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March 2011
Race Snapshot: WBC Men’s 20k Individual
Awesome race from Leif Nordgren, and an ok one from Tim Burke. Â The host country got a surprise performance it seems from Maxim Maksimov.
Tagged 20k, biathlon, men, race snapshot, wbcWBC Men’s Pursuit
Not much commentary on this one, just the graphs for the top skiers and the Americans. First the leaders: I don’t have much to add here except that Arnd Peiffer is having an excellent World Championships so far. As for the Americans: Nothing spectacular, I suppose, but not terrible.
Tagged biathlon, men, pursuit, recap, wbcWSC Men’s 50km
Another day, another impressive win for Petter Northug. I didn’t get to watch this race, but so far no one has figured out a way to break the race up prior to the final few kilometers. I’m not sure the pace was exactly slow, but there was certainly a ton of skiers packed close together. […]
Tagged 50km, freestyle, men, recap, WSCWBC Women’s Sprint Recap
The women’s sprint race on Saturday didn’t see quite as many unusual faces at the top: Overall, Magdalena Neuner appears to have slipped a bit this season, but she put in an excellent performance on this day. Kaisa Mäkäräinen has really made a jump this year, both in her overall performance level and her shooting. […]
Tagged biathlon, recap, Sprint, wbc, womenWBC Men’s Sprint Recap
That’s right, we’re taking my new biathlon plots out for a spin this week. The World Biathlon Championships kicked off the individual events on Saturday with the sprint. Here’s a look at the top men (click through for full version): The top panels are plotting the standardized percent back from the median skier (adjusted for […]
Tagged biathlon, men, recap, Sprint, wbcWSC Women’s 30k Recap
Finally, someone manages to beat Marit Bjørgen. If I’d had to pick who was most likely to pull it off, I actually would have bet on either Justyna Kowalczyk or Therese Johaug. Kowlaczyk is probably the consensus choice, but based on some of the commentary I’ve read so far, I feel like I’m less surprised […]
Tagged 30km, freestyle, mass, recap, therese johaug, women, WSC