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”
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Lenzerheide 2024-2025 World Championships Preview
Schedule: – Wednesday February 12: Mixed Relay (W+M)– Friday February 14: Women’s 7.5km Sprint– Saturday February 15: Men’s 10km Sprint– Sunday February 16: Women’s 10km Pursuit + Men’s 12.5km Pursuit– Tuesday February 18: Women’s 15km Individual– Wednesday February 19: Men’s 20km Individual– Thursday February 20: Single Mixed Relay (W+M)– Saturday February 22: Women’s 4x6km RelayContinue reading “Lenzerheide 2024-2025 World Championships Preview”
Antholz Recap
The Winners – Top Performers of the Week Nations Medal Table for the Week Nation Medals Norway 🇳🇴 🥇🥇🥈🥈🥈🥈 France 🇫🇷 🥇🥇🥇🥈🥉 Germany 🇩🇪 🥈🥉🥉 Sweden 🇸🇪 🥇🥉 Italy 🇮🇹 🥉🥉 Athlete Medal Table for the Week Athlete Medals Lou Jeanmonnot 🇫🇷 🥇🥇 Tarjei Boe 🇳🇴 🥇🥈 Sturla Holm Laegreid 🇳🇴 🥇🥈 Franziska Preuss 🇩🇪 🥉🥉Continue reading “Antholz Recap”
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”
Soldier Hollow 2023-2024 Preview
The IBU World Cup is back in North America!! This is such a rare thing for us over here in North America that we really have to celebrate it. I initially wanted to do the double Soldier Hollow – Canmore weeks. Unfortunately it didn’t work so I’m missing out this week and I’m exceptionally enviousContinue reading “Soldier Hollow 2023-2024 Preview”
The Norwegian Six
We have a number of important bibs in biathlon. The Yellow bib for the Overall leader. The Red bibs for the leaders of the different disciplines. The Blue bib for the best u25 athletes. Even the unofficial Silver bib given out at the end of the season to the best 33+ athlete. This season though,Continue reading “The Norwegian Six”
Lenzerheide 2023-2024 Preview
Dates: December 11, 2023 – December 17, 2023 Schedule: – Thursday December 14: Women’s Sprint– Friday December 15: Men’s Sprint– Saturday December 16: Women’s Pursuit + Men’s Pursuit– Sunday December 17: Women’s Mass Start + Men’s Mass Start Course Overview: – Stadium altitude: 1393 meters– Maximum altitude on course: 1444 meters– Lowest altitude on course:Continue reading “Lenzerheide 2023-2024 Preview”
Hochfilzen Weekend Recap
Women’s Athlete of the Week: Lena Haecki-Gross Sure, Lena Haecki-Gross didn’t win like Tandrevold and Elvira did, but how can you argue that she wasn’t the story of the week for the women? Okay, fine, you definitely can and I will in part 2 coming tomorrow! But still, Haecki-Gross had one hell of a weekendContinue reading “Hochfilzen Weekend Recap”