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Headlines from the biathlon media of every country we cover: broadcasters like Sportschau, SVT, NRK and Yle, specialist sites like Nordic Magazine, biathlon-online.de and OA Sport, and the national federations. We show the title and a short excerpt and link straight to the publisher.

Nordic Magazine

Biathlon | Corrençon-en-Vercors: Belgium’s Sam Parmantier and Jeanne Dautheville win the opening short sprint of the Dauphiné Cup

16:05. This Sunday, the Dauphiné Biathlon Cup got under way as part of the Nordic Day in Corrençon (Isère). The races were decided in a short sprint contested using a ‘balles de pioche’ format. In the women’s race, U19 athlete Jeanne Dautheville won in 17 minutes 7.1 seconds, just 4.4 seconds ahead of Chloé Vermeulen. […]

Nordic Magazine

Biathlon | Eric Perrot, Océane Michelon, Quentin Fillon-Maillet and Lou Jeanmonnot in André Ravix: a photo gallery of the French national team’s stars attending a friendly match featuring the Ours de Villard-de-Lans

On Friday evening, some of the biathletes from the French national team, who are currently on a training camp in Corrençon-en-Vercors (Isère), made the short trip to Villard-de-Lans (Isère) to watch a friendly match played by the local ice hockey club.

Nordic Magazine

Biathlon | Cycling: Emilien Jacquelin is set to line up at the start of the 93rd edition of the Fourmies Grand Prix on Sunday, in the Nord department

10:36. This Friday morning, the Decathlon-CMA CGM team announced the line-up for Sunday’s 93rd edition of the Grand Prix de Fourmies. A legendary race on the national cycling circuit, it will see seven riders from the Isère-based team set off at around 11.15 am in front of the Town Hall. Among the riders selected is […]

FasterSkier

Auburn Ski Club Seeks Head Coach for Nordic Development Program

Auburn Ski Club (ASC) is a historic non-profit organization dedicated to providing snow sports opportunities to the greater Northern California region since 1928. Today, ASC operates a snow sports Training Center on Donner Summit that provides athletic programs, USSS/FIS competition and training venues, and youth snow sports teams ranging from entry-level to elite for Alpine, Snowboard, Nordic,...

IBU

Haldan Borglum Conquers Rockies Peaks

Ex-Canadian biathlete Haldan Borglum sets a record fastest known time for climbing all 58 peaks over 11,000 feet in the Canadian Rockies, becoming the youngest to complete the challenge. Discover his groundbreaking journey.

IBU

Grygorii Vovchynskyi: An Extraordinary Champion in Extraordinary Times

In Ukraine, Grygorii Vovchynskyi is already regarded as a living legend of para biathlon. The 38-year-old won his seventh Paralympic medal in biathlon this March and has already set his sights on competing until at least 2030. Yet as he begins another Paralympic cycle, he does so against the backdrop of a war that has transformed everyday life across Ukraine. For elite athletes, as well as for...

IBU

Five Burning Questions for Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen after Blink success

When it is time for the Blinkfestivalen, one athlete always seems to show up ready to battle for the podium: Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen. Last weekend was no exception, Christiansen won the super sprint/mass start double for the second time, upping his total number of Blink wins up to eight, more than any other biathlete.

IBU

Christiansen Doubles Up, Dominates Blink; Michelon, Elvira Oeberg Take Women’s Titles

Biathlon returned this weekend at the Blinkfestivalen in Sandnes, Norway. Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen doubled up with his seventh and eighth career wins, taking both the super sprint and mass start in Sandnes with Oceane Michelon’s star shining brightly. On the women’s side, the Olympic Mass Start Champion first blazed to victory in the women’s shooting duel Friday, later winning the super...

IBU

Blinkfestivalen Opens Rollerski Season; Hedegart wins Lysebotn Opp

The wait is over; biathlon returns this week with the Blinkfestivalen kicking off rollerski season. In the opening round, 2023 IBU Junior World Championships Pursuit and Individual Silver medalist Einar Hedegart sprinted away from the pack in the last 600 metres to take victory in the Lysebotn Opp 7.5 km skate competition.

IBU

My Monday Routine with Oceane Michelon

The last couple of seasons were nothing short of remarkable for Oceane Michelon, starting with 2024 IBU Cup Total Score Crystal Globe and culminating with an Olympic Mass Start Gold medal last February.