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Boe Cruises to Victory in Pursuit, Leaving Field to Battle for Second

Chelsea LittleDecember 11, 2010

As Alexis Boeuf of France told IBU News on Friday, “You know, in biathlon one day you can be on the podium and the next day be last.” That wasn’t quite true on Saturday, although Sergui Sednev of the Ukraine, who finished second in Friday’s sprint, dropped to 29th in the next day’s pursuit. No, what is more noticeable is that the stars of last weekend’s World Cup openers in Ostersund, Sweden, haven’t shone as...

Biathlon General Results

Studebaker Career-Best 26th In Hochfilzen

Chelsea LittleDecember 10, 2010

Sara Studebaker was the only woman the United States Biathlon Association had enough confidence in to pre-select for the first period of World Cups this year. And after last weekend’s racing in Ostersund, Sweden, some people were wondering why: she finished 72nd in the individual race and 88th in the sprint. But in Ostersund, Studebaker had water-borne parasites to contend with. When the World Cup moved to Hochfilzen, Austria this week, she was ready, and...

Biathlon General Results

Fourth Straight Norwegian Win in Biathlon, but It’s Not Who You’d Expect

Chelsea LittleDecember 10, 2010

For the fourth straight race, a Norwegian biathlete stood atop the World Cup podium. Was it 36-year-old veteran Ole Einar Bjorndalen? Or perhaps the overall World Cup leader, Emil Hegle Svendsen? Those would be smart guesses, but they’d also be wrong. Instead, it was their teammate, 22-year-old Tarjei Boe, who was the second-fastest skier on Friday and shot clean. Boe has never graced a World Cup podium before, much less won a race. But in...

Biathlon General News Olympics Racing US Ski Team World Cup

Biathlete Burke Says He’d Race XC Relay for U.S.

Nathaniel HerzDecember 9, 20108

After the U.S. men’s performance in the season-opening World Cup relay in Sweden, which had Andy Newell, Kris Freeman, and Noah Hoffman hanging with the leaders through nearly three full legs, the question hung in the air: Who would be the skier to fill the void in the fourth spot? The answer seemed to lie back at home, in the form of a rising star like Tad Elliott, who could be ready in time for...

Biathlon General Health News Racing Training World Cup

Russian Biathletes Plan Comeback this Weekend

Inge ScheveDecember 7, 2010

With their doping suspensions completed and competition ban lifted, one Russian biathlete retires and two return to the international racing circuit this weekend.

Biathlon General News Racing World Cup

Bjoerndalen Bests Svendsen in Thrilling Ostersund Pursuit

Nathaniel HerzDecember 5, 20104

The first big chinks in Ole Einar Bjoerndalen’s armor showed up at the 2010 Olympics, where his two-medal performance was eclipsed by the three podiums collected by his Norwegian teammate, Emil Hegle Svendsen. Bjoerndalen, 36, was charitable at the time, as befitted a living legend with nearly three-dozen World Championships medals to his name. And there was no sense that he felt threatened by Svendsen—after all, the three medals that Svendsen won in Vancouver represented...

Biathlon General Results

Makarainen Shoots Clean, Adds Minute to Lead in Pursuit for Second Victory

Chelsea LittleDecember 5, 2010

Before this weekend, Finland’s Kaisa Makarainen had never won a World Cup biathlon race. How things change. After winning Friday’s sprint race by eighteen seconds, then extending that lead to almost a minute and a half in Sunday’s pursuit race, Makarainen will have a target on her back when the World Cup heads to Hochfilzen, Austria, next weekend. Makarainen was the first woman out of the starting gate and never looked back, shooting clean through...

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Svendsen, Bjorndalen, and Fourcade Repeat on World Cup Podium

Chelsea LittleDecember 4, 2010

Much to Ole Einar Bjorndalen’s chagrin, his Norwegian teammate Emil Hegle Svendsen beat him for a second straight race. As Bjorndalen crossed the finish line in second place, 3.9 seconds behind Svendsen at the end of Saturday’s 10 k World Cup sprint, he threw his poles onto the ground in frustration and rolled his eyes at the cameraman. Bjorndalen held the lead at the 8.4 k checkpoint, but fell on the final downhill coming into...

Biathlon General News Racing World Cup

100 Starts Later, Finn Takes First Biathlon Win; Imrie 69th

Nathaniel HerzDecember 3, 2010

For Kaisa Makarainen, 112 is the magic number. That’s how many starts it took for the 27-year-old Finnish biathlete to win her first World Cup race, which she did Friday on a freezing course in Ostersund, Sweden. Using clean shooting, and skiing that was as hot as the weather was cold—temperatures on the trails were as low as negative 19.2 Celsius, .8 degrees above the legal limit—Makarainen won the women’s 7.5 k sprint, 19 seconds...

Biathlon Juniors News Other News

USBA Junior Worlds Trials At Jericho, Vermont

Ben TheyerlDecember 2, 2010

The Ethan Allen Biathlon Club will be hosting the 2011 United States Biathlon Association (USBA) Youth/Junior World Team Trials and the USBA/Biathlon Canada North American Cup #2 at the Ethan Allen Firing Range in Jericho, Vermont on December 27th to 30th, 2010. Results of the Youth/Junior World Team Trials will determine the athletes that will be selected to compete and represent the United States in the Youth/Junior World Championships in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic, January...

Biathlon General Results

Norwegian Men 1-2 in Biathlon Opener; Nordgren Rides Clean Shooting to Best-Ever World Cup Result

Chelsea LittleDecember 2, 20102

The story of the day at the men’s World Cup biathlon opener in Ostersund, Sweden, was how Norway’s Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, already a legend despite the fact that he hasn’t retired, blew an early lead in the 20 k individual race by missing two targets in the last shooting stage. Coming into that stage, Bjoerndalen had an edge of just over a minute on his teammate Emil Hegle Svendsen. But with a pair of missed...

Biathlon General Results

Zidek Wins Biathlon World Cup Opener; Spector a Sensational 25th

Chelsea LittleDecember 1, 20101

The biathlon World Cup opened in parasite-infested Ostersund, Sweden on Wednesday, with the country’s own Anna Carin Zidek riding clean shooting through four stages to a nine-second win over France’s Marie Laure Brunet in the 15 k individual competition. Hometown favorite Helena Ekholm finished third. Further down the results sheet, but not too much further, Laura Spector led the U.S. with a 25th-place finish. It was the best race of her career, and the best...

Biathlon General

Parasite in Drinking Water Sickens Biathletes on Eve of World Cup Openers

Chelsea LittleDecember 1, 2010

This year’s biathlon World Cup opener in Ostersund has an unexpected challenge: not only do racers have to vanquish their competitors, they also have to beat the parasites that are making happy homes inside their gastrointestinal tracts. According to The Local, a Swedish news site, 5,000 people in Ostersund are confirmed to have been infected with the parasite cryptosporidium, and it is feared that up to 9,000 could be affected. Officials are still searching for...

Biathlon Interviews

Currier, After Proving Himself to IBU, Is Ready for World Cup Opener

Chelsea LittleDecember 1, 2010

The first race of the men’s World Cup biathlon season isn’t until Thursday, but one U.S. man has already seen action: Russell Currier competed in a 10 k IBU Cup sprint last Saturday in Beitostolen, Norway. The International Biathlon Union (IBU) requires that all athletes competing in the World Cup to first finish an IBU Cup race – the next level down – within 15 percent of the leader. Currier, after proving himself to the...

Biathlon News Other News Racing

MWSC Prepares for USBA Trials in Canmore

FasterSkierNovember 23, 2010

We are entering our final week in Canmore, the first two have been filled with ski care, getting use to skiing on snow again, and preparing for USBA Trials races. The first week was very warm, and a mix of roller skiing, running and some skiing by the end of the week. The Canmore Nordic Center does an amazing job of making snow once the weather cooperates and gives cold temps. In the matter of...

Biathlon Results

Barnes, Leguellec Win Last Biathlon Trials Races; Seven Named For Races in Europe

Chelsea LittleNovember 20, 2010

Independent U.S. biathlete Tracy Barnes and Jean-Phillipe Leguiellec, a member of the Canadian national team, won mass start races in Canmore, Alberta on Friday. It was the end of a three-race series put on by the U.S. Biathlon Association (USBA) to select American athletes to send to World Cup and IBU Cup trips. In the women’s race, Barnes had the cleanest shooting on the day, missing only two targets in four stages, which translated to...

Biathlon

Spector, Once Again, and Bedard Prevail in Second Biathlon Trials Sprint

Chelsea LittleNovember 19, 2010

After winning the second sprint race of the U.S. Biathlon Association (USBA) selection trials in Canmore, Alberta, on Thursday, Laura Spector seems like almost a lock to join teammate Sara Studebaker, who was pre-qualified, for the first period of World Cups this winter. Meanwhile, Canada made it two-for-two as Marc-Andre Bedard won the men’s race. The Canadian athletes are not competing for spots on the World Cup, as their selection trials were held earlier this...

Biathlon Continental Cup General Lifestyle News Racing Training World Cup

Concern Over Recruitment in the Norwegian XC Camp

Inge ScheveNovember 18, 2010

The declining number of female racers at the opening FIS races at Beito this year is concerning the officials. There were far more female biathletes at the biathlon season opener the same weekend.

Biathlon

Perras, Spector Prevail in First Race of Low-Snow Biathlon Trials

Chelsea LittleNovember 17, 2010

With only a 1.2 k race loop and no penalty loop, the United States Biathlon Association (USBA) faced some major challenges in Canmore, Alberta, on the first day of senior trials racing on Tuesday. The stakes were high: top finishers from the race series will be able to join Sara Studebaker, Tim Burke, Jeremy Teela, and Leif Nordgren at early-season World Cups in Europe. But the race organizers got creative and and ultimately pulled off a...

Biathlon General

US Biathlon Preview: 2010-11 (corrected!)

Chelsea LittleNovember 16, 20101

(Note: FasterSkier initially made an error and reported that Lanny Barnes was not re-named to the National Team. Since then, we have corrected the article – it was in fact her sister, Tracy, who was not re-named. FasterSkier apologizes for the error.) Last year was a historic season for U.S. biathlon. In late December, Tim Burke captured the yellow World Cup leader bib, and continued to wear it through part of January; it was the...

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