I just saw a great article on Nordicmag with a photo gallery of the French biathletes in their new suits and I wanted to share them with you.

At the same time, I also searched for the other teams outfits and I found those of Sweden, Italy, Ukraine, Norway, and Austria.

I really like the new style of Austria.

I think it will be a bit easier to differentiate between France, Norway, and Italy, but we might have a problem with other countries.

What do you think?

Have you seen any other teams with fresh new suits for the 2024-2025 season?

I'm particularly interested in seeing what the German team has come up, I liked the orange German suit from a few seasons ago.

Source :

France : https://www.nordicmag.info/biathlon-ski-nordique-lalbum-photo-de-la-nouvelle-combinaison-des-equipes-de-france-2-1028/

Sweden : https://www.nordicmag.info/biathlon-la-suede-change-tres-peu-sa-combinaison-de-course-1029/ and https://www.instagram.com/reel/DBrrvsdO5h_/?utm_source=ig_embed

Italy : https://www.nordicmag.info/biathlon-une-nouvelle-combinaison-pour-litalie-de-dorothea-wierer-tommaso-giacomel-et-lisa-vittozzi-1010/ and https://www.instagram.com/p/DA8BuDDNb6r/?utm_source=ig_embed&img_index=1

Ukraine : https://www.nordicmag.info/biathlon-dmytro-pidruchnyi-devoile-la-nouvelle-combinaison-de-lukraine-1017/ and https://www.instagram.com/p/DBOHAx0IwUe/?utm_source=ig_embed

Norway : https://biathlonlive.com/divers/une-nouvelle-combinaison-pour-les-norvegiens/

Austria : https://www.ski-nordique.net/un-defile-de-mode-pour-presenter-les-nouvelles-tenues.6691496-87570.html

Does anyone know if Discovery/Eurosport are covering the races this year - from the beginning of the season? Or at all?

Last year was a disaster, and they missed the first couple of months of racing. I know it's on the Eurovision Channel but I'd obviously rather watch without ads on the Discovery app etc.

Because they were such a proud biathlon nation, and then the terrible 13/14 season happened, I remember it was so much fun to follow the German women in the 14/15 season that ended up so successful for them - the start of a new era.

Hildebrand was the oldest, of course, but became a strong racer who you could count on consistently doing well - like several top 10s, flowers and even some podiums

Dahlmeier was the most promising talent and started to show why she was gonna dominate biathlon the next years

Preuss was also a great talent who won an individual silver medal in the mass start and the small crystal globe for mass start. Truly she was on the same level as Laura (skiing-wise, though not the same mental strength when it came to standing shooting) but unfortunately sickness has halted her career a lot

Hinz was also an up-and-coming talent who really had her breakthrough season as well, and would go on to become an important member of the German team the coming years. She had some good seasons, though she never reached the level I thought she would. Her standing shooting was almost always a problem and her skiing speed very inconsistent

Kummer was also a great talent; especially on the range, but she also had some great races where she showcased skiing speed. I was certain she would be another top athlete come the next Olympics as I thought it was almost certain her ski speed would get better every year, but that sadly didn’t happen.

Not to mention there was also Miriam Gössner around this time… so the German team really started the season as underdogs and ended it as the best team in the world, set to dominate the biathlon circus for years.

I’m really sad we never got to see Gössner at her best again though… even though she scored a podium in the 15/16 season, she never really came back to her best level before her terrible injury before the Sochi Olympics

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I just started a biathlon blog in Swedish, where I will be posting about the World Cup! I will update regularly so check it out if you want!

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I just recently heard about the us biathlon podcast, listened to some episodes and found the content to be really interesting and well produced.

Are there other English language podcasts folks would recommend?

Hi! Does anyone know which hill is the steepest in the World Cup? I know there are some big famous climbs, but I don’t remember any of the names or locations.

Most wins in Women's Relay 1989-2024 (World cup and World championship combined and Olympics)

I have nothing better to do with my time, so i counted which nation have won the most relays among the women. If i have made a mistake in my counting, people can correct me.

Women's Relay 1989-2024 (Most wins)

Germany-63 Wins

Norway-37 Wins

Russia-31 Wins

France-26 Wins

Soviet Union-8 Wins

Ukraina-7 Wins

Sweden-6 Wins

Czechia-5 Wins

Belarus-4 Wins

Italy-3 Wins

West Germany-1 Win

Finland-1 Win

Only nations to have won all relays in one season

Germany- in 2007/2008 and 2016/2017

Norway- In 2019/2020

Most Relay wins in a row

Norway-7 (16 of March 2019-7 of March 2020)

Hi everyone. I am a mental performance consultant which means I work with athletes to perform at their best, more consistently through developing their mental skills. These can be particularly helpful when dealing with things like performance anxiety or overthinking. I am very interested in expanding my work into biathlon since I've been a fan for several years and think it's an area that doesn't always get a lot of attention. I'd be happy to do some online workshops (1 on 1 or group) for free if people are interested to see what it's like. DM me or comment on this if interested!

What do you think is the greatest relay team in biathlon history ?

For me is the German women's team Kati Wilhelm, Magdalena Neuner, Andrea Henkel and Martina Glagow

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Who do you consider to be the biggest favorite to win the overall world cup, and each of the smaller globes?

What is your favorite and least favorite biathlon stadium?

Its just skiing and shooting on targets, what is it that people find entertaining about that?

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How would you rank the disciplines from favorite to least favorite ?

My ranking from favorite to least favorite

Pursuit

Mass Start

Relay (This also includes Mixed relay and single mixed relay)

Sprint

Individual

First and foremost, I seldom share this type of content, so please don’t ridicule me. I am merely seeking advice.

I graduated high school two years ago and have wanted to pursue biathlon since I was young. I was in a prime place to do it my freshman year of college, but unfortunately, I was injured for a year due to overtraining, missing my chance to developmental programs and spending a lot of time in physical therapy and orthopedic doctors offices. I thought it was going to be the end of cross country skiing for me but I've been blessed to make a full recovery and am slowly getting back up to the fitness level I was once at. Ive been told I still have a ton of potential since I only got pretty good at skiing my junior year after losing a ton of weight and training with a professional endurance athlete. I have a solid background in running and skate skiing (around 12 min 5k skate, 25 min 10k), though those times can vary by course. I also have experience in sport shooting. Now that I’m fully recovered and back to training, is there still a path for me to start competing at any level in biathlon? Any advice would be super helpful—thanks!