One Track, Two Levels: Imagining the Future of Biathlon races.
A crazy idea to have more athletes in biathlon races by doubling the shooting range capacity.
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Shooting accuracy -vs- speed
IBU Biathlon World Cup
Shooting accuracy vs speed
Historic biathlon results create expectations. But what about points?
The W.E.I.S.E. has a new and more detailed measure for performance based on historic results: EXpected Points
What do you expect? Practical applications of the W.E.I.S.E.
Practical applications to further explain the W.E.I.S.E. and demonstrate its potential value in performance analysis in biathlon
Introducing W. E. I. S. E: the Win Expectancy Index based on Statistical Exploration, version 1
An introduction and explanation of the Win Expectancy Index based on Statistical Exploration, or W.E.I.S.E. for short, for biathlon.
Peak age for biathletes at the World Cup level
Looking at calculated points, athletes and race participants to determine the peak age for biathlon athletes.
Analyzing the strength and depth of Biathlon Nations
Although it is fair to say that the top Nations in biathlon are pretty clear, I wanted to look a little deeper and see which Nations were strong in the last five seasons, which ones have been getting stronger, and what ‘smaller’ Nations have been looking upward.
End of season stats for the IBU World Cup 2021-2022
Excluding Olympic Games Same but with Olympic Games included Download the PDF files
Getting the most out of Tableau dashboards
Long overdue, this short post helps users of the Youth and Junior Analysis and IBU Cup Analysis dashboards to use all features it provides. Since they work in pretty much the same way, I’m going to use the Youth and Junior Analysis one to demonstrate a few tips and tricks. On the main page of the dashboard we have a couple of features: #1 Tabs. You would be surprised how the first tab is much more viewed than any other tab, likely due that many users just don’t realize there are multiple tabs. Note that sometimes when the dashboard has… Read More »Getting the most out of Tableau dashboards
Who were the best performing biathletes at the Beijing Olympics?
Looking at Olympic performance improvements in biathlon
Rallenta Lisa; the athlete with 2 faces
Slow down Lisa! Looking at additional ways beyond the mental issue to get her back on track in her first shooting.
Cool ways to measure and display ski speed in biathlon
This article makes an attempt to review and recommend different ways to measure and display ski speed in biathlon for die-hard and casual fans
A continued exploration of shot data
A continued exploration of shot data, based on a twitter conversation with Bjorn Ferry
Is One Shot Like Any Other In Relays In Biathlon?
This article looks at the hit rates per shot in biathlon relays, shooting pressure and relay tactics.
Is one shot like any other in biathlon?
Can shooting percentages be directly related to shooting pressure? And are all shots equal? Let’s find out.
Is there home advantage in biathlon?
Analyzing the impact of home crowds and venues on biathletes performances
An analysis of the always exciting pursuit races
An analysis of the always exciting pursuit races.