Rookies of the Year

It was another great year for young biathletes! We saw a large number of them pop up in the piece on Breakthrough and Career Years. However, there are even more that didn’t qualify for that because they are true rookies! It’s time to give these young men and women their due! I am basically definingContinue reading “Rookies of the Year”

Annecy-le Grand Bornand Recap

The Winners โ€“ Top Performers of the Week Nations Medal Table for the Week Nation Medals Germany ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅˆ๐Ÿฅˆ๐Ÿฅˆ๐Ÿฅ‰ Norway ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด ๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅˆ๐Ÿฅ‰ France ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅˆ๐Ÿฅˆ๐Ÿฅ‰ Slovenia ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ ๐Ÿฅ‰ Slovakia ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ ๐Ÿฅ‰ Sweden ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿฅ‰ Athlete Medal Table for the Week Nation Medals Franziska Preuss ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅˆ๐Ÿฅˆ Johannes Thingnes Boe ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด ๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅˆ๐Ÿฅ‰ Martin Uldal ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด ๐Ÿฅ‡ JustineContinue reading “Annecy-le Grand Bornand Recap”

Italy 2024-2025 Team Preview

If you ask somebody to rank the top five nations in biathlon today, the rankings will usually go something like: Norway, France, Germany, Sweden, and Italy. The top three are almost always the top three, and then Italy comes in fourth or fifth. Sound about right? Interesting because of the last 10 Overall titles noContinue reading “Italy 2024-2025 Team Preview”

Italy 2023-2024 Team Preview

Ciao bella! I donโ€™t know why but every time I start talking about the Italian team I always want to start out that way. To my knowledge I havenโ€™t ever done it yet so now I have. And honestly it really fits. Hey, no not because Giacomel has the hair of a Fabio or thatContinue reading “Italy 2023-2024 Team Preview”