The Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast

Pokljuka 2024-2025 Recap - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 131

Pokljuka was one heck of a ride. We had surprise performances galore and amazing Slovenian performances. This week we discussed:
- Jakov Fak and Anamarija Lampic
- Johannes Thingnes Boe's weekend and the state of the Men's Overall
- Lou Jeanmonnot and Franziska Preuss separated by just 20 pts
- The amazing young athletes in biathlon
- A few athletes closing strong including Julia Simon, QFM, Hanna Oeberg, and Martin Ponsiluoma
- A few predictions on the discipline globes
And More

Nove Mesto 2024-2025 Recap - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 130

The final trimester of the 2024-2025 season kicked off in Nove Mesto this week. It was a warm but exciting week of racing!
- We started the episode with a discussion of things that happened between Worlds and Nove Mesto including the German coaching change and the Latvian team incident
- There were several fresh winners this week including Jacquelin, Tandrevold, and Samuelsson
- The Overall Globe races tightened significantly and we discussed how we expect them to play out
- We discussed some very good racing from several now regular top 10 finishes including Giacomel, Hartweg, Suvi, and Campbell
- The tight race for the top 10 in the Women's Nations Cup for the 5 starting bibs
And so much more!

2025 Lenzerheide World Championships Week 2 - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 129

Whew! The athletes are surely exhausted after a grueling nearly 2 weeks in Lenzerheide and so too are the viewers! What a feast of biathlon we've had! In this episode we discuss:
- Overall take aways from these Worlds and a jump around of thoughts about the Worlds in general
- The specific races from the Individuals through the Mass Starts
- JT Boe's status as champion
- The medal distributions
- The schedule release for the 26-27 through 29-30 seasons
And more!

2025 Lenzerheide World Championships Week 1 - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 128

Week 1 of the 2025 World Championships is complete and it was PACKED with excitement. With just a day off before the races return we had to quickly discuss the biggest moments before we get more drama! This includes:
- Campbell Wright!!!
- JT Boe makes history with two individual gold medals
- Franziska Preuss continues to shine
- Justine Braisaz-Bouchet's smile returns
- The love of the biathlon family
- Suvi Minkkinen's run continues
- The ups and downs of the French men and women thus far
And more!

Lenzerheide World Championships Preview - Penalty Loop Podcast Episode 127

The 2024-2025 World Championships are here!!! We do a full review of the IBU Cup races in Ridnaun-Val Ridanna before we dive into everything we're thinking about as the World Championships approach. This episode we discuss:
- The continued dominance of the Norwegian men and the French women on the IBU Cup
- Paul Schommer!!
- Our 3 magical wishes for the World Championshps
- Does the long gap benefit or help anybody in particular?
- What to expect from JT Boe returning from a break with his family?
- Does anybody have "momentum?"
- Will Sweden surprise?
- Our many hopes for these 2 weeks
And more!

2024-2025 European Championship Review - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 126

Initially recorded shortly after the European Championship concluded, but released late due to our schedules, it is still important to chat about! In this episode we covered the hot topics coming from Val Martel including:
- Baiba Bendika's glorious Championships!
- Out impressions of the Val Martel venue
- The Norwegian men and the French women
- Anna-Karin Heijdenberg earns her World Championship spot
- The Canadian and American performances
- Italians perform well at home!
And More!

Antholz 2024-2025 - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 125

Sadly another trimester of World Cup biathlon has come to an end, but there was just so much to talk about this week both on and off the course! 
- We led off with the Norwegian European Cup roster announcement
- This was connected to the surprising yet not surprising Tarjei Boe retirement announcement
- We discussed the incredible Women's Overall Race and who can win!
- The French men win their 4th straight men's relay!
- Sturla Holm Laegreid grabs the Yellow bib...can JT Boe rebound?
- And a TON more

Ruhpolding 2024-2025 - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 124

It's been another amazing week of biathlon as we hit the midpoint of the season. From off the course news to some truly amazing racing, Ruhpolding certainly kept us on our toes. This week we discuss:
- JT Boe's surprise retirement announcement
- The top women all racing like champions
- Thoughts on the Swedes: Hanna Oeberg, Martin Ponsiluoma, and Samuelsson...trending up?
- Switzerland on the upswing including Niklas Hartweg looking very very good
- The "under the radar" athletes and nations keep performing!
- Giacomel's incredible Mass Start win
- Doro heading to a peak at Worlds?
And as usual a ton more!

Oberhof 2024-2025 - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 123

What a week it was! Oberhof was an absolutely jam packed weekend that showed us all of the emotions. Get ready because this is a LONG episode because we have a lot of thoughts about:
- Weather and it's effects this week
- Suvi Minkkinen and Julia Simon...the highs and the lows of biathlon in 2 days
- Finland's glorious week
- Elvira Oeberg's determination
- Lou Jeanmonnot looking like Lou Jeanmonnot
- Can Laegreid challenge JT Boe for the Overall?
And an so so so much more!

2024-2025 Winter Break - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 122

Let's get ready for the 2nd trimester! We just had a few things to catch up on before the racing starts again including:
- Quick Schalke biathlon review
- Update on RJ's analysis of the new start positions and its effect on racing
- Roster updates including Chloe Chevalier's retirement, Paula Botet, Sophie Chauveau, Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen
- Checking in on state of the Overall Globe race