The Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast

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!

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 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/

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!

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

In part 2 of our excellent discussion with Canadian national team head coach Andrew Chisholm we touch on:
- Changes he and Co-Head Coach Helene Jorgensen are making to the management of the team
- Their coaching and training philosophies
- Covering more race day responsibilities
- What does success look like for Biathlon Canada in the 2025-2026 season?

Finally! We are interviewing one of the head coaches of the Canadian National Team. It should have happened long ago but we are happy to be joined by Andrew Chisholm for a 2 part interview. In part 1 we discuss:
- Andrew's journey to this position
- The daily responsibilities of a head coach
- Olympic prep and team logistics
- Deeeeeeeeeeeep dive into waxing

Part 2 of our interview with Matthias Ahrens. In this section we discuss:
- Climate Change
- What his athletes can learn from the current World Cup athletes
- Changes in shooting techniques
- The challenge and opportunities with the German women's depth
- The best venue on the World Cup

Our dear friend Matthias Ahrens rejoins us for a wide ranging conversation! We discuss his move from Canada and the Biathlon Alberta Training Center back to his home in Germany where he now works training members of the German Youth/Junior teams. In part 1 we focus extensively on the differences between the two systems (North America vs. Europe primarily) and his adjustments back home.

Just a quick round up of the latest news from the world of biathlon including:
- Coaching change for the Czech women and Austrian teams
- Laegreid changing ski brands
- Roster announcements from many teams including Norway, France, Sweden, and Germany
- General chit chat
- Trivia time for RJ
*Apologies for Jordan's audio. He sounds like he's recording with a tin can. It was a last minute decision to record and he was at work without his mic!*