Podcasts about Biathlon

Buckle up for biathlon! We're talking with U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program members SPC Sean Doherty (3x Olympian) and SSG Deedra Irwin (2022 Olympian) about the sport, competing at altitude, skiing with a rifle on your back, and how you come back after a tough race.   Plus, Milano Cortina 2026 got the Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena in good enough shape for a test event. Will the paint be dry? Will there be sandwiches at the bar? Time will tell. Check out journalist Brian Pinelli's series of articles about the event: https://thehockeynews.com/news/latest-news/iihf-president-luc-tardif-and-olympic-leaders-give-approval-of-santagiulia-venue https://thehockeynews.com/news/latest-news/players-satisfied-with-future-olympic-ice-surface-on-day-two-of-milan-test-event https://thehockeynews.com/news/latest-news/first-hand-look-at-milan-s-santagiulia-olympic-hockey-arena-officially-opened-but-far-from-perfect   And Salomon is holding an Olympics-inspired 10K run in Milano during the Games. Find out more here: https://www.salomonnewshapersrun2026.it/   Registration has opened for the LA 2028 Olympics ticket lottery. We have the details. You can sign up here: http://tickets.la28.org   Plus, we have tons of news from TKFLASTAN, including great results, Olympic teams named, and a potential scandal in skeleton.   ***KEEP OUR FLAME ALIVE:*** Support our fundraiser to bring you the most fun coverage of the Olympics and Paralympics from Milano Cortina 2026. Learn more and give here: https://flamealivepod.com/milano-cortina-fundraiser/   For a transcript of this episode, please visit http://flamealivepod.com.   Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive!     *** Keep the Flame Alive: Obsessed with the Olympics and Paralympics? Just curious about how Olympic and Paralympic sports work? You've found your people! Join your hosts, Olympic aunties Alison Brown and Jill Jaracz for smart, fun, and down-to-earth interviews with athletes coaches, and the unsung heroes behind the Games. Get the stories you don't find anywhere else. Tun in weekly all year-round, and daily during the Olympics and Paralympics. We're your cure for your Olympic Fever! Call us: (208) FLAME-IT. ***   Support the show: http://flamealivepod.com/support Bookshop.org store: https://bookshop.org/shop/flamealivepod Become a patron and get bonus content: http://www.patreon.com/flamealivepod Buy merch here: https://flamealivepod.dashery.com Hang out with us online: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flamealivepod Insta: http://www.instagram.com/flamealivepod Facebook Group: hhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/flamealivepod Newsletter: Sign up at https://flamealivepod.substack.com/subscribe VM/Text: (208) FLAME-IT / (208) 352-6348            

There's a lot to catch up on today's Spotlight. Four weeks of Festive season sport means a range of topics from technology failures in the Ashes to the "Battle of the Sexes" debacle, thoughts on cyclo-cross dominance and excitement, Biathlon's appeal, Luke Littler's darts revolution, and some Enhanced Games ruminations as more athletes are announced. We also tease a few 2026 sports events, and hope you'll join us throughout the year for sports science insights and discussions.For the discussion that continues long after the podcast, become a member of the Real Science of Sport Supporters club by making a small monthly or annual donation and get access to our Discourse communityLinksArticle on the Kyrgios-Sabalenka reactionsLuke Littler's moment and the growth of dartsTechnology fails England at the AshesGareth's fascinating exploration of the not-so-simple guide to fitness (Supporters Club Members access)Stuart Phillips' paper on resistance training - just do it, and don't get stuck on the detailsMichael Ashenden on the Enhanced Games - the source of our philosophical discussion on doping in the showThe sad death of Sivert Guttorm Bakken of NorwayUSA-Canada relations are not looking good - this time thanks to a skeleton controversy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The biathlon family reconvened in Oberhof after a difficult holiday break. There was something cathartic about the racing starting again. After sharing our thoughts and condolences for Sivert Bakken's passing and his family/friends we dove into the racing including: - Tommaso Giacomel's emotional week and the outstanding showing he put forward this week - The absolutely bonkers men's relay - The women's relay crushed by the French women - Elvira Öberg new strategy leading to immediate success - A very successful weekend for the Swedish squad - Overview of the status of the Overall races and making looking ahead - Looking at some great individual performances from several athletes including Martin Uldal, Regina Ermits, Lukas Hofer, Vanessa Voigt etc And more!

US Biathlon, and Wisconsin's own, Deedra Irwin joins us from Oberhof to talk about her classically American journey into biathlon all the way up to her greatest successes. This was so much fun and I hope you enjoy it too, especially: - Discussing small town Wisconsin and how important and great it is! - Finding biathlon later in her career than her European counterparts  - Early success and memories of her American biathlon best finish at the 2022 Winter Olympics - Her best buddy Joanne Reid and their special relationship - The great vibes, and more importantly great racing, coming out of US Biathlon right now - Support and evolution of US Biathlon - Her relationship with her rifle - Breakdown of the upcoming Packers-Bears showdown! And more!

In one month, the Olympic torch will be lit in Milano-Cortina, Italy for the 2026 Winter Games. Minnesotans always have a strong showing at the Winter Olympics, and another athlete has just been added to the roster. Margie Freed is an Apple Valley native. She's making her Olympic debut in biathlon. Freed spoke to Minnesota Now host Nina Moini about getting ready for her first Olympic games.

Was passiert mit dem Wintersport, wenn der Schnee immer öfter fehlt? Biathlon-Olympiasieger und Sportschau-Experte Arnd Peiffer spricht offen über Schneemangel, Kunstschnee, neue Eventformate - und darüber, warum ihn der Klimawandel persönlich umtreibt. Im Après-Ski-Talk wird's dann privat: Arnd verrät seine Wachs-Gewohnheiten als Hobby-Langläufer und seinen Vorsatz fürs neue Jahr. Mit Yasin Hinz von Fridays for Future schauen wir außerdem darauf, welche Rolle der Sport beim Klimaschutz spielen kann - und wo seine Grenzen liegen. Dazu gibt's Behind-the-Scenes-Einblicke mit Kommentator Christian Dexne und Moderatorin Stephanie Müller-Spirra: Was passiert eigentlich vor der Sendung, wenn das Mikro noch aus ist?

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DWD warnt bis zum Vormittag vor Eisglätte, Feuerwerksverkauf startet - mit Warnhinweisen, Zehntausende feiern Heimsieg beim Biathlon auf Schalke

En cette fin d'année, Oscar Lombardot est l'invité de notre podcast. Retour sur les premières semaines de compétition du Français : des courses de pré-saison à Geilo, en passant par l'IBU Cup, jusqu'à l'étape du Grand-Bornand avec une très belle 13e place sur la mass start. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/biathlon-en-live-1/donations

Paul Mehdi Benhayoun nous fait l'honneur de partager ce podcast avec nous ! Biathlète de l'équipe du Maroc, il a écrit l'histoire il y a quelques semaines en devenant le premier africain à participer à une compétition internationale de Biathlon !  Son prochain objectif ? Les jeux de Milan-Cortina 2026 ! Son histoire est fascinante et inspirante, ce podcast est un vrai cadeau : Merci Paul Mehdi pour ta gentillesse, ta passion et ta bonne humeur. Vous faites comme vous voulez, mais nous on va suivre ça de très très près... Go Morocco !

THE BIG SHOW von sportradio360.de: Fußball, Basketball, Tennis - aber auch echter Sport. Der Producer Jens Huiber pflügt mit Experten wie Markus Götz (Sky), Paul Häuser (Sky), Andreas Renner (DAZN), Thomas Wagner (RTL), Oliver Faßnacht (Eurosport),  Michael Körner (Magentasport), Jürgen Schmieder (Süddeutsche Zeitung), Johannes Knuth (Süddeutsche Zeitung), Heiko Oldörp (NDR) Edgar Mielke (Sky), Stefan Heinrich (Motorsport TV), Stefan Ehlen (formel1.de), Thomas Böker (Kicker)  einmal wöchentlich querbeet durch (fast) alle Disziplinen, die die Sportwelt zu bieten hat.

RJ may be in Mexico but we won't let a little tropical vacation get in the way of a great week of biathlon! After a raucous week in le Grand Bornand we had a lot to chat about including: - This was Lou's weekend from start to finish - Justus' heartbreak but encouraging signs for Germany - Maren's incredible power - Good 1st trimester performances from USA and Canada especially Campbell Wright and Deedra Irwin - An endlessly entertaining Norwegian men's team and how their Olympic roster is shaping up - Can Botn continue this high level? And can Perrot and Giacomel challenge? - Celebrating Camille Bened and pondering the French women's team and their Olympic roster - A week of strong finishes from Eder, Burkhalter, Passler, and Ermits And more!

#330: Hexenkessel Le Grand Bornand

L'équipe de Biathlon Live revient sur la troisième étape de la Coupe du Monde 2025-2026 disputée sur le site du Grand-Bornand en France. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/biathlon-en-live-1/donations

We open the show with a little personal race reg update before chatting with Dave Bergart (interview starts around 10 minute mark)Support the Seder-SkierRace info on the TRC

Ecoutez La tentation sport avec Isabelle Langé du 19 décembre 2025.Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

How a tip line for Wisconsin students who are experiencing bullying is being used. Our annual Games to Gift conversation, where we share some of the top games from 2025. Plan a trip to a U.S. Biathlon Training Center in Wisconsin.

The Ariens Nordic Center is an outdoor recreation center that's a certified U.S. Biathlon Training Center.

Another fun weekend of biathlon racing is completed and RJ and Jordan are back to discuss it all! On today's recap: - Starting with our complicated feelings seeing Julia Simon racing again - Nice weekends for our home federations of Canada and the USA! - Celebrating Anna Magnusson with her biggest fan - The cream of the crop rising on the men's side with Perrot and Giacomel trading wins - Lisa Vittozzi and her incredible shooting display in the Pursuit - A little Norway discussion including Maren Kirkeeide, Karoline Knotten, Sturla Holm Laegreid and Vetle Christiansen - The tricky corner in Hochfilzen claims several more athletes - Camille Bened keeps on rolling with 2 more finishes in the Flowers and a great relay leg - Anticipating French women lineup changes - Shout outs to a diverse weekend of good finishes including Estonia, Slovakia, Finland etc - IBU Cup corner - Looking ahead to Annecy And a ton more athletes discussed in there as well!

Sportfreunde aufgepasst, es ist Montag, der 15.Dezember, wir sind Handball-Vize-Weltmeister*innen, wir können noch Skifahren und beim Biathlon geht auch noch was und wir haben heute Luca Toni in der Sendung…ah ne, Skeletoni. Apropos Luca Toni: Jens Behler - wenn Laura Nolte die Lokführerin vom Hype Train nach Cortina ist, dann ist er der Schaffner - teilt wieder seine Expertise mit uns und damit herzlich Willkommen zum Team D Update. 

"C'est la libre-antenne du dimanche midi ! Attablez-vous et venez débattre avec la joyeuse bande de Stephen Brun tous les dimanches entre 13h00 et 15h00. Durant deux heures, les auditeurs sont au cœur de l'émission pour échanger avec Stephen Brun, Alexandre Biggerstaff, Maxime Pauty, Erwan Abautret et tous leurs invités."

L'équipe de Biathlon Live revient sur la deuxième étape de la Coupe du Monde 2025-2026 disputée sur le site d'Hochfilzen en Autriche. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/biathlon-en-live-1/donations

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Today we're joined by Cameron Kirkegaard, a senior at Grand Junction High School, who recently released a documentary he made called Line of Fire, about sexual assault on the U.S. Biathlon Team – that’s skiing and shooting – that has gone unaddressed for decades.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ein nicht besonders feines Finale der Formel-1-Saison wird von Stefan Heinrich (Motorsport TV) und Stefan Ehlen (formel1.de) ebenso analysiert wie der Abschied von Helmut Marko. Dann gibt uns Skisprung-Legende Andreas Goldberger eine erste Einschätzung, was aktuell auf den Schanzen läuft. Lukas Zahrer (derstandard) erläutert seine Affinität zur Scheib-Faust, und Korbinian Eisenberger (SZ) nimmt den Producer Jens Huiber in die Untiefen des französischen Biathlon-Teams mit.

After a fun week in Östersund full of fan favorite performances we already have so much to talk about! In this episode we discuss: - The incredible women's Pursuit contested with our some of our personal favorite athletes - Suvi Minkkinen with a career weekend takes Yellow - Lisa Hauser looks better than she has in several years - Dorothea Wierer is ready for an Olympic capstone to her career - What to make of the preseason favorites easing their way into the season and a few athletes quietly flying under the radar - Norwegian men are still dominant even without the Boe brothers - Swedish women...how do they balance their talent? And more!

Martin Fourcade, l'un des sportifs français les plus titrés, revient sur son parcours exceptionnel : les victoires, les moments de doute et la pression du très haut niveau.Dans cet échange sans filtre, il partage ce que ces années lui ont appris sur la performance, le mental et le leadership.Il raconte aussi comment le trail running l'a aidé à progresser… et ses envies de passer un jour sur marathon.Alors, prêt à entrer dans la tête de Martin Fourcade ? Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

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Stefan Ehlen (formel1.de) und Stefan Heinrich (Motorsport TV) stimmen uns auf das große Finale der Formel-1-Saison ein. Philipp Scheichel (Kronen Zeitung) und Lukas Schweighofer (ORF) melden sich derweil von den Schauplätzen des alpinen Skiweltcups, zu den Frauen trägt auch noch Doppel-Olympiasiegerin Michaela Dorfmeister ihr Scherflein bei. Und mit Sigi Heinrich (Eurosport) stürzt sich der Producer Jens Huiber dann auch noch auf den Biathlon.

Wir sprechen heute mit Biathletin und seit Anfang des Jahres auch Mutter Janina Hettich-Walz. Janina ist nach der Geburt ihres ersten Kindes gerade erst in den Biathlon-Weltcup zurückgekehrt. Wir sprechen über ihre ersten Monate als Mutter, wie sie in den Leistungssport zurückgekommen ist, ihren Traum von der Teilnahme an den Olympischen Spielen und warum sie sich lieber mit Athlet*innen als mit anderen Müttern vergleicht.

Im neuen Sport-Wochenrückblick nehmen euch Benni und David mit auf eine Reise durch die News der letzten Tage: neben deutschen Olympiabestrebungen, ist die Flamme für die Spiele im Februar entzündet und außerdem ist natürlich das vergangenen Wintersport-Wochenende Top-Thema - allen voran natürlich auch die Meldung, dass ab der Saison 2026/27 erstmals auch die besten Skispringerinnen der Welt an der legendären Vierschanzentournee teilnehmen dürfen ein historischer Schritt für Gleichberechtigung und Wintersportgeschichte. Außerdem schauen wir auf die neuesten Highlights aus weiteren Sportarten: Wie bei der Nordischen Kombination, Biathlon und Bob/Bob-Frauen bereits jetzt die Olympia-Saison Fahrt aufnimmt. Wer im Ski-Alpin & Slalom überrascht ...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.

A week later than intended (solely due to Jordan's very slow editing) our interview with Polish Women's Head Coach Tobias Torgersen is up! This was recorded the week before the season began so it does not cover anything that happened in the first two days of racing in Östersund. But there is still tons of good stuff in this conversation including: - Review of Geilo races and assessment of team form - The process of picking rosters - Leadership within the team - Summer camps including Blink and Antholz - International Cooperation - Coaching from the bike - A lengthy discussion on coaching shooting/practice - Moments of pride and moments of fun - And more!

Sur le buzzer c'est le dernier débat des GG du Sport ! Pile à temps pour s'écharper une dernière fois lors de l'émission…

Bloc d'actualités. Sport slovaque : le parahockey et le biathlon slovaque au programme du jour.

We did it! The 2025-2026 biathlon season starts this week! We got together for our first regular weekly episode of the season to get ourselves ready for all of the excitement. We covered: - Discussing how an Olympic season differs from a regular season - Discussed the events of the selection races in Idre Fjall, Geilo, Bessans, and Ruhpolding and how they affected team selections for the major squads - How key athletes looked in these races including: Hanna Oeberg's resurgence, the Swedish boys, Eric Perrot, Dorothea Wierer, Ingrid Tandrevold, Isak Frey, Vetle Christiansen, Camille Bened, Simon Eder, Franziska Preuss and many many more - Sorting out our thoughts on the chaos inside the French team - Brief looks at rosters and our thoughts including the USA, Canada, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, and Latvia - As always you can be assured that there is a ton more in there too!

Benni und David liefern einen umfassenden Überblick über die wichtigsten Sportereignisse der Woche. Im Fokus stehen der Auftakt des Skisprung-Weltcups in Lillehammer, die Auslosung der ersten Runde der Darts-WM, die spannenden Entwicklungen im Formel-1-Titelkampf nach dem Rennen in Las Vegas sowie die heiße Phase der UEFA-Europapokal-Wettbewerbe. Außerdem berichten sie über die neuesten Ergebnisse im Davis Cup, spannende Biathlon- und Wintersport-News inklusive Bob, Skeleton und Skilanglauf, aktuelle Tennis- und Fußball-Highlights, die MLS-Playoffs mit Lionel Messi, die Olympiabewerbung Deutschlands, Handball-WM-Tests und vieles mehr. Ein Sport-Podcast, der euch in rund einer Stunde durch die wichtigsten nationalen und internationalen Ereignisse führt. Kontaktiert und folgt uns gerne ...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.

Wie großartig war der Dienstagabend im Hampden Park zu Glasgow? Sven Haist (SZ) war dort - und würde sich das Match sofort noch einmal zur Gänze ansehen. Wie startet man als Biathlon-Weltmeisterin in eine Olympiasaison? Lisa Hauser, Championesse 2021 auf der Pokljuca, gibt Auskunft. Und: Was können wir aus den Ergebnissen von Levi lernen? Tom Häberlein (SID) und Lukas Zahrer (derstandard) haben da ihre eigenen Ideen. Der Producer Jens Huiber sowieso.

Nouveaux pilotes, un brin déjantés, à bord de la Libre Antenne sur RMC ! Jean-Christophe Drouet et Julien Cazarre prennent le relais. Après les grands matchs, quand la lumière reste allumée pour les vrais passionnés, place à la Libre Antenne : un espace à part, entre passion, humour et dérision, débats enflammés, franc-parler et second degré. Un rendez-vous nocturne à la Cazarre, où l'on parle foot bien sûr, mais aussi mauvaise foi, vannes, imitations et grands moments de radio imprévisibles !

From cross country skiing and running to ice hockey, sport has always been a big part of Minnesota native Annika Pasch's life. Today, she's added biathlon to her repertoire with the responsibility of managing health and wellness for the U.S. Biathlon Team as part of its partnership with University of Health. Pasch joined Heartbeat as she headed out to Europe for her second season wth the team.What motivated her to become an athletic trainer?“Just being an athlete, kind of identifying as an athlete myself for so long, just seeing the passion and the hard work that those athletes put into what can essentially become their career,” she said. “I just want to do everything I could to let them be successful. And that's a huge part of my job – just keeping that arrow pointed forward for someone to just keep on the track of success.”So what is health and wellness? And why is it important for athletes – and for all of us?“Health and wellness is what gets you through every day,” said Pasch. “And if you're not respecting your body and taking care of it 24 over seven, that's lost time. If you look at it as the athletes, it's their job.”Her background has taken her to basketball, hockey, and track. And one of the keys for her in her new role with U.S. Biathlon is her own background as a cross country skier.When describing her role to others who might not know what an athletic trainer does, she compares it as a cross between a physical therapist and an EMT. “A lot of the education and focus is on first response and emergency care,” she said. But today, a lot of energy goes into injury and illness prevention. “That's where that physical therapy, that rehab, the diagnostic piece comes into it,” she said. “And then layered within all of that in the education is pharmacology, general medicine, sports psychology, nutrition. We kind of get a little sprinkling of everything.”As a passionate cross country skier herself, she's now become one of biathlon's biggest fans. And, yes, she has picked up a biathlon rifle to try shooting. This winter, she will hopscotch around Europe as the U.S. Biathlon Team heads to Antholz for the Olympic Winter Games.Get to know Annika Pasch and the valuable support services she's bringing to biathletes in this episode of Heartbeat, the U.S. Biathlon podcast. 

#322: Endlich wieder Biathlon!

C'est le rendez-vous du week-end à ne pas manquer pour tous les fans de sport ! Rugby, natation, Formule 1… tous les sports et grands événements sont à suivre en live sur RMC, et c'est Flora Moussy qui sera désormais aux commandes de ce show ! Le samedi à partir de 16h, elle sera aux côtés de Benoit Boutron, Christophe Cessieux et Thibaut Giangrande qui continueront de se succéder au micro.

Your Nb 1 nordic nordic podcast is back this time with the fastest skier/biathlete Einar Hedegart. He will be racing this week end as a biathlete in geilo and next week as a cross country skier in Beito. He gives us his key training sessions that makes him go so fast on skis. Tune in for some interesting insight a bit of biathlete roasting and some banter

The most entertaining man in biathlon - Campbell Wright - returns for another preseason chat! As always he was an absolute blast as we covered a lot in a relatively short period including: - Loop One - his thoughts on the event and would he do it again? - Updates on summer training and how he's feeling with now less than 1 month until the 2025-2026 season - Racing tactics in Pursuits and Mass Starts - His dream chase pack in a big race - How high can the US men's team reach this season? - What it's like being one of the most recognized and cheered biathletes - And more!

It's been three years since veteran Olympic sport leader Jack Gierhart found his way to U.S. Biathlon. Now entering his fourth season, Gierhart spoke with Heartbeat from the U.S. Biathlon headquarters in Soldier Hollow, outlining some of the innovative athlete support programs that have been implemented, discussing team culture, and sharing the story behind the new U.S. Biathlon logo released this month.Gierhart was enthusiastic about the athlete-staff initiative on team culture. In episode one of Heartbeat this season, we spoke with Kelsey Dickinson and Chloe Levins about the team's initiative to create a values-based, positive team culture. “I remember talking with Kelsey and Jake (Brown), and a couple of other athletes a year-and-a-half ago or so,” said Gierhart. “They were enthusiastic about trying to get this going.” Now the shared values program, driven by both athletes and staff, is firmly in place heading into the 2025-26 season.He also highlighted some of the innovative high-performance programs implemented by U.S. Biathlon to support athletes. As an example, High Performance Director Lowell Bailey now works closely with Jim Becker, a masters biathlete himself, at Montana State University on a wide range of initiatives, from physiological biometric testing to 3D motion capture.“We're really seeing quite an impact on the performance of our athletes,” he said.Simple as it may seem on the surface, another priority area for U.S. Biathlon has been athlete wellness. “One of the areas we really started to focus on about a year and a half ago was how do we reduce athlete illness?” said Gierhart. “That's been the biggest impact on us!”He outlined programs in place now through U.S. Biathlon's partnership with University of Utah Health. Last January, U of U Health Athletic Trainer Annika Pasch joined the team to support overall athlete wellness on the grueling schedule athletes face during the winter season.“This concept of minor illness prevention is incredibly important to us,” he added. “So we started to talk about how do we do that? How do we keep our athletes on the race course more frequently? And besides being able and having boots on the ground with the athletes that are able to monitor things in real time and react immediately, is really important.”The atmosphere at the final pre-season dryland camp was exhilarating. There was a lot on the line with team trials. And final preparation before the team reassembles in Obertilliach, Austria for a final on-snow test before the World Cup and IBU Cup openers.As he reflected back on the last three seasons, his look forward was one of pride. “The work that this team has done over the last three years – we have high goals. Everybody's working really hard. But whatever happens, I'm going to be incredibly proud of this team and our community of what we achieve.”Listen in to Heartbeat, season six, episode two, for an insightful look into U.S. Biathlon with CEO Jack Gierhart.

Ski. Shoot. Lead. In this gripping episode of Inside the Rings, we sit down with Jack Gierhart, CEO of US Biathlon, to explore one of the most misunderstood Olympic sports. From his leap from US Sailing to leading America's biathletes, Jack shares how strategy, storytelling, and high-altitude grit are transforming the trajectory of US Biathlon. Discover how athlete vlogs, mental toughness, and innovative pathways—from college skiing to military roots—are powering the next generation toward Milano-Cortina 2026. We dive into legacy-building, SafeSport progress, and the sport's push for visibility in the digital age. Whether you're a winter sports junkie or new to biathlon, this episode delivers an inspiring look at leadership on snow and the fire within Olympic dreams. Subscribe now and follow the journey at usbiathlon.org.

Justus Strelow joins us again for another wonderful interview! He was coming to us from the team's Martello altitude camp and graciously gave us plenty of time to discuss a bunch of fun topics including: - Being a dad! - The new coaching staff and what the feeling in the team is as the 2025-2026 season nears - Team dynamics and fun with the German men - The narrow gap between top 20's and top 5's - Preparations for Antholz and favorite venues/ranges - And more!

There are many components to athletic success, from high-performance training to perfecting sport skills. But underlying every successful team is a culture that fosters an atmosphere of success. On the eve of team trials and a fall training camp at Soldier Hollow, veteran U.S. Biathlon Team athletes Kelsey Dickinson and Chloe Levins joined Heartbeat podcast host Tom Kelly for an in-depth look at the athlete-led initiative to build a values-based, positive team culture.In addition to competing on the international biathlon stage, both Dickinson and Levins have taken on leadership roles, serving as athlete representatives to both the U.S. Biathlon Board of Directors and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee. Quite simply, “Our role is really to represent the athlete voice in any decisions being made by US Biathlon,” said Dickinson.However, one of their most impactful roles over the last year has been their engagement with both teammates and U.S. Biathlon staff in building a recognizable team culture, including the identification of a set of values that staff and athletes can all rally around.US Biathlon ValuesRespectGritGrowth Mindset“We decided that we could all stand by these,” said Levins. “They represent who we want to be, how we want to show up as Team USA – as the staff wants to show up for the athletes, as the athletes want to show up for the staff, and the greater organization as a whole and their country.“It was a really special thing to be a part of!”The values were adopted by athletes and staff together after a series of group sessions that began at the Vuokatti training camp before last season. “We're looking at this from the perspective of emphasizing that we are a values-led organization,” sai Dickinson. “And creating those values that we can come together around and use to have discussions and support each other, and also hold each other accountable.”Want to hear more? Listen in on the new season six of Heartbeat as Chloe Levins and Kelsey Dickinson dive deep into the value-backed culture created by the U.S. Biathlon Team.ATHLETE OUTREACHAthletes, want to reach out to your US Biathlon athlete representatives? Simply send an email to: athletereps(@)usbiathlon.org.PAST EPISODES WITH CHLOE & KELSEYKesley Dickinson: Athlete & Advocate (April 2025)Chloe Levins: Bouncing Back (Nov. 2022)Kelsey Dickinson: Nordic Culture of the Methow Valley (Dec. 2021)Chloe Levins: From Fairway to Biathlon Range (Sept. 2020)

2025 City Biathlon Champion Lotte Lie comes back for another interview! It's her 3rd interview with us and we had a LOT to catch up on including: - Her City Biathlon experience and the winning moment! - Beating her buddy Karoline Knotten - Summer training schedule and updates. Do the upcoming Olympics change the training plans? - Belgium's continued biathlon growth and success - And more!