The focus at the Olympics is of course on those athletes who compete for and win the medals. And why not? It’s the dream that all of these athletes are striving for. A medal at the Olympics represents one of the greatest achievements in sports. But the Olympics is about far more than just threeContinue reading “Olympic Moments Part 2”
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Finland 2025-2026 Team Preview
Finland, home of the some of the happiest people on Earth. And for the 2024-2025 season home to one of the happiest stories of the biathlon season. Suvi Minkkinen’s mid career surge from talented shooter and occasional top 20 athlete to one of the top women in the sport was seriously one of the mostContinue reading “Finland 2025-2026 Team Preview”
Finland 2024-2025 Team Preview
I’ve got reindeer and jingle bells dancing in my head. Jolly people singing. Snow. It either means I’m thinking about Christmas…or Finland. In this case, with the holiday season here it could be both! But right now, we’re going to focus on Finland! (I’ve been writing these for I don’t know how long straight nowContinue reading “Finland 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”