2025-2026 Ruhpolding Recap

The Winners โ€“ Top Performers of the Week Nations Medal Table for the Week Nation Medals France ๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅˆ๐Ÿฅˆ๐Ÿฅ‰ Sweden ๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅˆ๐Ÿฅ‰๐Ÿฅ‰ Norway ๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅˆ๐Ÿฅ‰ Italy ๐Ÿฅˆ๐Ÿฅˆ๐Ÿฅ‰ Germany ๐Ÿฅ‰ Athlete Medal Table for the Week Athlete Medals Lou Jeanmonnot ๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅˆ Hanna Oeberg ๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅˆ Sebastian Samuelsson ๐Ÿฅ‡ Johannes Dale-Skjevdal ๐Ÿฅ‡ Eric Perrot ๐Ÿฅˆ Tommaso Giacomel ๐Ÿฅˆ Lisa Vittozzi ๐Ÿฅ‰ IsakContinue reading “2025-2026 Ruhpolding Recap”

2025-2026 ร–stersund Recap

The Winners – Top Performers of the Week Nations Medal Table for the Week Nation Medals Norway ๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅˆ๐Ÿฅˆ๐Ÿฅˆ๐Ÿฅ‰๐Ÿฅ‰ France ๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅˆ๐Ÿฅ‰๐Ÿฅ‰๐Ÿฅ‰๐Ÿฅ‰ Sweden ๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅˆ๐Ÿฅˆ๐Ÿฅ‰๐Ÿฅ‰๐Ÿฅ‰ Italy ๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅˆ๐Ÿฅˆ Finland ๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅˆ๐Ÿฅˆ Austria ๐Ÿฅ‡ Czechia ๐Ÿฅ‰ Athlete Medal Table for the Week Athlete Medals Johan-Olav Botn ๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅ‰ Suvi Minkkinen ๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅˆ Quentin Fillon Maillet ๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅ‰ Martin Uldal ๐Ÿฅˆ๐Ÿฅˆ Sebastian Samuelsson ๐Ÿฅˆ๐Ÿฅ‰ AnnaContinue reading “2025-2026 ร–stersund Recap”

France 2025-2026 Team Preview

17 Overall Crystal Globes. 32 Olympic Medals. 130 World Championship medals. While they arenโ€™t one of the traditional founding members of biathlon like Germany or Russia or Norway, France has emerged over the last 20-30 years as one of the great powers. Quinton Fillon Maillet and Julia Simon. Raphael Poiree and Anne Briand. Eric Perrot and LouContinue reading “France 2025-2026 Team Preview”

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”

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”

First Wins and Podiums

The 2024-2025 season was one we will long remember for many reasons including the thrilling battle between Franziska Preuss and Lou Jeanmonnot as well as the last dance for JT and Tarjei Boe. While that was going on, though, there were many athletes who were claiming the first wins and the first podiums of theirContinue reading “First Wins and Podiums”

Antholz Recap

The Winners โ€“ Top Performers of the Week Nations Medal Table for the Week Nation Medals Norway ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด ๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅˆ๐Ÿฅˆ๐Ÿฅˆ๐Ÿฅˆ France ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅˆ๐Ÿฅ‰ Germany ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿฅˆ๐Ÿฅ‰๐Ÿฅ‰ Sweden ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅ‰ Italy ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ๐Ÿฅ‰๐Ÿฅ‰ Athlete Medal Table for the Week Athlete Medals Lou Jeanmonnot ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅ‡ Tarjei Boe ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด ๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅˆ Sturla Holm Laegreid ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด ๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅˆ Franziska Preuss ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿฅ‰๐Ÿฅ‰Continue reading “Antholz Recap”

Ruhpolding Recap

The Winners โ€“ Top Performers of the Week Nations Medal Table for the Week Nation Medals France ๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅˆ๐Ÿฅ‰๐Ÿฅ‰ Norway ๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅˆ๐Ÿฅˆ๐Ÿฅ‰ Germany ๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅˆ๐Ÿฅˆ๐Ÿฅ‰ Sweden ๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅˆ Italy ๐Ÿฅ‡ Latvia ๐Ÿฅ‰ Switzerland ๐Ÿฅ‰ Athlete Medal Table for the Week Athlete Medals Franziska Preuss ๐Ÿฅˆ๐Ÿฅˆ Vebjoern Soerum ๐Ÿฅ‡ Lou Jeanmonnot ๐Ÿฅ‡ Tommaso Giacomel ๐Ÿฅ‡ Elvira Oeberg ๐Ÿฅ‡ Emilien Claude ๐ŸฅˆContinue reading “Ruhpolding Recap”

Oberhof Recap

The Winners โ€“ Top Performers of the Week Nations Medal Table for the Week Nation Medals France ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅˆ๐Ÿฅˆ๐Ÿฅˆ๐Ÿฅ‰ Norway ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด ๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅˆ๐Ÿฅˆ๐Ÿฅˆ๐Ÿฅ‰๐Ÿฅ‰ Sweden ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿฅ‡๐Ÿฅ‰ Finland ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ ๐Ÿฅ‡ Germany ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿฅ‰ Bulgaria ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ ๐Ÿฅ‰ Athlete Medal Table for the Week Athlete Medals Maren Kirkeeide ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด ๐Ÿฅˆ๐Ÿฅˆ Paula Botet ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿฅ‡ Quentin Fillon Maillet ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿฅ‡ LouContinue reading “Oberhof Recap”

Breakthroughs and Career Years

Itโ€™s time for one my favorite exercises of the first trimesterโ€ฆcelebrating 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 “Breakthroughs and Career Years”