The Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast

Well, almost immediately after recording our May round up, the Italian and USA teams made their roster announcements. This was supposed to just be a little recording inserted into the prior episode but...you know us. We ended up discussing:
- Italian roster and coach announcements
- Brief Czechia discussion
- USA roster and coach announcements
- World Cup discussions
- Art projects 
- Moving to Canada

It has simply been too long. We got together for a little chat about what's new in our lives and in the biathlon world including:
- Coaching carousel
- Roster announcements 
- The Canadian exodus
- RJ thinks somebody isn't completely retired yet
- And honestly, quite a lot of just chatting

After a short break we are back to take one last look back at a very fun 2025-2026 Biathlon Season
- We go week by week sharing our memories and surprises. But it was such an amazing season we barely scratched the surface!
- Looking ahead to next season and dreaming about a wild Overall race
- Quick thoughts on a handful of athletes
- Jordan gets prematurely upset about the makeup of the 2026-2027 schedule
And more!

It's part 2 of our memories from our weekend at the Oslo-Holmenkollen races and festivities. In part 2 we have:
- Julia Simon with a thoughtful discussion of the Pursuit sprint with Hanna Oeberg as well as her place in biathlon history
- We try to cheer up Suvi Minkkinen after another remarkably successful season
- Check ins with our friends Nik Hartweg, Anna Gandler, and Campbell Wright
- Chats with North Americans Deedra Irwin, Margie Freed, Pascale Paradis, and Adam Runnalls
- A Polish check in with Kamila Zuk and Tobias Torgersen
- Johanna Taliharm recaps a trying but successful season
And more!

It's hard to believe that the glorious weekend in Oslo was already 1 week ago. But the memories are still fresh. Today we chatted mostly about the memories and a little about the racing. Included are:
- An amazing moment discussing Sturla's success with Tiril Eckhoff
- Saying goodbye to the Austrian powers Lisa Hauser and Simon Eder
- A fun moment with Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold
- Nice long chat with Denmark's rising star Anne de Besche
- Sibling laughter (a true highlight!!) with Hanna and Elvira Oeberg
- The memory of a lifetime with Lou Jeanmonnot
And more
Mentioned in the show, what Jordan wrote about Lou Jeanmonnot: https://penaltyloop.com/2026/03/24/our-beloved-champion/
Part 2 will come shortly!

Well we made it happen! RJ mid transit to Norway and Jordan still in Florida so we apologize for any poor audio quality! We tried to keep it brief because of RJ's time constraints so we weren't able to cover everything or go as deep as we would like but we did cover:
- Otepaa's weather challenges
- Sterling Sturla who continues his torrid streak
- Lou and Eric cruising to the Overall titles
- The wild and exciting Mixed Relays with some amazing results!
- Brief look at some globe races
- Jacquelin has the ultimate Jacquelin weekend
- Shout outs
- Sandra Flunger is on the move...where to?
And more!

It was the busiest week of the biathlon season with the World Cup in Kontiolahti, the IBU Cup concluding in Lake Placid, and the Youth/Junior World Championships finishing up in Arber. We had a lot to discuss tonight including:
- Sturla Holm Laegreid is competing like Sturla Holm Laegreid again
- Eric Perrot is no slouch though!
- Lou Jeanmonnot looks exhausted physically and mentally
- Long discussion on the state of Swedish biathlon and the extension of Johannes Lukas
- Fun relay finishes including Czechia, Poland and USA
- Emilien Jacquelin is, as always, Emilien Jacquelin. This week the good and the bad
- Interesting Mass Starts and important moments in them
- Just a tiny bit on the IBU Cup and Youth/Junior World Cup
And so much more!

Jordan and RJ reconvened multiple times over several days to catch up on all of the latest in the biathlon world including:
- Opening with recent news including: Tommaso Giacomel health updates, Retirements, Coaching changes
- One more look back at the 2026 Olympic Games. What surprised us in our reassessment?
- Preview of the Third Trimester and what we think might happen including looking at a few Globe races
- Checking in on the Junior Worlds
- Gro Randby's interesting season

The final race at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Games is yet another thrilling one.
- We say goodbye to two absolute legends: Dorothea Wierer and Franziska Preuss
- Oceane Michelon wins another medal and many more hearts with a brilliant gold
- Julia Simon digs deep to find the strength to chase down silver
- Tereza Vobornikova wins a beautiful bronze medal
- Anna Magnusson comes up just short once again for Sweden
- We celebrate some other high achievers including Anna Andexer and Anne de Besche
And More!

Last race of the men for the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics and it was another special (and history making!) one
- Johannes Dale-Skjevdal gives us all the feels with his first career 20/20 and the gold
- Quentin Fillon Maillet another fantastic skiing day brings him his 1st career bronze and moves him to 2nd in career Olympic medals
- Sturla Holm Laegreid ties for the most medals in a single Olympic Games with another silver
- Hard luck for Philipp Horn who came so close!
- Very tough scenes for Tommaso Giacomel
- The Swedish men end their Games quietly
- Jacquelin is once again Jacquelin
- Campbell Wright has some fun at the end
And more!