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After 8 Years Leading US Biathlon Women, Kähkönen to Head Up Finnish Team

Chelsea LittleApril 3, 2018

When Jonne Kähkönen was hired to be the women’s national team coach by the US Biathlon Association (USBA) in 2010, there wasn’t much of a playbook to follow. The Finn couldn’t mimic the footsteps of his predecessor, because there wasn’t one. For the first time, the women’s team was going to have a coach of their own. “The men’s program was on a really high level going into Vancouver [2010 Olympics],” USBA Chief of Sport...

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Sunday Rundown: Seefeld, Goms, Ridnaun, Craftsbury

FasterSkierJanuary 28, 2018

IBU Open European Championships (Ridnaun-Val Ridanna, Italy): Single mixed & mixed relays Susan Dunklee and Lowell Bailey teamed up for the final day of the 2018 International Biathlon Union (IBU) Open European Championships in Ridnaun, Italy, and raced to a bronze medal in the single mixed relay. The American duo, both of which earned individual medals at last year’s IBU World Championships, finished just 9.1 seconds out of first, which went to Norway’s Thelka Brun-Lie...

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Emily Dreissigacker on World Cup Cusp

Jason AlbertOctober 25, 2017

Say this name three-times fast: “Dreissigacker”. Not so easy at first. Break the four-syllable surname into discrete parts: Driess (with a hard I) – i – gack – er. It then rolls off the tongue … Dreissigacker. In northern Vermont and in particular around the Craftsbury Outdoor Center, Emily Dreissigacker, of the Craftsbury Green Racing Project (CGRP) is as well known a name as any. Her parents, Dick Dreissigacker and Judy Geer, bought the Outdoor...

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Americans Dominate 2017 Merino Muster and Half Marathon

Gabby NaranjaSeptember 6, 2017

Visibility was thin and temperatures were below freezing last Saturday at the Snow Farm. Opaque white clouds of fog swept over the landscape near Wanaka, New Zealand, showcasing a skyline that seemed to play on the country’s largest historical farm industry: sheep. If bluebird skies and sun had greeted competitors in previous years, racers in the 2017 Merino Muster experienced temperatures around -5 degree Celsius (23 Fahrenheit) and a four-meter radius of visible track, then...

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Dunklee Doubles Up at USBA Rollerski Champs; Bailey and Smith Win (Updated)

FasterSkierAugust 14, 2017

Special thanks to John Lazenby for providing photos from 2017 US Biathlon Rollerski Championships in Jericho. For a Ethan Allen Firing Range inside a National Guard military base. Just as it has in the past, the format included men’s and women’s sprints on Saturday followed by mass starts on Sunday, and this year, the races drew nearly 100 competitors from across the U.S. and even some from Canada. A Complete results: Mass Start

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FasterSkier’s Biathlon Performances of 2016: Dunklee and Canadian Men’s Relay

BrainspiralApril 22, 2016

Looking back on 2015/2016, there were a long list of biathlon results for the U.S. and Canada to be excited about. Here are a few of the best, three of which included medals.

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Mass Start Complete, Dreissigacker Bids Adieu to International Biathlon

Chelsea LittleMarch 13, 2016

Vermonter Hannah Dreissigacker finished 27th in the final race of her international biathlon career, the 12.5 k mass start at World Championships. “I love biathlon,” Dreissigacker mused. “I have to say, it’s a really really amazing sport."

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Dorin Habert Perfect in Mass Start Gold; Dunklee 11th, Crawford 15th in Biathlon World Champs

Chelsea LittleMarch 13, 2016

Both Susan Dunklee of the U.S. and Rosanna Crawford of Canada turned in their best ever results in a Championship mass start, but were looking for more. “I was certainly dreaming of medals here, and I feel like my level is high enough that I’m capable of being on the podium at an event like this," Dunklee said.

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In Last Relay Before Dreissigacker and Cook Retire, U.S. Women 13th in Oslo

Chelsea LittleMarch 11, 2016

“I’m really sad to be saying goodbye to Annelies and Hannah as teammates,” Clare Egan said. “Really, really sad." Despite the high emotions, the American women's relay kept things professional and turned in a good day on the range to finish 13th as a team.

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Crawford, Dunklee and Ransom Top 20 in World Champs 15 k (with Photo Gallery)

Chelsea LittleMarch 9, 2016

The top Canadians solved some shooting frustrations, while Susan Dunklee turned in a course time just 6.8 seconds off the fastest of the day to make up for three penalties. Marie Dorin Habert and Anais Bescond gave France both gold and silver in the 15 kilometer individual in Oslo.

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Despite ‘Disaster’, Dunklee Fights to 10th in World Champs Pursuit; Gold for Dahlmeier

Chelsea LittleMarch 6, 2016

Susan Dunklee was skiing in the top five of the biathlon World Championships pursuit until the third shooting stage, where she missed three targets and dropped to 20th. But with the second-fastest ski time of the day, she could salvage her second top ten of the weekend by the finish.

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Season Bests for Dreissigacker, Nordgren at World Champs; 12 North Americans Into Pursuit

Chelsea LittleMarch 5, 2016

Tim Burke, Hannah Dreissigacker, and Leif Nordgren joined Susan Dunklee in the top 20 in the World Championships sprints, while the entire U.S. and Canadian men's teams made the cuts for Sunday's pursuits.

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France Tops IBU World Championships Opening Relay in Oslo; U.S. 10th, Canada 11th

Harald ZimmerMarch 3, 2016

Martin Fourcade versus Simon Schempp: Two perennial rivals duking it out on the final loop of Thursday's mixed relay. It was a fitting end to the first race of the 2016 IBU World Championships in Oslo, Norway. While Fourcade anchored France to gold and Germany took second, the U.S. placed 10th and Canada 11th.

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Under Darkness, Czech Women Win Presque Isle Relay; U.S. 10th for Season Best

Harald ZimmerFebruary 14, 2016

With darkness quickly setting in on Presque Isle's World Cup trails early Saturday evening, the Czech Republic won the women's relay by 25 seconds over Ukraine and Germany, respectively, while the U.S. women combined for their best result of the season in 10th.

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Dunklee Fights for Fifth; Soukalova Wins Second Straight and Three U.S. Women in Top 25

Alex KochonFebruary 13, 2016

Friday was all about focus for Susan Dunklee. Coming off a historic second-place finish in the IBU World Cup sprint the day before, the U.S. biathlete was looking for more success in the pursuit, starting 18 seconds behind the race leader. On a challenging and cold afternoon, she finished fifth for her best result in a pursuit, while the U.S. women had a banner day with three in the top 25.

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Silver in Presque Isle: Dunklee Gets Her Due in Home World Cup

Alex KochonFebruary 11, 2016

Susan Dunklee had been looking forward to racing at a home World Cup for the better part of the last five years, and then some. She found her "happy" place on Thursday to achieve a historic career-best: second place in the women's IBU World Cup sprint. "In order to have my best performances in biathlon or anything in life … I really have to find what I love about it,” she said.

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Bailey Catches Green, Anchors U.S. to Best-Ever Fourth in Mixed Relay; Canada Ties Best in 6th

Alex KochonFebruary 8, 2016

Considering anything better than sixth would have been a first-ever for either the U.S. or Canada in Sunday's IBU World Cup mixed relay, that put Lowell Bailey in a bit of a position heading into the final loop. He ended up catching Canada's anchor, Brendan Green for fourth and came within 1.7 seconds of third.

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Pidhrushna, Other Late Starters Surprise in Canmore Sprint; Ransom Ties Career-Best 19th

Alex KochonFebruary 5, 2016

The 43rd starter, Ukraine’s Olena Pidhrushna picked off the places to achieve her first World Cup win in four seasons after "retiring" from racing last year. "I realized how much I miss biathlon and how I need it," she said.

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First Relay Victory for Italy; Canadian Women 10th and U.S. 15th

Seth AdamsDecember 13, 2015

The Italian women took their first-ever win in a World Cup relay Sunday in Hochfilzen, Austria, with Italy's Dorothea Wierer besting Germany’s Franziska Preuss by two tenths of a second in an all-out sprint to the finish.

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Crawford Keeps Her Cool for 13th in Östersund 15 k; Egan Leads U.S. in 44th

Alex KochonDecember 3, 2015

If you were wondering whether a podium in the first race of the season took the pressure off Rosanna Crawford for the first individual women’s race on Thursday, the answer is no. The Canadian biathlete explains her mindset and physical form during the 15 k individual, in which she placed 13th.

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