The Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast

Karoline Knotten November 2025 Interview - Penalty Loop Podcast Episode 150

Karoline Knotten graciously joined us last week from her training in Livigno before the races took place in Geilo. It was a very friendly visit and we can't wait to have her on again soon! For now we covered:
- Charting her own course outside the national training roster this summer
- Updates on her personal fitness
- Goals for 2025-2026
- Finding joy and training with new friends
- Learning from competitors and personal role models
- Loop One experience
And a ton more!

Niklas Hartweg November 2025 Interview - Penalty Loop Podcast Episode 149

Nik Hartweg joins the podcast once again for his first recorded episode with us in two seasons. There has been a LOT that has happened with Nik and biathlon in that period so we had a lot to discuss including:
- Prep, current form, and plans for the 2025-2026 seasons
- Goals and checkpoints for this season leading to the 2026 Olympics
- Memories of the Lenzerheide Worlds and 2022 Olympics
- Avoiding illness
- Surfing
- How he uses data during training
- Loop One as a spectator on site and the new targets that were used
- Swiss team success and explosion
- And a TON more!

Campbell Wright November 2025 Interview - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 148

The most entertaining man in biathlon - Campbell Wright - returns for another preseason chat! As always he was an absolute blast as we covered a lot in a relatively short period including:
- Loop One - his thoughts on the event and would he do it again?
- Updates on summer training and how he's feeling with now less than 1 month until the 2025-2026 season
- Racing tactics in Pursuits and Mass Starts
- His dream chase pack in a big race
- How high can the US men's team reach this season?
- What it's like being one of the most recognized and cheered biathletes
- And more!

Justus Strelow October 2025 Interview - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 147

Justus Strelow joins us again for another wonderful interview! He was coming to us from the team's Martello altitude camp and graciously gave us plenty of time to discuss a bunch of fun topics including:
- Being a dad!
- The new coaching staff and what the feeling in the team is as the 2025-2026 season nears
- Team dynamics and fun with the German men
- The narrow gap between top 20's and top 5's
- Preparations for Antholz and favorite venues/ranges
- And more!

Lotte Lie Interview - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 146

2025 City Biathlon Champion Lotte Lie comes back for another interview! It's her 3rd interview with us and we had a LOT to catch up on including:
- Her City Biathlon experience and the winning moment!
- Beating her buddy Karoline Knotten
- Summer training schedule and updates. Do the upcoming Olympics change the training plans?
- Belgium's continued biathlon growth and success
- And more!

IBU Cup Champ Camille Bened!!! - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 145

We are honored to be joined by reigning IBU Cup champion Camille Bened for a wonderful interview. Our graceful guest was kind enough to chat with us about anything and everything including:
- Her IBU Cup winning 2024-2025 season and experiences on the World Cup
- Overcoming injuries from fall 2 seasons ago
- Goals for 2025-2026 season and what she needs to do to accomplish them
- Her home life and her tiny hometown in France
- So much more!

Pascale Paradis Interview - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 144

We continue checking in with Team Canada with our first interview with up and coming talent Pascale Paradis! This was a true joy as we discussed:
- Her journey in biathlon including her first big success at the 2018 Youth Worlds
- Choosing her college career at University of Alaska vs IBU Cup
- Her first season on the World Cup and what Emma Lunder meant to her and the team
- Prep for the Olympic season
- And a TON more!

Logan Pletz Interview + Ziggy Mazet and Blink talk - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 143

Logan Pletz is back for more rifle talk! But before that we have a lot more to discuss:
- In the intro: Ziggy Mazet announces his departure from Norwegian team after this season + Blink Festival action and Lisa Vittozzi's return!
- Logan talks about his 2024-2025 season and what he learned from it
- His summer training and dodging cows
- Olympic hopes and what his aims for this season
- Update on the rifle project including the launch of Project LP rifle biathlon rifle manufacturing, updates on rifle design, and everything he's learned about rifles in the last year!
Find Logan's rifle company website here: https://projectlp.ca/
Jordan's piece on Laura's Dahlemier: https://penaltyloop.com/2025/07/30/the-comet/

Team Greenland Interview! - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 142

Ukaleq and Sondre Slettemark joined us for a delightful conversation about Team Greenland! We discussed A LOT but maybe the most enjoyable aspect of the time we spent together was seeing them interact as brother and sister. In this interview we discussed:
- Reflections on the Lenzerheide Worlds and looking ahead to Antholz 2026
- Their unique skills
- What it takes to be a great shooter like Ukaleq
- Sibling dynamics and racing together
- Common waxing and the impact of waxxing
- Sustainability, global warming, and summer biathlon growth
- And more!

Emma Lunder June 2025 Interview - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 141

We were delighted to be rejoined by recently retired Biathlon Canada star Emma Lunder to catch up on her life since retirement and much more. We covered quite a bit in this friendly conversation including:
- How she came to her decision to retire and enjoying her last weeks on the World Cup
- Her reflections on her years with the Canadian National Team
- Looking ahead to the future of Canadian biathlon
- How she's enjoyed her retirement
- Being a role model for young athletes