Contribution from skiing and shooting performance to the overall sprint race performance

I got inspired by a research article by H. Luchsinger†, R.K. Talsnes†, J. Kocbach and Ø. Sandbakk from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, in which they analyzed the performance of 11 elite male biathletes to “investigate the contribution from overall XC skiing performance … and shooting performance to the overall biathlon sprint race performance”, amongst other purposes.

This issue of Puck Possessed Biathlon duplicates some of their research based on the women’s sprint races starting in the 2017-2018 season until present to see if and how it matches.

The Penalty Loop Podcast

Join Jordan Gottschalk and regular guest RJ Weise in a discussion on the world of biathlon

This week on the pod Czechia biathlete Jakub Stvrtecky joins us! He was so gracious to share his time from training camp in Finland to share his story! This week we discussed:

– His story coming up alongside his teammates in Czechia biathlon

– His summer of training and how he feels coming into the 2024-2025 season

– Shooting prone vs. standing

– How already having over 100 World Cup races at his young age impacts his biathlon

– Czechia team nickname lesson and uniform designs