Biathlon Analytics
How old is too old for an Olympic medal?
I a recent Trigger request, I was asked about the average age of female biathletes getting on the podium at World Championships and the Olympic winter games since the 2016/17 season. See here the result!
An innovative, modular system developed in collaboration with a Danish manufacturer: Biathlegon
For those not yet so professional biathletes that don’t have the time and money and connections to get a high-end custom setup for your rifle, but still want to experiment with standing-block options and height without the common trial and error method, the following will definitely be interesting for you. You should know, for context, that I have no hips basically, and short underarms. Even with two raiser blocks and a 3d printed standing block from biathlonstocks, when I do my natural alignment while I am in a comfortable standing position, I am aiming welll below the target. I tried… Read More »An innovative, modular system developed in collaboration with a Danish manufacturer: Biathlegon
A comprehensive analysis of The Sophomore Jinx in biathlon
As I have mentioned previously on the Penalty Loop Podcast (, S, G), I generally have lower expectations of any kind of athlete in their second season, especially when they had a strong rookie season. Despite some exceptions, when an athlete transitions from their rookie to their second season, things change. In the first season everything is exciting and new, and there isn’t too much expectation. And even if there is, being a rookie is an acceptable excuse if things don’t work out right away. After season one, the realization starts to kick in that this – in the end-… Read More »A comprehensive analysis of The Sophomore Jinx in biathlon
It’s Crystal, shaped like a Globe. The ultimate goal.
The Crystal Globes are handed out to biathletes who, at the end of the season, have scored the most points in all non-team events combined (Overall), and for each discipline (Sprint, Pursuit, Individual and Mass Start). This post analyses the Globes in the last 25 seasons based on a Trigger request by Kristen K. Globe Winners Over the last 25 seasons, from 1998/99 to 2022/23, we had 50 Overall Globe winners, split between women and men. The visual below shows that nine of those not only won the Overall Globe, but also the four Discipline Globes in that season. Tora… Read More »It’s Crystal, shaped like a Globe. The ultimate goal.
Where Biathlon Nations rank, based on individual race results in the last six seasons
I have to admit this post-season-break had me away from biathlon a little longer than anticipated ( I blame it all on Jordan’s family having a new member in their family!). The good part is that I’m again fully loaded for some new articles and triggers! I started a new project during the season and put it away until the season was over, and it started with the Trigger description: “We know that the Norwegians are a dominant force on the IBU World Cup, but when we look at the number of participants for each rank in the last six… Read More »Where Biathlon Nations rank, based on individual race results in the last six seasons
Trigger request – maintaining performance over a season
A couple of weeks ago, I received a Trigger request from Wyatt: “In general, are older athletes able to maintain performance over the course of a world cup season vs younger athletes who might burn out faster? Gut feel says yes, but what does the data say?” He checked off the boxes for all seasons, but to keep the data manageable I looked at the last three seasons only. And since we’re talking about form during the season, I only included athletes that participated in 17 races, roughly two thirds of all races, in a season. He imagined some kind… Read More »Trigger request – maintaining performance over a season
We have a new master of consistency! The longest* streaks in Biathlon
About a third into the season, I posted a dashboard with the current shooting streaks for Prone, Standing and Combined shooters at the World Cup level. Then, mid-January, Simon Eder got to an incredible 104: And later the dashboard even showed him at 114 before missing the first Prone shot of the second shooting in the pursuit race in Antholz: Fast forward to the end of the season. I update the dashboard with the latest data from Oslo to make a final version, and something doesn’t look right. More than one thing actually: Simon Eder is no longer the active… Read More »We have a new master of consistency! The longest* streaks in Biathlon
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.
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