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France Tops 28 Nations in Single-Mixed Relay; USA Seventh

Clare EganFebruary 16, 2024

FasterSkier’s Coverage of the Biathlon World Championships is made possible through the generous support of the Craftsbury Outdoor Center: New England’s finest snowmaking, world class race venues and touring trails, healthy food in abundance, comfortable accommodations at Craftsbury: Sports, Sustainability, Stewardship. Twenty-eight nations started the Single-Mixed Relay on Thursday at Biathlon World Championships in Nove Mesto na Morave, Czech Republic. After just over 35 minutes of fast and furious racing, France claimed the gold,...

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Norway Golden in World Championship Single-Mixed Relay Thriller

Clare EganFebruary 16, 2023

Twenty seven nations took part in the Single-Mixed Relay today at Biathlon World Championships in Oberhof, Germany, but none could match the star power of Norwegian duo, Marte Olsbu Roeiseland and Johannes Thignes Boe. They teamed up to win Boe’s fifth straight gold medal at the 2023 Championships, and Olsbu’s record-breaking 13th World Championship gold. But it did not come easily. Though Norway were heavy favorites coming into the race, nothing is certain in biathlon,...

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Biathlon World Championships: Boe and Laegreid in a League of Their Own

Clare EganFebruary 13, 2023

This winter, two Norwegian men have set a new standard of excellence in biathlon. In Sunday’s Pursuit at the IBU World Championships in Oberhof, Germany, twenty-nine-year-old Johannes Thignes Boe and 25-year-old Sturla Holm Laegreid put on a masterclass. They both shot 20/20—something many biathletes never manage to do in a whole career—to claim their now familiar places on the gold and silver steps of the podium. Having won the Sprint, Boe started first in the...

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Norwegian Biathletes Already Talk Boycott of Canmore and Maine World Cups

Chelsea LittleJuly 8, 2015

The Norwegian men aren't psyched about traveling to North America for World Cups next season, saying that World Championships afterwards are more important. Max Cobb, the head of the IBU's Technical Committee, points out that there are two and a half weeks of free training time before World Champs. For the Norwegians, that might not be enough.

Biathlon Racing

With Shipulin’s Late Heroics, Russia Unbeatable in Bad-Weather Oberhof Relay

Evan GirardJanuary 8, 2015

There was wind. There was fog. There were crashes. In a normal World Cup relay, 12 spare rounds and a penalty loop would place a team far back indeed. But in Oberhof, Germany, today, it represented excellence - and Russia claimed their third-straight men's relay victory.

Biathlon Racing Results World Cup

Johannes Bø Takes Kontiolahti Sprint Victory; Smith Leads Canadians

Seth AdamsMarch 13, 2014

It was warm, wet and calm in Finland on Thursdsay requiring perfect shooting and strong legs. Norwegian Johannes Thingnes Bø delivered, shooting clean and beating France's Martin Fourcade, who also cleaned, by 7.1 seconds. Canada's Nathan Smith led the North Americans in 21st.