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A Pair of 14’s for Canada at IBU World Cup Pursuit

January 25, 2010

In the final biathlon World Cup before the Olympics, Canadian biathletes Zina Kocher and Brendan Green showed strong form by both placing 14th in the IBU World Cup pursuit in Antholz, Italy. There were no U.S. finishers. Only two U.S. biathletes qualified for yesterday’s pursuit -Tim Burke in 31st and Haley Johnson in 59th – but Burke did not start the pursuit race and Haley Johnson did not finish. The U.S. biathletes have cited travel and race exhaustion as reasons to take this...

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Burke 21st, Qualifies for Pursuit

FasterSkierJanuary 23, 2010

With the two sprint competitions in Antholz, Italy coming to an end, ended for the bigger part of the US team. Only Haley Johnson and Tim Burke managed to qualify for tomorrow’s pursuit competition. For the coaches this kind of a result is nothing to worry about after three hard weeks of racing . “With the Olympic trials at the beginning of January and the hard weeks since then, the team definitively needs some rest....

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Neuner Wins Biathlon Sprint, Kocher 15th

FasterSkierJanuary 22, 2010

Magdalena Neuner (GER) won her second race of the week in Antholz, Italy, overcoming a single miss to claim victory in the 7.5km sprint. Neuner has been able to overcome poor shooting with her dominating skiing in recent weeks, but today she was solid on the range, and ended the day with a 13.2 second victory over teammate Andrea Henkel. Sandrine Bailly (FRA) took 3rd, 28.6 seconds back. Both Henkel and Bailly shot clean. “I...

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Tim Burke USOC Male Athlete of the Month

FasterSkierJanuary 22, 20103

This is the first time a US Biathlete has ever won Athlete of the Month. Said Max Cobb, US Biathlon Executive Director and he IBU Technical Delegate at the Antholz World Cup, “It is another great honor for us; another milestone for our program and Tim.” COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The U.S. Olympic Committee announced cyclist Sarah Hammer and biathlete Tim Burke as its December Athletes of the Month, while ice dancers Meryl Davis and...

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Zach Hall Nominated to U26 Biathlon World Championship Team

FasterSkierJanuary 21, 20102

Zach Hall (NIKISKI, AK) was nominated to the U26 Championship Team. The U26 Championships will be held in conjunction with the European Championships in Otepaa, Estonia. This is the inaugural year for a championship for U26, and will be a great opportunity for the top young seniors to compete on the international level. It will be a very full schedule with all 5 Olympic formats being contested: Sprint, Pursuit, Individual, Mass Start and Relay. Zach...

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Burke 29th in World Cup Biathlon, Canada Strong in 19th and 23rd

FasterSkierJanuary 21, 2010

Antholz, Italy – Tim Burke (USA) finished 29th today in the 20km individual start biathlon race. Burke finished 4:14 behind winner Serguei Sednev (UKR) who had a perfect day on the range. Burke skied well, posting the 6th fastest ski time, but he did not back that performance with his shooting. He had five total misses, the most of anyone in the top-30. He did score 12 World Cup points, and make up ground in...

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US 6th in Biathlon Relay After Battling for Podium, Russia Wins

Topher SabotJanuary 17, 2010

Ruhpolding, Germany – The biathlon relay format is one of the most exciting races in the Nordic disciplines – with four skiers and eight shooting stages, there is constant drama. To win a relay, a team needs all four skiers to be on. And they need to be on in both skiing and shooting. Today was no different, and Russia turned in a performance of impressive proportions. Breaking away on the first leg, the team...

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Jonsson Wins Biathlon Mass Start, Kocher 17th

FasterSkierJanuary 16, 2010

Helena Jonsson (SWE), the overall World Cup leader, skied to an impressive victory in the women’s 12.5km mass start biathlon competition today in Ruhpolding, Germany. Thousands of fans packed the stadium to watch the top 30 women in the world battle on a challenging course. Jonsson was one of only two women to shoot clean on her way to a 23.1 second victory over Simone Hauswald (GER). Germany, skiing in front of a passionate home...

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Burke Misses the Mark But Ready For Tomorrow

Nathaniel HerzJanuary 16, 2010

Halfway through the 15k mass start biathlon World Cup in Ruhpolding, Germany, things were going well for Tim Burke. Having hit all ten targets he’d fired upon, Burke was sitting in tenth and poised to move up, just 15 seconds behind the leader. Then things started going downhill. In the first standing stage, Burke missed two of five shots, and then missed another in the final stage, dropping him out of the top fifteen. By...

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U.S. Women’s Relay Team Debuts at Ruhpolding World Cup

FasterSkierJanuary 15, 2010

RUHPOLDING, Germany – The first U.S. women’s relay of the 2009-2010 season turned out to be a good test event for the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games. The Swedish women took their first ever victory in today’s relay ahead of Russia and Norway. Sara Studebaker (Boise, ID), Haley Johnson (Lake Placid, NY), Laura Spector (Lenox, MA) and Lanny Barnes (Durango, CO) finished 19th following some challenges on the track and shooting range. “I think despite the...

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Teela Paces North American Biathletes

FasterSkierJanuary 14, 2010

Ruhpolding (GER) – Jeremy Teela (USA) is rounding into form at just the right time. With the Olympics just around the corner, Teela posted his second consecutive top-20 World Cup biathlon finish, placing 17th in today’s 10km sprint competition. Teela finiahed 1:25.8 behind winner Emil Hegle Svendsen (NOR) with a single penalty. Svendsen shot clean, as did the two other men on the podium. Ole Einar Bjorndalen (NOR) was 2nd, just 3,2 seconds back, with...

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USBA Announces Athlete Nominations to the U.S. Olympic Committee

FasterSkierJanuary 11, 2010

NEW GLOUCESTER, Maine – The International Competition Committee of the U.S. Biathlon Association conducted a final review of results from the IBU Cup races in Altenberg, Germany this morning. As a result, the U.S Biathlon Association will forward the following list of athletes to the United States Olympic Committee. Men’s Olympic Team Nominations: 1) Tim Burke, Paul Smith’s, NY- prequalification from 2008-2009 season (2 top 15 results at WC) 2) Jay Hakkinen, Kasilof, AK- prequalification from...

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On-site Video of Tim Burke’s 2nd Place

FasterSkierJanuary 10, 2010

Jeremy Teela of the US Biathlon Team was not able to race in today’s Mass Start. Only the top 30 in the world start. So a day after a top-20 finish, he was on the sidelines. He used the time to shoot a great video that captures the excitement of a World Cup biathlon race. J Teela on

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Tim Burke With 2nd Place Finish in Mass Start in Oberhof

FasterSkierJanuary 10, 20104

OBERHOF, Germany – Tim Burke (Paul Smiths, NY) continued to make biathlon history today finishing in second place in the Mass Start World Cup event in Oberhof – the first ever Mass Start medal for a U.S. athlete – and resuming the top spot as Overall Leader in IBU World Cup standings. Burke finished today’s race at 40:00.2, 1:02.9 behind biathlon king Ole Einar Bjoerndalen’s (NOR) winning time of 38:57.3 . Strong winds and dense...

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Burke 19th in Today’s Biathlon 10km Sprint

FasterSkierJanuary 9, 2010

OBERHOF, Germany – Although being three hundred kilometers apart, today’s Sprint races in Oberhof and Altenberg both took place amid strong winds, dense fog and snow making the competition especially challenging for the U.S. biathletes. “Seriously? Today was the windiest race I ever did!”, said Tim Burke (Paul Smiths, NY) following his19th place finish in the World Cup Sprint in Oberhof. Burke started the race wearing the World Cup leader’s yellow bib. After today’s race,...

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Second Round of U.S. Biathlon Team Selection Races Continue in Altenberg

FasterSkierJanuary 9, 20101

The second phase of U.S. Biathlon Team Selection Races took place today in Altenberg at the IBU Cup Sprint events. The U.S. biathletes competing in Altenburg are vying for two open spots on the U.S. Olympic Team for men’s biathlon and three spots on the women’s team. Like their teammates in Oberhof, the U.S. athletes had to deal with similar weather challenges. Lowell Bailey (Lake Placid, NY) put his game together at the shooting range...

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Hauswald Takes Biathlon Sprint on a Nasty Afternoon, Johnson 61st for US

FasterSkierJanuary 8, 2010

Simone Hauswald of Germany gained a narrow victory over Helena Jonsson of Sweden in the Women’s 7.5K Sprint on a windy, snowy afternoon today in Oberhof. Both Hauswald and Jonsson had single penalties, but Hauswald crossed the finish line in 22:15.1, with Jonsson trailing by 8.7 seconds. Nervous Jonsson in Second Jonsson, wearing the combination Yellow/Red bib was quite happy to finish second. She said, “I was surprised to finish second. I was quite nervous...

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First Round of U.S. Biathlon Olympic Trails Compete in Altenberg

FasterSkierJanuary 7, 2010

ALTENBERG, Germany — The first phase of the U.S. Olympic Biathlon Team selection began today in Altenberg. U.S. biathletes competing in Altenburg are vying for two open spots on the Men’s Olympic Team and three spots on the Women’s Olympic Team. Trials began today with a time-trial Sprint race which was contested between the U.S. athletes, and was scored using percent-back – a formula in which the three top times are averaged together to get...

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Russia and Norway Take IBU Relays in Oberhof

January 7, 2010

Battle in Final Loop of Decides First Place for Women’s IBU World Cup in Oberhof Svetlana Sleptsova of Russia barely escaped with a win in the Women’s 4 X 6K Relay competition, as Andrea Henkel of Germany shot clean and closed a big gap over the final 2K loop, but could not catch the Russian woman Russia had no penalties, but eight spare rounds in their 1:14:23.5 win, with Germany, having no penalties and eleven...

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Final Round of U.S. Olympic Biathlon Team Trials Begin Tomorrow

FasterSkierJanuary 6, 2010

The IBU Continental Cup , which is the final phase of the U.S. Olympic Biathlon Team selection begins on Thursday, January 7th in Altenberg. U.S. biathletes competing in Altenberg are vying for two available spots on the Men’s Team and three spots on the Women’s Team. The roster of athletes competing in Altenberg includes: 2006 Olympian Lowell Bailey (Lake Placid, NY), 2006 Olympian Lanny Barnes (Durango, Co), 2006 Olympian Tracy (Barnes) Colliander (Durango, Co), BethAnn...

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