Dates: December 12th – December 14th, 2025 Schedule: – Friday December 12: Men’s 10km Sprint + Women’s 7.5km Sprint– Saturday December 13: Men’s 12.5km Pursuit + Women’s 4x6km Relay– Sunday December 14: Men’s 4×7.5km Relay + Women’s 10km Pursuit Course Overview: – Stadium altitude: 1,010m– Maximum altitude on course: 1,035m– Lowest altitude on course: 997m–Continue reading “2025-2026 Hochfilzen Preview”
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Norway 2025-2026 Team Preview
Norway, the traditional native homeland of biathlon, continues to march forward as a biathlon super power into the mid 2020’s. The Norwegian men have been a force for decades now including two of the three kings of the sport, Ole Einar Bjoerndalen and Johannes Thingnes Boe, two of the three greatest of all time. TheContinue reading “Norway 2025-2026 Team Preview”
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”
Breakthrough and Career Best Seasons
Every year we see improvement coming from all over the place. It’s one of my favorite aspects of the season to see these men and women and celebrate them throughout the year. Think of my love of Suvi Minkkinen this season! There is also something really exciting about an athlete reaching their potential or findingContinue reading “Breakthrough and Career Best Seasons”
Ruhpolding Recap
The Winners – Top Performers of the Week Nations Medal Table for the Week Nation Medals France 🥇🥇🥈🥉🥉 Norway 🥇🥈🥈🥉 Germany 🥇🥈🥈🥉 Sweden 🥇🥈 Italy 🥇 Latvia 🥉 Switzerland 🥉 Athlete Medal Table for the Week Athlete Medals Franziska Preuss 🥈🥈 Vebjoern Soerum 🥇 Lou Jeanmonnot 🥇 Tommaso Giacomel 🥇 Elvira Oeberg 🥇 Emilien Claude 🥈Continue reading “Ruhpolding Recap”
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”
Breakthroughs and Career Years
It’s time for one my favorite exercises of the first trimester…celebrating 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”
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”
2022-2023 Men’s Rookies of the Year
It’s that time of year where we celebrate those athletes who made the biggest impressions on us. We already celebrated JT Bø’s historic season, Julia Simon’s championship year, and the breakout men and women of the 2022-2023 campaign. Now it is time to celebrate the rookies who gave us a first look at their futureContinue reading “2022-2023 Men’s Rookies of the Year”