Dorothea Wierer hit all to win, as she was running out of fuel
by Last change: December 15, 2020 Dorothea Wierer, the winner of the last two editions of the overall world cup, started the 2020-21 season in the …
Author: Mathis Brorstad
Mathis Brorstad is a Norwegian freelance writer. He is mainly covering Athletics, Biathlon and other Winter Sports. In the past he has done work on odds and probabilities.
Sturla Holm Laegreid shocked many, but not our model
The 2020-21 BMW IBU Men’s World Cup commenced in precisely the same setting that brought the 2019-20 edition to its conclusion. Kontiolahti, Finland, welcomed the …
A look back at the women’s 2019-20 World Cup
Last season’s editions of the BMW IBU Biathlon Overall World Cups were gripping and exceptionally tight. The races for both men and women went to …
World Cup opening without Russian athletes?
According to the Russian news agency Tass, one Russian biathlete and three staff members have tested positive for Covid-19 ahead of the first weekend on …
Stina Nilsson struggling to find competitions
Stina Nilsson’s decision to make the move from cross country skiing to become a biathlete has created many biathlon related headlines after the 2019-20 season …
Ingvild Flugstad Oestberg will not compete in the 2020-21 season
In a mail to her sponsors the double Olympic champion, who was part of the winning team in the women’s team sprint in Sochi 2014 …
Young’s old record under siege
During the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, Kevin Young flew around the track in the men’s 400m hurdles final. Even as he clattered the last hurdle badly …
A prodigy’s teenage career at an end, are world records on the horizon?
Last update: 30/03/2021 Jakob is part of an exceptional feel-good story of three brothers, Henrik, Filip and Jakob who, despite coming from a Northern European …
Julia Simon profile
Last update: 13/03/2021 Julia Simon won her first major medal during the single mixed relay of the 2021 Pokljuka World Championships. Together with her team …