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(Note: This is the second in a series of interviews with U.S. Biathlon Association coaches and staff. The first was with USBA Head Coach Per Nilsson.) Last summer, the U.S. Biathlon Association made a big change by hiring Jonne Kahkonen as a dedicated head coach for the women’s team. Up until that point, the women hadn’t had their own program. “There were enough of us to really warrant having a women’s coach, and having a...

Biathlon Interviews World Cup

Exclusive Interview: Nilsson, Head of U.S. Biathlon Program, Dishes About Coaching

Chelsea LittleMay 4, 20111

(Note: this is first in a series of interviews with the coaches and staff of the U.S. biathlon team.) When Per Nilsson took over head coaching duties for the U.S. biathlon team after the 2006 Olympic Games, the U.S. men had already begun a slow ascent in the nations cup standings, climbing from 20th place in 2003 to 15th after Torino. With Nilsson’s help, the rise has continued: the men have now finished either 10th...

Biathlon General Juniors Results

13 Biathletes Selected for World Juniors

Chelsea LittleDecember 31, 20102

After a three-day series of trials races at Camp Ethan Allen in Jericho, Vermont, the U.S. Biathlon Association (USBA) has named thirteen athletes to the team for World Junior Championships. The event will be held in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic, from January 29th to February 5th. The team is headlined by top qualifiers Ethan Dreissigacker (Morrisville, VT/Dartmouth College/Craftsbury Nordic Ski Club/Ethan Allen Biathlon Club), Sam Dougherty (Anchorage, AK/Alaska Biathlon/Alaska Winter Stars), Corrine Malcom (Hayward, WI/Maine...

Biathlon Continental Cup General Opinion

Strong Finishes for North Americans on IBU Cup, but is Increased European Presence Best for Domestic Biathlon?

Chelsea LittleDecember 29, 2010

This year, the U.S. Biathlon Association (USBA) had a radical shift in its athlete development strategy: instead of sending a full squad to the World Cup and leaving the rest of the American biathlon field at home, they would minimize their World Cup presence to only those athletes who were succeeding, and field a much larger team at the IBU (International Biathlon Union) Cup races. While the U.S. biathletes that FasterSkier talked to, on and...

Biathlon General Juniors Olympics

USBA and USSA Announce Qualifying Criteria for 2012 Youth Olympics

Chelsea LittleDecember 26, 2010

While the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria are still more than a year away, both the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) and the U.S. Biathlon Association (USBA) have posted qualifying criteria for the event. Why so early? Entries for the Youth Olympics, which are scheduled for January 13th through 22nd, 2012, are due at the beginning of December, 2011. Since there won’t be much time for qualification events that winter, most of...

Biathlon Continental Cup General Results

The More the Better: Four More Biathletes Head to Europe after Minnesota Trials

Chelsea LittleDecember 20, 20102

With eleven athletes already racing in Europe – that’s more than the U.S. Ski Team can say – what could the U.S. biathlon community possibly ask for from their governing body? Well, if some is good, then more is better. After a second series of trials races in Mount Itasca, Minnesota, the U.S. Biathlon Association (USBA) named four more athletes to the IBU Cup roster (the series one level below the World Cup), as well...

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

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...

Juniors Racing

Biathlon World Cup Racing Resumes in Kontiolahti, Finland

FasterSkierMarch 11, 2010

Kontiolahti, FINLAND – IBU World Cup racing resumes here this week following the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. The U.S. biathletes will compete in three World Cup events this month – Kontiolahti, Finland; Oslo, Norway and Khanty Mansiysk, Russia – before the season is over. For Tim Burke (Paul Smiths, N.Y.) the goal is clear – to return to the Top 10 in the Overall World Cup standings. “That’s were Tim belongs and we will...

Biathlon Racing

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...

Biathlon Racing

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...

Biathlon General News Olympics Racing

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...

Biathlon Racing

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...

Biathlon Racing

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...

Biathlon General News Racing Uncategorized World Cup

Burke has chance at Yellow Bib, Today a “Best” for Team Result; Amazing Awaits. . .

December 19, 20091

“I guess that’s the best team result I’ve seen so far”, head coach Per Nilsson couldn’t help smiling after today’s sprint competition in Pokljuka, Slovenia. With three US athletes starting in tomorrow’s pursuit there are plenty of things to be happy about – or to even pray for. Burke has Chance on Yellow Bib Tim Burke’s eighth place in the sprint competition would already be amazing without the fact that he has a great chance...

Biathlon Racing Results

Biathlon 2010 Team Trials Get Underway

Matthew VoisinDecember 12, 20092

Thanks to great volunteers that blew snow over the 2.5 km course at Mt. Itasca, the 2010 Team Trials got underway today. While the course was not as difficult as the 3.5 km loop, it was challenging enough for the USBA to evaluate the racing. In the men’s 10 km sprint competition it was National B Team member Mark Johnson skiing away from the field in a time of 26:20. In the women’s 7.5 km...

Biathlon General News Racing

USBA issues a “same wax” protocol for the 2010 Team Trials at Mt Itasca

December 11, 200931

You may applaud it’s fairness and simplicity, or you may think the policy reads like a paragraph out of Vonnegut’s “Harrison Bergeron”, but like it or not, the United States Biathlon Association is implementing a “same wax” protocol throughout the December biathlon trials at Mt Itasca. The waxing protocol will apply to both the IBU Cup Team Trials held December 12th – 22nd and the Jr/Youth World Team Trials, held December 19th – 22nd. Standard...

Biathlon Racing World Cup

Tim Burke takes Third in Oestersund Biathlon 10km sprint

December 5, 20092

This morning in Oestersund, Sweden, Tim Burke proved that his podium performance on Thursday was no fluke by racing to another podium finish in the second of two individual World Cup Biathlon races. For Burke, whose second place finish in Thursday’s 20km race was one of the top finishes in US biathlon history, this weekend will combine to be a historic set of races for both Burke and the team. Ole Einer Bjoerndalen of Norway took first by...

Biathlon General News

Kevin Patzoldt Makes Final Selection for 2009 Biathlon World Cup Team

FasterSkierOctober 23, 2009

The International Competition Committee of the US Biathlon Association is pleased to announce that Kevin Patzoldt of Grand Rapids, MN will be named as the 5th man for the US World Cup team. Kevin is a graduate of Gustavus Adolfus College and has been training full time with coach Vladimir Cervenka at Mt Itasca Biathlon for the past year and half. Kevin is a veteran of several World Junior Championship Teams, and has competed several...

Biathlon Dryland Racing

US Biathlon Repeats Success at Summer World Championships

FasterSkierSeptember 29, 2009

Another day, another great result for the US Biathlon Team. The World Championships in Summer Biathlon ended Sunday in Oberhof with the Pursuit competitions. Again, the US Team turned in a strong team performance. The US men started the pursuit competition in strong position. Although the desired medal was again denied, the men nevertheless managed to prove that they are in good form entering the Olympic year. Tim Burke started fourth, 23 seconds behind Saturday’s...

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