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!
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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