum altitude on course: 927m– LowestContinue reading “Annecy-Le Grand Bornand Preview”

Czechia 2024-2025 Team Preview

While the Czech Republic may not be one of the traditional powers in the biathlon world they seem to never be far behind. While the Norwegians, French, Italians, Germans, and Swedes are powering through the season battling for the top positions in the Nations Cup there is always a small group of nations pushing andContinue reading “Czechia 2024-2025 Team Preview”

Summer Biathlon 2024 Part 3

The final day of August and the first day of September saw the highest concentration of major biathlon action that we’ll have all all summer long. Most of the attention was paid to the all star field seen in Annecy for the Martin Fourcade Nordic Festival. But there were also national championships taking place inContinue reading “Summer Biathlon 2024 Part 3”

Nové Mêsto Week in Review Pt 2

Super Sprints: Just a few very quick things that were rattling around my head after the racing in Nove Mesto this season: 1.Return of COVID – Well we made it until week March before COVID really began to impact the season but it is back. Sure, we’ve had several athletes get sick throughout the seasonContinue reading “Nové Mêsto Week in Review Pt 2”