Podcasts about Biathlon

#312: Biathlon at its finest!

#311: Was. Für. Eine. Woche!

We are honored to be joined by reigning IBU Cup champion Camille Bened for a wonderful interview. Our graceful guest was kind enough to chat with us about anything and everything including: - Her IBU Cup winning 2024-2025 season and experiences on the World Cup - Overcoming injuries from fall 2 seasons ago - Goals for 2025-2026 season and what she needs to do to accomplish them - Her home life and her tiny hometown in France - So much more!

Jake recaps the biathlon action from Blinkfestivalen 2025, including strong performances from Lisa Vittozzi, Lou Jeanmonnot, Juni Arnekleiv, Eric Perrot, Martin Uldal and Sturla Holm Laegreid. Then there's time for early thoughts on the 2025/26 Biathlon World Cup, with the Men's competition entering a post-Bø era, Eric Perrot potentially on the rise to challenge Norwegian domincance, the Women's competition being as open as ever, with Lou Jeanmonnot looking to grab her first overall crystal globe after back to back seasons of heartbreak at the finish line.

We continue checking in with Team Canada with our first interview with up and coming talent Pascale Paradis! This was a true joy as we discussed: - Her journey in biathlon including her first big success at the 2018 Youth Worlds - Choosing her college career at University of Alaska vs IBU Cup - Her first season on the World Cup and what Emma Lunder meant to her and the team - Prep for the Olympic season - And a TON more!

Au programme de ce tour de l'actualité : hommage à Laura Dahlmeier, Siegfried Mazet quitte la Norvège, le Blink Festival, les Bleus et les nouvelles règles de l'IBU. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/biathlon-en-live-1/donations

#309: So spielt das Leben!

Logan Pletz is back for more rifle talk! But before that we have a lot more to discuss: - In the intro: Ziggy Mazet announces his departure from Norwegian team after this season + Blink Festival action and Lisa Vittozzi's return! - Logan talks about his 2024-2025 season and what he learned from it - His summer training and dodging cows - Olympic hopes and what his aims for this season - Update on the rifle project including the launch of Project LP rifle biathlon rifle manufacturing, updates on rifle design, and everything he's learned about rifles in the last year! Find Logan's rifle company website here: https://projectlp.ca/ Jordan's piece on Laura's Dahlemier: https://penaltyloop.com/2025/07/30/the-comet/

#308: Bam!

Tiefe Bestürzung um den Tod von Laura Dahlmeier: Die Doppel-Olympiasiegerin und siebenmalige Weltmeisterin im Biathlon ist im Alter von 31 Jahren bei einem Bergunfall in Pakistan gestorben. Viele Menschen nahmen diese Woche Anteil. Gast: Extremsportler Stefan Nestler. Moderation: Ralph Erdenberger. Von WDR 5.

Laura Dahlmeier war Doppel-Olympiasiegerin und 7-fache Weltmeisterin im Biathlon und leidenschaftliche Bergsteigerin. Nun ist sie bei einem Bergunfall ums Leben gekommen. In memoriam wiederholen wir einen Talk aus dem Jahr 2024.

Ex-Biathletin Laura Dahlmeier ist beim Bergsteigen in Pakistan tödlich verunglückt. Das bestätigte das Management der 31-Jährigen. Die Bergung des Leichnams sei wegen der schwierigen Wetterbedingungen nicht möglich.

Ex-Biathletin Laura Dahlmeier ist beim Bergsteigen in Pakistan tödlich verunglückt. Das bestätigte das Management der 31-Jährigen. Die Bergung des Leichnams sei wegen der schwierigen Wetterbedingungen nicht möglich.

Weekend AM's Amy Feehan tries out a summer biathlon session at the Blow Me Down Biathlon Club in Corner Brook

#305: Hello Monday People!

Un nouvel épisode avec Émilien Claude ! Un vrai plaisir ! On y parle "Émilien Claude" bien entendu, mais pas que... Une vraie vision du biathlon et de la prochaine saison...  Merci Émilien pour ce super moment ! Ce rendez-vous annuel est tellement intéressant ! See you in 2026 :D Pour nous contacter: twitter/instagram : @ballesdepioche, email : ballesdepioche@gmail.com https://www.ballesdepioche.fr

Die Zeit nach der aktiven Sportkarriere kann ganz unterschiedlich gestaltet werden. Viele ehemalige Leistungssportler:innen bleiben dem Sport verbunden und übernehmen dort vielfältige Aufgaben. Unser heutiger Gast, die ehemalige Biathletin Marion Deigentesch, hat sich jedoch bewusst dafür entschieden, ihre Langlaufski und das Kleinkalibergewehr an den sprichwörtlichen Nagel zu hängen. Stattdessen hat sie ein Informatikstudium begonnen mit dem Ziel, künftig in der Softwareentwicklung zu arbeiten.In dieser Folge erzählt Marion, warum sie sich für das Ende ihrer aktiven Laufbahn entschieden hat, welche Gedanken sie heute damit verbindet und woran sie erkannt hat, dass der richtige ...Dieser Podcast wird vermarktet von der Podcastbude.www.podcastbu.de - Full-Service-Podcast-Agentur - Konzeption, Produktion, Vermarktung, Distribution und Hosting.Du möchtest deinen Podcast auch kostenlos hosten und damit Geld verdienen?Dann schaue auf www.kostenlos-hosten.de und informiere dich.Dort erhältst du alle Informationen zu unseren kostenlosen Podcast-Hosting-Angeboten. kostenlos-hosten.de ist ein Produkt der Podcastbude.MagentaSport Nur bei MagentaSport: Alle 380 Spiele der 3. Liga live und in bester HD-Qualität sowie alle Highlights und Wiederholungen nach Abpfiff auch auf Abruf - an jedem Spieltag auch in der Konferenz. Kein Tor und keine Entscheidung mehr verpassen. Außerdem die Top10 der Woche, Dokumentationen, exklusive Interviews und vieles mehr. Zusätzlich Spiele der PENNY DEL, Google Pixel Frauen-Bundesliga, EuroLeague und vieles mehr! Mehr Infos unter: https://www.magentasport.de/aktion/3liga Führung beginnt mit Gefühl: Im Podcast Führungsgefühle erfährst du, wie emotionale Intelligenz, Selbstreflexion und neue Leadership-Ansätze echte Veränderung bewirken können. Jetzt entdecken auf www.fuehrungsgefuehle.de.

Ukaleq and Sondre Slettemark joined us for a delightful conversation about Team Greenland! We discussed A LOT but maybe the most enjoyable aspect of the time we spent together was seeing them interact as brother and sister. In this interview we discussed: - Reflections on the Lenzerheide Worlds and looking ahead to Antholz 2026 - Their unique skills - What it takes to be a great shooter like Ukaleq - Sibling dynamics and racing together - Common waxing and the impact of waxxing - Sustainability, global warming, and summer biathlon growth - And more!

We were delighted to be rejoined by recently retired Biathlon Canada star Emma Lunder to catch up on her life since retirement and much more. We covered quite a bit in this friendly conversation including: - How she came to her decision to retire and enjoying her last weeks on the World Cup - Her reflections on her years with the Canadian National Team - Looking ahead to the future of Canadian biathlon - How she's enjoyed her retirement - Being a role model for young athletes

#302: Hello Monday!

In part 2 of our excellent discussion with Canadian national team head coach Andrew Chisholm we touch on: - Changes he and Co-Head Coach Helene Jorgensen are making to the management of the team - Their coaching and training philosophies - Covering more race day responsibilities - What does success look like for Biathlon Canada in the 2025-2026 season?

Finally! We are interviewing one of the head coaches of the Canadian National Team. It should have happened long ago but we are happy to be joined by Andrew Chisholm for a 2 part interview. In part 1 we discuss: - Andrew's journey to this position - The daily responsibilities of a head coach - Olympic prep and team logistics - Deeeeeeeeeeeep dive into waxing

Part 2 of our interview with Matthias Ahrens. In this section we discuss: - Climate Change - What his athletes can learn from the current World Cup athletes - Changes in shooting techniques - The challenge and opportunities with the German women's depth - The best venue on the World Cup

Our dear friend Matthias Ahrens rejoins us for a wide ranging conversation! We discuss his move from Canada and the Biathlon Alberta Training Center back to his home in Germany where he now works training members of the German Youth/Junior teams. In part 1 we focus extensively on the differences between the two systems (North America vs. Europe primarily) and his adjustments back home.

At every level, the 2024-25 season was marked by positive steps forward for the U.S. Biathlon Team. As the season ended and a new one began with an on-snow camp in Bend, Ore., Head Coach Armin Auchentaller joined Heartbeat from his home in Antholz, characterizing the season as one of seeing what's possible. But he was quickly pointed out that now it starts all over again. And how do you get even better?“It always helps to have results because people just stay positive,” said Auchentaller. “There's a good mood. People see that things are possible. But I think, the day after those good results or the season, when the next season training season starts, once you had those good results, I think the best is to come back on the ground and just think of almost like, ‘yeah, how can I get better?'”In this episode of Heartbeat, Auchentaller speaks to the showcase results of Campbell Wright, winning two silver medals at the World Championships, a career-best for Paul Schommer, and continued development progress by Maxime Germaine, Lucy Anderson and Margie Freed.One of the keys to that progress has been shooting. “In order to reach good shooting skills, we need to work on the basics a lot, like dividing all the little things, like learning how to trigger, learning how to aim, learning how to breathe, learning how to bolt, learning how to go into position quick, and all of those little things and little things. Then put those things together. Those need to be high quality. It will take a lot of patience. It will take a lot of personal workload in their off times when they are without the team on their own.”One of the keys to the growing success of development athletes is Olympic shooting champion Matt Emmons, who serves as a coach for U.S. Biathlon. “We try to use his expertise in a way where athletes get access to experience what he had himself and open up a different perspective, under a different light, and give the athletes a lot of theoretical feedback through that and a lot of sharing, experience and a lot of expertise from his shooting career.”From a 2025 recap to a breakdown of the Bend camp to the vital innovation in the Montana State physiological testing program, Auchentaller covers a lot of ground in this final episode of Heartbeat for the 2025 season.

Just a quick round up of the latest news from the world of biathlon including: - Coaching change for the Czech women and Austrian teams - Laegreid changing ski brands - Roster announcements from many teams including Norway, France, Sweden, and Germany - General chit chat - Trivia time for RJ *Apologies for Jordan's audio. He sounds like he's recording with a tin can. It was a last minute decision to record and he was at work without his mic!*

Verena Bentele ist Präsidentin des größten deutschen Sozialverbands, dem VdK. Davor war sie eine erfolgreiche Leistungssportlerin im Skilanglauf und Biathlon. Dieses Jahr ist sie in der Jury der Bayern 2-Aktion "Gutes Beispiel".

It's been one month since the thrilling conclusion to the 2024-2025 biathlon season in Oslo so it's the perfect time to catch up on all of the biathlon news of April 2025. We also discuss a couple of projects that we are working on right now and preview a few others. Let's have some fun!

A veteran of over a decade on the U.S. Biathlon Team, Kelsey Dickinson is still packing her skis and biathlon rifle to the far reaches of the world. Along the way, her legacy is growing as a passionate advocate for her fellow athletes, and a pioneering leader for women in sport. Heartbeat co-hosts Tom Kellly and Sara Donatello spoke with Dickinson during a post-season spring break from her home in Bozeman, Mont., where she spends time while not training in Craftsbury, Vt.When Heartbeat last caught up with Dickinson in December, 2021, she talked about growing up in Washington's Methow Valley as a cross country skier, later finding her passion for biathlon at St. Scholastica College in Duluth, Minn. She also spoke about the role women coaches had made in her career – foreshadowing what she's been up to these last few seasons.Dickinson has taken her passion for the sport and become one of its most prominent advocates for change. She serves on the U.S. Biathlon board as an athlete representative and also represents her sport on the USOPC Athletes' Advisory Council. She's a gender equity athlete ambassador for the IBU, and served on the USOPC's DEI Core Team leading up to the 2021 Tokyo Games. She has played a vital role with the USOPC Women's Health Task Force, focusing on health-related issues affecting female athletes. She even served on a Team USA athlete advisory group that examined emerging digital assets, such as non-fungible tokens (NFTs).But amidst all of her giving back to her sport, one of the roles she cherishes most is serving as executive director of the Women Ski Coaches Association, the organization started by her college coach at St. Scholastica, Maria Stuber. What started as an initiative within NCAA programs, is now having an impact on a wide range of sports through programs like GearUp and Trail to Gold.Why does Dickinson devote so much time and energy with such passion? “Early on, I realized that for me to find meaning in sport, I really wanted to make it a place where my teammates or anyone, who wanted to be coaches could have the best experience possible.”Dickinson has seen the challenges through the eyes of some amazing female mentors, like Stuber, who have influenced her career.“I've had some experiences when I was younger that made me realize that, wow, like, sport doesn't necessarily put women and men on an equal level,” she said. “And it's not necessarily that anyone is trying to discriminate against women, but it just sort of exists in the fabric of the culture.”Dickinson has found a welcoming reception from U.S. Biathlon to the IBU to USOPC. “U.S. Biathlon understands that it to be to be a modern innovative sports organization, bringing in women voices and increasing diversity and is only going to benefit the success of the sport,” she said. “The bottom line – I think what U.S. Biathlon is doing is really important and essential for long term success.”Beyond equality initiatives, she sees her work benefiting other areas, including overall team culture and creating more coaches in the biathlon community, who can then grow their own junior programs.“I'm really glad that they're investing in this and taking the time to put their put their weight behind this program succeeding.”Reflecting back on her career as an athlete and an advocate, Dickinson speaks with confidence and satisfaction – as someone who can now see that the work she's been doing has been fruitful.“I've always felt this purpose that – my impact on sport. I would rather be remembered for making sport a better place for women than necessarily my results. That's always been driving me in this space.”Sport is fortunate to have an advocate like biathlete Kelsey Dickinson, who is a pioneer for change and not afraid to dive in and do the work. Through her eyes and experiences, this episode of Heartbeat showcases the impact athletes can have on their sports. Listen in as Kelsey Dickinson walks us through the myriad ways she's having a profound impact on sport.RESOURCESExplore these links to learn more and to get engaged in programs.Women Ski Coaches AssociationU.S. Biathlon Women's Coaching InitiativeNNF Trail to Gold Grant Program

Desde criança, o esporte sempre foi uma paixão. Tudo começou no futebol, aos 6 anos, na escolinha do Grêmio, mas foi no hipismo, aos 9, que encontrou uma vocação que o acompanharia por toda a vida. Apesar de nunca ter se profissionalizado, dedicou-se quase como um atleta de alto rendimento, competindo em categorias de base e principais, representando o Brasil em Copas das Nações e perseguindo o sonho olímpico. Mas sua história não para por aí. Aos 18 anos, mergulhou no mundo do Jiu-Jitsu, competindo em campeonatos nacionais e até no Mundial, no Rio de Janeiro. Ainda como faixa marrom, deixou o tatame temporariamente para se aventurar em outro desafio: a corrida. Em 2000, mudou-se para São Paulo e passou a correr na MPR, quando foi desafiado a completar 10 km em menos de 50 minutos. Apenas dois meses depois, cruzou a linha de chegada ainda com uma margem de 2 minutos. Em 2005, participou de sua primeira maratona, o que deu início a uma jornada que o levaria a completar 57 delas, incluindo 11 participações na icônica Maratona de Boston, sua prova mais especial. Nesse meio tempo, ainda teve energia para tentar realizar o sonho olímpico em outras duas modalidades: o Pentatlo Moderno e o Biathlon de Inverno, representando o Brasil em competições internacionais. Seu gosto por desafios parece não ter limites. Além de ter concluído as 6 Maratonas Majors duas vezes, participou de duas edições do Ironman de Floripa (2011 e 2012), cruzou a linha de chegada da Comrades Marathon em 7h31' (2014) e enfrentou o El Cruce de Los Andes três anos seguidos, conquistando um quarto lugar em 2015 Em 2017, realizou a façanha de completar a Maratona de Buenos Aires em menos de 3 horas, empurrando o carrinho da filha Gabi e em 2021, fez sua melhor marca na Maratona, cravando 2h45'57” em Valência. Conosco aqui, está o administrador, leiloeiro profissional, futuro massoterapeuta e multiatleta, que corre pelo prazer, pela sensação de liberdade, pelos amigos e pelos laços que constrói. Que corre porque é seu estilo de vida e um exemplo para sua filha. Um homem humilde, resiliente e obcecado pela corrida, o porto-alegrense Jacques Jochins Fernandes. Inspire-se! Um oferecimento @oakleybr Também  é um oferecimento da @galibierconsultoria A Galibier Vida, Saúde e Previdência, com mais de 20 anos de história, é uma empresa que tenho a honra de conhecer de perto, assim como seu fundador, meu amigo de mais de 30 anos, Giovane das Caldas. O comprometimento da Galibier com seus clientes é impressionante, oferecendo soluções de proteção que vão além do comum, sempre com a credibilidade e confiança que só o Giovane e sua equipe podem proporcionar. Com uma relação estreita com as melhores seguradoras do mercado, a Galibier se dedica a garantir que você tenha a segurança e tranquilidade que precisa, seja com seguros de Vida, Saúde ou Viagem. Dentre os serviços, destaco o Seguro de Vida Resgatável, que protege quem você ama e ainda dá a flexibilidade de resgatar os valores acumulados, se necessário. Além disso, o Seguro Saúde com cobertura mundial garante atendimento onde quer que você esteja, e o Seguro Viagem cuida de todos os detalhes da sua jornada, desde pequenos imprevistos até emergências médicas. E não sou só eu que confio na Galibier. Alguns dos convidados mais especiais aqui do Endörfina também utilizam os serviços da empresa, que está sempre presente em momentos importantes da vida deles. Se você quer cuidar do seu futuro e de quem você ama, confie na Galibier. Siga no Instagram em @galibierconsultoria e conheça mais sobre como a Galibier pode fazer a diferença para você e sua família. SIGA e COMPARTILHE o Endörfina através do seu app preferido de podcasts. Contribua também com este projeto através do Apoia.se.  

It's our final look back at the 2024-2025 season. We take a look at the big stories, our favorite stories, some athletes that had magnificent seasons, some athletes that had relatively disappointing seasons. 24-25 was one of my favorite full seasons in awhile. Take one last look back with us!

We return to the hallowed grounds of Holmenkollen for one last visit before the offseason. We return once again to our brightest memories as well as things that we failed to mention in our first recap. This time we included our interviews: - Lou Jeanmonnot after the Mass Start - Franziska Preuss after the Mass Start - JT Boe after the Sprint - Isak Frey after the Pursuit - Sturla Holm Laegreid after both Sprint and the Pursuit - Sebbe Samuelsson after the Pursuit - Suvi Minkkinen after the Mass Start - 

We are back, the jet lag has worn off, and we're ready to chat....and chat...and chat! In this episode we ended up just sharing our memories from the weekend. Very little actual race or biathlon discussion. This is so much about just our time on the ground and how much fun we had. Included: - Our memories from the Women's Mass Start - Remembering the times we spent with athletes during the races - HUGE thank you to Tobias Torgersen - So many more memories!

Der Producer Jens Huiber mit Marco Hagemann (RTL), Alexis Menuge (DAZN) und Toni Tomic (Sky) zum Fußball, mit Michael Körner (Magentasport) zum Basketball, mit Tobias Drews (Amazon Prime) zum Boxen, mit Stefan Heinrich (Motorsport TV), Edgar Mielke (Sky) und Stefan Ehlen (formel1.de) zum Motorsport, mit Tom Häberlein (SID) und Roman Stelzl (Tiroler Tageszeitung) zum Skisport, mit Matthias Ondracek (DAZN) zum Baseball, mit Saskia Aleythe (SZ) zum Biathlon, mit Seb Dumitru (N24) zur NBA, und mit Jörg Allmeroth (tennisnet) zum Tennis. Das alles in der BIG SHOW 704 von sportradio360.

Tout savoir de l'actualité people et média, c'est tous les jours à 7h35, avec Antoni Ruiz sur RFM !Distribué par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Pokljuka was one heck of a ride. We had surprise performances galore and amazing Slovenian performances. This week we discussed: - Jakov Fak and Anamarija Lampic - Johannes Thingnes Boe's weekend and the state of the Men's Overall - Lou Jeanmonnot and Franziska Preuss separated by just 20 pts - The amazing young athletes in biathlon - A few athletes closing strong including Julia Simon, QFM, Hanna Oeberg, and Martin Ponsiluoma - A few predictions on the discipline globes And More

The final trimester of the 2024-2025 season kicked off in Nove Mesto this week. It was a warm but exciting week of racing! - We started the episode with a discussion of things that happened between Worlds and Nove Mesto including the German coaching change and the Latvian team incident - There were several fresh winners this week including Jacquelin, Tandrevold, and Samuelsson - The Overall Globe races tightened significantly and we discussed how we expect them to play out - We discussed some very good racing from several now regular top 10 finishes including Giacomel, Hartweg, Suvi, and Campbell - The tight race for the top 10 in the Women's Nations Cup for the 5 starting bibs And so much more!

Two weeks after he made history at the BMW IBU World Championships with a pair of silver medals, U.S. biathlete Campbell Wright reflected on his accomplishments. Heartbeat caught up with Campbell relaxing in his hotel room at Nové Město, mentally preparing for the resumption of the BMW IBU World Cup.“Yeah, that was a pretty cool two weeks,” he said said with a grin!At the World Championships in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, Wright took silver in the sprint then backed it up the next day with silver in the pursuit. It was the first double medal for the U.S. men in history.Wright talked about how he approached the day just like any other. “I never had any expectations going into any race because that just leads to failure and disappointment,” he said. “And bad things every single time. So, no expectations as always. And, yeah, it's a good way to set yourself up for success.”In the Heartbeat interview, Wright recapped both races – where he found strengths, and where he found challengers. In the sprint, he shot clean, and had only one miss in four shootings in the pursuit.In the sprint, he ran well before some of the race favorites, so he had to endure a wait in the finish before he knew the outcome – with the top 15 biathletes in the world starting behind him. But one thing he knew from the start – he was happy with his performance.“It kind of sunk in when Fillon Maillet crossed the line, and he was behind me,” he said. “That's when I was like, ‘oh yeah, okay. Yeah, you've done well here, Campbell!'”With the pursuit the next day, there was little time for celebration. It was a surreal experience for Wright starting second. He missed one shot in the first shooting, but was clean the rest of the way. Still, it was a battle to the finish to hold onto the silver medal.Despite having just joined the U.S. Biathlon Team two years ago, the historic moment was not lost on him. Most of all, he spoke of what it meant for him to be on a list with his childhood heroes, Tim Burke and Lowell Bailey. Burke took silver in 2013 at Nové Město, while Bailey won gold at Hochfilzen in 2017.“I started watching biathlon or getting to become familiar with biathlon when Tim and Lowell were really in their heyday,” said Wright. “I don't think I'm there career-wise, but on the medal tally it says I am. But in real life, I still don't think I can compare my career to those guys.”Campbell Wright really opens up in this episode of Heartbeat. He showcases his motivations, philosophies as an athlete, and the vital importance of the support he has had from U.S. Biathlon to help him get there.

2025 World Championships - Haakon Klæbo (father of Johannes) with Nat Herz before the freestyle sprint race

2025 World Championships—Ben Ogden talks with FasterSkier's Stuart Hardin after a strong quarterfinal and running out of steam in the final meters of the semifinals. While he was so close to making it to the finals, it was a strong showing on the first day of the World Championships in Trondheim, Norway.

2025 World Championships—Gus Schumacher discusses his feelings on getting the championship started, including soft snow and having competitive skis

Whew! The athletes are surely exhausted after a grueling nearly 2 weeks in Lenzerheide and so too are the viewers! What a feast of biathlon we've had! In this episode we discuss: - Overall take aways from these Worlds and a jump around of thoughts about the Worlds in general - The specific races from the Individuals through the Mass Starts - JT Boe's status as champion - The medal distributions - The schedule release for the 26-27 through 29-30 seasons And more!

Les mondiaux de biathlon ont lieu en Suisse en ce mois de février 2025, et les français brillent ! Mais d'où vient le biathlon, ce sport d'hiver qui associe le ski de fond au tir à la carabine ? Cette saison dans "RTL Matin", Florian Gazan répond aux questions pas si bêtes qui nous passent par la tête.

Week 1 of the 2025 World Championships is complete and it was PACKED with excitement. With just a day off before the races return we had to quickly discuss the biggest moments before we get more drama! This includes: - Campbell Wright!!! - JT Boe makes history with two individual gold medals - Franziska Preuss continues to shine - Justine Braisaz-Bouchet's smile returns - The love of the biathlon family - Suvi Minkkinen's run continues - The ups and downs of the French men and women thus far And more!

The opening of the BMW IBU World Championships Biathlon in Lenzerheide will mark another milestone in a campaign to recruit more women into coaching and officiating. U.S. Biathlon's Sara Studebaker-Hall, an Olympic veteran, will serve at technical delegate for the prestigious event. Heartbeat spoke to Studebaker-Hall as she prepared for the Championships, which begin Feb. 12.An impactful advocate for women in officiating, Studebaker-Hall has spent the last few years working her way up the officiating ladder, eventually becoming an IBU referee and passing her technical delegate exam. She made a big step a year ago by serving as a referee at the Hochfilzen IBU World Cup. This past December, she had her first TD assignment at the Junior Cup in Ridnau, Italy.Serving as technical delegate at the World Championships is clearly a major assignment. Studebaker-Hall had been in Lenzerheide last summer for a workshop, and received the news of her prestigious assignment on her way back to the USA.She was humbled by the role. “The IBU has a lot of female technical delegates at this point, and many who are more experienced than myself,” she said. “I'm very honored to fill this role.”Thanks in part to Studebaker-Hall's advocacy the past few years, there is a growing number of women in officiating in America. But her passion still runs deep. “Without the officials, without the volunteers, you can't do the sport,” she said. “It doesn't work. And so being part of that and making sure that the races go off according to the rules and according to what the athletes are expecting is is really gratifying.”Studebaker-Hall goes into detail on her role at Lenzerheide, and the steps other can take to follow in her footsteps as a biathlon official. She also dives into the qualifying criteria for the 2026 Winter Games in Milan-Cortina.PAST EPISODES WITH SARA STUDEBAKER HALLAchieving IBU TD Certification - S3 Ep1 - Sept. 2022Bringing Life Experience to Biathlon - S1 Ep - S1 Ep2 - June 2020S5 Ep9 - Sara Studebaker-Hall - TRANSCRIPT[00:00:00] Tom Kelly: Welcome to Heartbeat, everyone. Today we have someone who actually, I think, is the most frequent guest on Heartbeat, Sara Studebaker-Hall. Sara, thank you for joining us once again.[00:00:13] Sara Studebaker-Hall: Yeah, Tom, it's always a pleasure to be here. I love talking with you.[00:00:15] Tom Kelly: And we're going to talk about a couple of different things today. We're going to talk about the World Championships. Sara will actually be serving as the technical delegate at the World Championships. World championships in Lenzerheide that start on February 12th. And we're going to also take a few minutes at the end to talk about the Olympic selection criteria. Qualifying criteria, as we are now literally just one year out. Actually just under one year out when this podcast comes out to the start of the games in Milan-Cortina. So, Sara, when are you heading over to Switzerland?[00:00:51] Sara Studebaker-Hall: Yeah. So I head over on Friday, so the seventh of, of February. So, um, just a few days before the event starts, but trying to be there enough ahead of time to kind of check things out before everybody gets on the ground.[00:01:05] Tom Kelly: Well, the last time we had you on, actually, no, I have to go back two times. Last time we had you on, it was a preview of the World Cup. And then two years ago, we had you on to talk about, uh, how you have been climbing up through the ranks of biathlon officials worldwide. But you will be the first female in IBU history to be the technical delegate at the World Championships. Congratulations.[00:01:27] Sara Studebaker-Hall: Thank you. Yeah, it's kind of a funny thing. I didn't quite believe it when. When someone told me that that was the case.You know, I know IBU is they've got a lot of female technical delegates at this point, and many who are more experienced than myself. But, of course, I'm very honored to fill this role and be that person.[00:01:48] Tom Kelly: If you look back, though, over the last few years, I know that you have been very active in this area, encouraging other women to get into coaching, to get into officiating. So, do you find that there is now a fraternity of sorts of women officials growing up within the international biathlon community.[00:02:09] Sara Studebaker-Hall: Yeah. For sure. You know, there's the group that I took my technical delegate test with included several women, and we've remained pretty close, and I've been lucky enough to serve with several of them and several of the other women who have more experience, as well as some women who are more new to the technical delegate pool. And in the other events that I've I've been an official for with IBU and it's it's really fun to see and I think it helps a lot. It helps the athletes to see more diverse faces out there officiating. And I think it helps, you know, within our community in the US, women who are wanting to become officials, to see that there are other female officials out there in other countries that are serving as technical delegates and serving as referees all around at different levels at the different venues.[00:03:00] Tom Kelly: You are qualified as a referee in your sport, and I'm going to turn it over to you to explain that you will be working with other referees over in Lenzerheide, but you will be the technical delegate. So give our listeners a sense of how that process works. What does it mean to be a referee and then what does it mean to be the technical delegate?[00:03:21] Sara Studebaker-Hall: Yeah for sure. So I think, you know, we gave a general overview of the process and one of the previous podcasts I've been on. But you know, generally you're coming up educated as a basic official within your governing body. So we have a level one and two officials status in the US. And after you've served in, you know, volunteered in as an official domestically for 3 or 4 years, then you can be eligible to take the international referee exam. And that's an exam that's run through the EBU. You have to be nominated by your federation. So by the US Biathlon Association in order to take that. So we have several referees in the United States who have that international referee distinction. And then once you've been in that position for a couple of years, you can be eligible to take the technical delegate test with EBU. And then once you pass that, you can be assigned as a referee. So even though you're a technical delegate, you're assigned as a referee to all the different levels of EBU events. So EBU World Championships, World Cup, IBU Cup, Junior Cup, junior Youth and Youth and Junior World Championships. Um, you know, even the Olympics. So those people are all technical delegates, even though they might be assigned as the referee for the start finish, for example. And all of those people are serving together with and underneath a technical delegate who has the same level of education as as they do, but is serving as the technical delegate for the event. So is technically in charge of those referees.[00:04:52] Tom Kelly: When you're in Lenzerheide at the World Championships, you will be working with a number...

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