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”
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Ruhpolding 2024-2025 Preview
With one week of racing under our belts in trimester #2 we head to Ruhpolding for another week. It’s a bit of a relic of the Cold War that Germany continues to host two events every year as Oberhof (East Germany) and Ruhpolding (West Germany) were the respective stops of the Central European nation preContinue reading “Ruhpolding 2024-2025 Preview”
Oberhof 2024-2025 Preview
Dates: January 1, 2024 – January 7, 2024 Schedule:– Thursday January 9: Women’s Sprint– Friday January 10: Men’s Sprint– Saturday January 11: Women’s Pursuit + Men’s Pursuit– Sunday January 12: Single Mixed Relay (M+W) + Mixed Relay (M+W) Course Overview: Above you’ll see the entire complex with all of the courses overlaid on each other.Continue reading “Oberhof 2024-2025 Preview”
Men’s Overall Big Picture
As the first trimester has come to a close, and we turn our eyes to the remainder of the season, we’ve come to the point where true contenders separate away from the rest of the field. In general the men’s race tends to have fewer athletes battling for the Overall Crystal Globe than the women’sContinue reading “Men’s Overall Big Picture”
Hochfilzen Recap
The Winners – Top Performers of the Week Nations Medal Table for the Week Nation Medals Norway 🇳🇴 🥇🥇🥈🥈🥉🥉 France 🇫🇷 🥇🥇🥈🥈🥈🥉 Germany 🇩🇪 🥇🥇🥈🥉 Sweden 🇸🇪 🥉🥉 Athlete Medal Table for the Week Athlete Medals Johannes Thingnes Boe 🇳🇴 🥇🥇 Franziska Preuss 🇩🇪 🥇🥉 Sturla Holm Laegreid 🇳🇴 🥈🥉 Lou Jeanmonnot 🇫🇷 🥇 Sophie ChauveauContinue reading “Hochfilzen 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”
Norway 2024-2025 Team Preview
Be honest. When you think of biathlon you think of Norway. How can you not? Okay fine, maybe you first think of Lisa Vittozzi or the legion of French women, or the historical successes of Germany. But inevitably you come to think of the berserker Viking horde that has descended on biathlon over the lastContinue reading “Norway 2024-2025 Team Preview”
Canmore 2023-2024 Preview
So this is it. The last weekend of the 2023-2024 season is upon us and it’s all coming right down to the finish line. How does it go by so quickly? From late November to mid March is 16 weeks. It’s the 16 weeks we love more than any other of the year because it’sContinue reading “Canmore 2023-2024 Preview”
Soldier Hollow 2023-2024 Recap
Biathlon is back in North America! It’s a rare occurence so those of us biathlon fans on this side of the Atlantic Ocean have to take advantage of it. While the crowds weren’t the same magnificent sizes of those in Europe, the fans were as enthusiastic as you could hope for. The athletes brought theirContinue reading “Soldier Hollow 2023-2024 Recap”
Olso-Holmenkollen 2023-2024 Recap
The weather sure was gross, but the racing was absolutely on fire. (Okay that was pretty cliché, but it was true!). The fans in Oslo, both the native Norwegians and everybody who made the pilgrimage to one of biathlon’s holy sites, have my utmost respect. The weather truly was gross with temperatures just at touchContinue reading “Olso-Holmenkollen 2023-2024 Recap”