The Penalty Loop Podcast

Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 52 WC5 Ruhpolding

In episode 52 we review World Cup 5 as it took place in rainy Ruhpolding. Not a rank-by-rank race discussion, but rather things that stood out, general thoughts about the world of biathlon, data analysis and visualization, and streaks and clean shooting.
We hope you enjoy it!
 
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One of the dashboards we talked about is the Streaky Business dashboard on Tableau Public

Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 51 World Cup 4 Pokljuka

Another great race weekend is in the books! We talk about the return of Roeiseland and QFM from last season, the Boe brothers, Elvira, the success of the Swiss team, rising young athletes, hit-and-miss with Jacquelin, and many other things from the world of biathlon. Enjoy! 

The Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Christmas Special 2022

We just wanted to take a few minutes to thank all listeners for your feedback, kind reviews and of course, for listening to us. And if you listen until the end, you may hear some 'unique' jodeling sounds... :o)

Annecy le Grand Bornand Weekend Recap

Just like that the first trimester of the IBU World Cup biathlon season is over! Jordan and RJ take a look back at the weekend of racing in Annecy including the icy conditions that disrupted the Pursuit races, the unpredictable nature of the women's World Cup right now, the triumphant win of Johannes Dale, Julia Simon proudly wearing yellow and the young French women rising to the top, and much much more. Also we led off with surprise guest, Kirby Gottschalk, Jordan's dad!

Penalty Loop Podcast Episode 49 Catching up with Lotte Lie

We checked in with Lotte Lie as she preps for week 3 on the IBU World Cup in Annecy-le Grand-Bornand! We chatted about her Christmas plans, her season so far, her shooting adventures in the Pursuit race, her mental preparation for each race, and more! Enjoy!

Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 48 Catching up with Baiba Bendika

We checked in briefly with Baiba Bendika after she arrived in Annecy for World Cup 3! We chatted about her season so far, Covid, Lampic, JTB, the gym, nuts and many other things. Enjoy!
Please follow Baiba on Insta: bendikabaiba and Twitter: @biathleteLV
 

Penalty Loop Podcast Episode 47 Hochfilzen 2022 Biathlon Weekend Recap

We are back to catch up on all of the action from Hochfilzen. We touch on all of the excitement that happened this weekend including: The Annamarija Lampic's wild debut on the IBU World Cup, JT Boe's continued dominance, Julia Simon rock solid start to the year, Tandrevold taking the leadership role for the Norwegian team. We look at some under the radar stories from the week and finish with the question of the week: Should QFM hit the panic button? This was a fun one! 

Penalty Loop Podcast Episode 46 Kontiolahti 2022 Biathlon Weekend Recap

Biathlon is back! We dive deep into the past week of biathlon racing in Kontiolahti and just a bit of the IBU Cup activity. First we do a quick recap of the races that we saw in Kontiolahti. Briefly talking about the racing we discuss what stood out including: Lisa Vittozzi, Emma Lunder, Lisa Hauser, JT Boe, Elvia Oeberg, Niklas Hartweg, and more.  We discuss a handful of athletes showing breakout potential. We finish with a game where we decide if certain quick reactions to the first week of racing are True, Maybe True, or Ridiculous!

Penalty Loop Podcast Episode 45 2022-2023 Season Preview

The new season is finally upon us! Jordan and RJ start with a brief recap of last season and the action that took place over the summer. Then we dive into a few preseason topics that have perked out interest. We do a little bit of a longer look at the Canadian and United States teams. RJ gives us a brief preview of the next edition of the IBU insider. Jordan then surprises RJ with some rapid fire questions. Finally we wrap up with our season predictions. 

Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 44 Lotte Lie part 2

In the second part of our talk with Lotte, we talk about relays, Olympics, Analytics, partying, (social) media, laser rifles, ammunition, the biathlon family and end with a couple of random (but fun!) questions.
You can find more information about Lotte here:
https://lottelie.com/https://www.instagram.com/lottislie/