The death of biathlete Sivert Guttorm Bakken continues to raise questions. The Norwegian died the day before Christmas. The 27-year-old was wearing an altitude training mask when he was found in an Italian hotel room. Now a law firm from Norway is called in. After the death of Norwegian biathlete Sivert Guttorm Bakken, the Norwegian … Read more
The Norwegian federation announced the sudden death of its biathlete this Tuesday in a press release. The world of biathlon is in mourning. This Tuesday, the Norwegian Federation announced the death of Sivert Guttorm Bakken. The 27-year-old biathlete was found dead in his hotel room, located at the Col de Lavazè, in Italy. «The cause … Read more
Performance of Latvian biathletes in Annecy pursuit Latvian athletes Renārs Birkentāls and Andrejas Rastorgujevs failed to demonstrate an improvement compared to the previous sprint results in the pursuit competition of the third stage of the Biathlon World Cup on the French track in Annecy. As Latvijas Sabiedriskie Mediji informs, Birkentāls took 39th place in the … Read more
The track in the area near the town of Annecy in the Savoie Alps froze over overnight, the turns in the downhills thus carried an increased level of risk. Experienced Italian Lisa Vittozzi did not enter the race, as she did not feel physically fit. It was possible to fight for the highest places with … Read more
EIt sounded spectacular what the German basketball players had to do to make it to the Sportsman of the Year election in Baden-Baden in time. Or rather what the organizers had put in place. FC Bayern Munich, which also employs European champions Andreas Obst, Oscar da Silva, Justus Hollatz, Leon scratch, Niels Giffey and Johannes … Read more
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Eric Perrot with the Grand-Bornand – 19/12/2 Credit: Getty Images Two kings races for the price of one, what do you think? The Gentlemen of Grand-Bornand pursuit will have the air of a mass start, on the eve of the real “mass”, this Saturday. For only eight biathletes, certainly. Whose departures will be slightly staggered, … Read more
The Czech relay, just like a fortnight ago, was started by Hornig, who was delayed by one charge at the first shooting, but managed to make the repair and left in contact with the best. Shooting while standing, it looked like Hornig would be able to white out all the targets in quick succession, but … Read more
First bittersweet individual victory. Winner of the Hochfilzen sprint on Friday December 13, Frenchwoman Lou Jeanmonnot varied between the satisfaction of success and the bitterness linked to the Julia Simon affair, returning to the group after serving her month of suspension. The best French biathlete of the moment went to seek her victory under the … Read more
Esther Wolf reaches a new career peak in the World Cup Biathlon Pursuit Latvian biathlete Esther Wolfa demonstrates her ever-growing skill in the international arena, this time achieving her best result so far at the World Cup stage. Wolff was able to climb an impressive 21 positions to finish 23rd and set a new personal … Read more
Biathlete Philipp Horn has to wait seven years until he can finally enjoy this feeling. In Hochfilzen, the German veteran climbed a World Cup podium for the first time. His real weakness becomes a strength in this race. Philipp Horn gave the German biathlon team the desired exclamation mark with the first podium finish of … Read more