Best Penalty Loop Podcasts (2025)

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Justus Strelow October 2025 Interview - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 147 57:12

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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 …

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Lotte Lie Interview - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 146 1:04:03

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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 continue…

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IBU Cup Champ Camille Bened!!! - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 145 56:53

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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 …

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Pascale Paradis Interview - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 144 1:29:25

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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…

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Logan Pletz Interview + Ziggy Mazet and Blink talk - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 143 1:38:25

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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 ho…

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Team Greenland Interview! - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 142 1:25:42

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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 skill…

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Emma Lunder June 2025 Interview - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 141 1:31:16

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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 …

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Canadian Coach Andrew Chisholm Interview Pt 2 - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 140 1:16:35

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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 sea…

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Canadian Coach Andrew Chisholm Interview Pt 1 - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 139 1:00:37

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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 i…

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German Youth/Juniors Coach Matthias Ahrens Pt 2 - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 138 55:05

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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 CupBy [email protected]

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German Youth/Juniors Coach Matthias Ahrens Pt 1 - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 137 59:32

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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 pri…

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Early May 2025 Biathlon Round Up - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 136 1:07:16

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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 record…

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April 2025 Biathlon Round Up - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 135 50:18

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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!By [email protected]

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2024-2025 World Cup Wrap Up - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 134 1:20:12

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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!By [email protected]

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Oslo Recap with Interviews! - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 133 56:31

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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…

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Oslo Memories! - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 132 1:40:19

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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 t…

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Pokljuka 2024-2025 Recap - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 131 1:19:29

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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 athlete…

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Nove Mesto 2024-2025 Recap - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 130 1:32:33

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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 Jacqueli…

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2025 Lenzerheide World Championships Week 2 - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 129 1:26:03

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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…

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2025 Lenzerheide World Championships Week 1 - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 128 1:41:22

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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-B…

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Lenzerheide World Championships Preview - Penalty Loop Podcast Episode 127 1:32:06

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The 2024-2025 World Championships are here!!! We do a full review of the IBU Cup races in Ridnaun-Val Ridanna before we dive into everything we're thinking about as the World Championships approach. This episode we discuss: - The continued dominance of the Norwegian men and the French women on the IBU Cup - Paul Schommer!! - Our 3 magical wishes fo…

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2024-2025 European Championship Review - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 126 1:07:10

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Initially recorded shortly after the European Championship concluded, but released late due to our schedules, it is still important to chat about! In this episode we covered the hot topics coming from Val Martel including: - Baiba Bendika's glorious Championships! - Out impressions of the Val Martel venue - The Norwegian men and the French women - …

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Antholz 2024-2025 - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 125 1:31:22

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Sadly another trimester of World Cup biathlon has come to an end, but there was just so much to talk about this week both on and off the course! - We led off with the Norwegian European Cup roster announcement - This was connected to the surprising yet not surprising Tarjei Boe retirement announcement - We discussed the incredible Women's Overall R…

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Ruhpolding 2024-2025 - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 124 1:42:51

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It's been another amazing week of biathlon as we hit the midpoint of the season. From off the course news to some truly amazing racing, Ruhpolding certainly kept us on our toes. This week we discuss: - JT Boe's surprise retirement announcement - The top women all racing like champions - Thoughts on the Swedes: Hanna Oeberg, Martin Ponsiluoma, and S…

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Oberhof 2024-2025 - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 123 1:29:45

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What a week it was! Oberhof was an absolutely jam packed weekend that showed us all of the emotions. Get ready because this is a LONG episode because we have a lot of thoughts about: - Weather and it's effects this week - Suvi Minkkinen and Julia Simon...the highs and the lows of biathlon in 2 days - Finland's glorious week - Elvira Oeberg's determ…

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2024-2025 Winter Break - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 122 59:24

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Let's get ready for the 2nd trimester! We just had a few things to catch up on before the racing starts again including: - Quick Schalke biathlon review - Update on RJ's analysis of the new start positions and its effect on racing - Roster updates including Chloe Chevalier's retirement, Paula Botet, Sophie Chauveau, Vetle Sjaastad Christiansen - Ch…

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Annecy-le Grand Bornand 2024 - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 121 1:25:46

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After a week of amazing racing in le Grand Bornand there is just one thing left to do...talk about it. A lot! This is looong episode but there is a lot to discuss including: - Leading off with Tandrevold's health update - Golden Girl Franziska Preuss - Grotian and Voigt round out the German weekend - Martin Uldal and Tarjei Boe "surprise" wins - JT…

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Hochfilzen 2024 - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 120 1:11:55

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A little later than normal, and a little under the weather, we discussed all of the action from the winter wonderland of Hochfilzen including: - Franziska Preuss vs. Lou Jeanmonnot all season? Who says no? - Underdog nations continue being competitive - JT Boe is back on top - The Jacquelin Pursuit fall - Laegreid lurking And more!…

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Kontiolahti Recap - Penalty Loop Podcast Episode 119 1:21:50

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The first competitions of the biathlon season are in the books! It's time to get together and chat about all of the amazing action from Kontiolahti and a little news/speculation as welli! This includes: - A week of underdogs, fan favorites, and fun stories! - A trip to the doctor's office to discuss the Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold heart situation - …

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2024-2025 Kontiolahti Part 1 - Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 118 1:11:55

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We just couldn't wait for a full week of competition to end before we had to start talking biathlon again! We got together, initially on Sunday, but then again on Monday to discuss all of the relay action and the Men's Short Individual including: - Julia Simon's injury and what we know as of recording time - The Soerum Mixed Relay sprint and the Fa…

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Penalty Loop Podcast Episode 117 - 2024-2025 Season Preview! 1:30:35

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Just barely before the season starts we reconvened to discuss the recent racing in Sjusojoen and Idre Fjaell and discuss the upcoming season! A few of the highlights: - Over view of the selection races - Discussing the Norwegian depth - Overview of the rosters and any surprises that we saw - Discussing the current state of Canadian biathlon - A few…

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Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 116 Campbell Wright Interview 55:35

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While battling illness at the final training camp in Finland, American/New Zealand biathlete Campbell Wright joined us for our final preseason interview! Campbell is a hilarious interview and we had an immensely good time. Of course we discussed his unique journey into biathlon from New Zealand, his transfer to the American team, his successes alon…

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Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 115 Jakub Stvrtecky Interview 58:08

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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 - H…

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Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 113 - Hanna Kebinger Returns! 1:02:39

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In our latest interview in the leadup to the 2024-2025 biathlon season, Hanna Kebinger returns! Always a fun interview this episode involves more laughing than we have done in a bit! It includes: - Discussion on her unfortunate 23-24 season - Dealing with health struggles, both physical and mental - Her road to recovery this summer including findin…

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Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast 114 (whoops!) Jacques Jefferies Interview! 1:18:53

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Jacques Jefferies graciously and bravely battled through a sinus infection and a bloody nose to join us for an interview! Jacques is a really valuable mind for the biathlon community as he has a very good grasp of the big issues biathlon will be grappling with in the coming years. As Jacques battled through we discussed: - His young biathlon career…

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Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 112 Tobias Torgersen 1:12:56

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As the 2024-2025 season rapidly approaches Polish Women's Head Coach Tobias Torgersen joined us from team training camp in Lenzerheide! In this interview we discuss: - Thoughts on Lenzerheide and particularly the potential trickiness on the range - Coaching anxiety as the season approaches - What led to the Polish women having a surge in the 2023-2…

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Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 111 Justus Strelow Interview 1:05:17

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Justus Strelow, coming off of a very exciting City Biathlon race in Dresden, joined us from the German training camp in the French Alps for a wonderful interview. He as an amazing guest and gave us tremendous insight into: - His intro into biathlon and his journey to the top level of the sport - His lifelong affinity for shooting and how fast and h…

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Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 110 Regina Ermits 1:05:37

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The first of our preseason interviews is here and it's Regina Ermits! This was a joy! With Regina we discussed: - Regina vs. Kalev in the battle of the Ermits - How is she so good at standing shooting? - A new training regimen and "finding her voice" leading to 7 of the 9 best finishes of her career in 2023-2024 - Her amazing 2024 Nove Mesto Worlds…

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Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 109 - IBU Rule Changes, Fourcade Nordice Festival, and National Championships 1:05:01

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The IBU has floated changes to how start bibs are allocated for Sprint and Individual races and it's generating some great conversation. We do our best to lay out what the changes would be as well as the perspectives of various athletes, coaches, and media members. We also share our own thoughts. Then we talk about the phenomenal Czechia summer nat…

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Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 108 - Summer Worlds and Summer Biathlon 1:09:52

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It's a touch late but we needed to catch up about the first half of the summer biathlon racing. We primarily focused on the recently completed 2024 Summer Worlds in Otepää but also briefly discussed Blink, as well as the Swedish, Belgian, and US Summer biathlon National Championships. Tune in soon for interviews and discussions on Martin Fourcade F…

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July 2024 Biathlon Round Up 25:51

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It is truly a quiet time in the world of biathlon but we still found a few things to chat about including: - It's wedding season! - RJ's EXTENSIVE breakdown of Emilien Jacquelin's shooting which is now published: https://biathlonanalytics.com/would-changing-high-risk-high-reward-strategy-pay-off-for-emilien-jacquelin/ - A preview of Jordan's Ultima…

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Penalty Loop Podcast Episode 106 - Logan Pletz 1:39:11

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This one is for the rifle nerds out there! We had on Logan Pletz and after a short discussion on his background in biathlon it turned into a deep deep deeeeeeeeep dive on rifle construction, particularly with 3D printing. Logan was so generous sharing his adventures in rifle construction including the not so successful trials. Even if you're not a …

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Penalty Loop Podcast Episode 105 - Tara Geraghty-Moats Interview 1:20:12

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We were so fortunate to be joined by the author of one of the truly unique stories in biathlon: Tara Geraghty-Moats. Sure, you might know that she was once a Nordic Combiner, but what else do you know about her journey? We discuss her start in Nordic sports at a very young age and the winding path that has brought her here to the IBU Biathlon World…

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Penalty Loop Podcast Episode 104 - May 2024 Catch Up #2! 27:08

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Surprise! We are back after just 1 week! This was actually a surprise for us as well as we didn't know we were recording it until we started. Today we discuss: - RJ's recent deep dive on if any national wax teams or ski brands were particularly successful in this most recent season - Coaching carousel including the Ricco Gross update, the Swiss coa…

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May Biathlon Catch Up 1:00:52

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It's time to catch up on all of the biathlon news from May 2024 including: - Dorothea Wierer continues through 2026 Olympics - Stina Nilsson back to XC skiing - Discussion of Rico Gross going to the Bulgarian team (this was recorded just hours before it was announced that he's not going to the Bulgarian team) - Czech team coaching changes - Early r…

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Penalty Loop Podcast Episode 102 - National Championships and Breakthrough Seasons 1:12:24

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It's time to talk more biathlon! Let be honest it's always time to talk more biathlon. We reconvened to discuss: - French, Swiss, Swedish, and Norwegian national championships - A little bit of biathlon news - Was there a connection between ski brand and ski speed this season - Jordan's connection with Tarjei Boe - A preview/overview of some breakt…

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Penalty Loop Podcast Episode 101 - 2023-2024 Season Recap Pt 2 Women 1:13:55

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It's time to recap the 2023-2024 Biathlon World Cup season! Here in part 2 we discuss the women including: - Lou Jeanmonnot announcing herself as a contender now and in the future - Lisa Vittozzi finishing off one of the most remarkable career comebacks in biathlon history - Lena Haecki-Gross in year 10 of her career becomes the best Swiss woman in…

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Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast Episode 100!!! 41:54

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It's our 100th Episode! We recap our journey of where we started and everything that has happened over the last 100 episodes. A big THANK YOU! To everybody who has listened and joined us along the way! We also cover 2 pieces of big news: 1) Christian Gow, Biathlon Canada mainstay, announced his retirement 2) Tarjei Boe is back! Please check out my …

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Penalty Loop Podcast Episode 99 - 2023-2024 Season Recap Pt 1 Men 1:13:16

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It's time to recap the 2023-2024 Biathlon World Cup season! We broke our recap up in 2 parts rather than giving you one massive nearly 3 hour podcast. Here in part 1 we discuss the men including: - JT Boe's 5th Overall title was better than you may have thought - Some young men showing off including Eric Perrot, Tommaso Giacomel, and Campbell Wrigh…

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Penalty Loop Podcast Episode 98 Canmore Recap with RJ's Interviews 1:23:07

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We head back to Canmore for one more episode! This time around we do our normal discussion about the racing but this time we have interviews! We discuss: - Exhausted athletes - JT Boe winning the Globe in style - Anna Gandler continues to shine - The French and Italians close out the season very strong - Lisa Vittozzi and Lou Jeanmonnot giving us a…