Penalty Loop

Biathlon fan and commentary. Now host of the Penalty Loop Podcast with RJ Weise of @biathlonanalyt1.

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New Penalty Loop Podcast! Memories from Oslo Pt 1 is up!
-Discussing Sturla's success with Tiril Eckhoff
-Goodbye to Lisa Hauser & Simon Eder
-Long chat with Denmark's Anne de Besche
-Sibling laughter with Hanna and Elvira Öberg
-Memory of a lifetime with Lou Jeanmonnot
#biathlon

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2 part Penalty Loop Podcast coming tomorrow! We initially recorded part 1 last week. Then immediately afterward we learned the Italian 🇮🇹 and USA 🇺🇸 roster/coaching news. We were just going to record a little bit and insert it in the middle but…we got carried away
#biathlon

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@SingleMaltS04 @lukavinho No clue. And it sounds like that’s a good thing

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@SingleMaltS04 @lukavinho Hahahaha I went back and read the 1st one and I was like “what did I do?!?”

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🇨🇦 Canadian coaching news: after Helene Jorgensen shared head coaching duties with Andrew Chisholm last season she has decided to move on. No word on her next adventure yet but we’ll be excited about it. Andrew Chisholm will be the man in charge in Canada now
#biathlon

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@tonyinokc Not retired. Just taking a different path for now.

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🇺🇸 US National Team

Men's Head Coach: Emil Bormetti
Women's Head Coach: Mike Gibson

A Team:
Campbell Wright
Deedra Irwin
Maxime Germain
Margie Freed

B Team:
Luci Anderson
Chloe Levins
Vaclav Cervenka
Vincent Bonacci
Bjorn Westervelt
📸Yevenko/IBU
#biathlon

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🇺🇸 Mike Gibson has been with US Biahtlon since 2024. He has been managing the National Development Group so he is well familiar with this group of women. 25-26 was a very big season so very excited to see how this group of women takes the next few steps!
#biathlon

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🇺🇸 Emil Bormetti has been a member of the US staff since 2022. He was a logical choice to continue the progress made in recent seasons. While the mean will lose a several key members of the team there is plenty of intriguing talent ready to join Campbell and Maxime
#biathlon

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🇺🇸 US National Team

Junior National Team Head Coach @bhbiathlon (Brian Halligan)

U26 Team
Wes Campbell
Mirra Payson

Junior Team
Eric Anerson
Linus Arstad
Annelise Baird
Noor Erickson
John Lohuis
Aidan Sands
Reine Soule
Rowan Tanguay
Tristan Thrasher
Abigail Van Dorn
#biathlon

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🇮🇹 Just like the women, the men are waiting for somebody to rise up alongside Giacomel and Hofer (as long as he races!)

Pircher is coming along very nicely. Romanin’s story was heart warming. Hopefully Bionaz and Zeni fight up towards their potential!
📸 Authamayou/IBU
#biathlon

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🇮🇹 Italy Men's Roster

Head Coach Zattoni Andrea
Team Coach Cianciana Fabio

Team A
Tommaso Giacomel
Lukas Hofer
Didier Bionaz
Patrick Braunhofer
Christoph Pircher
Nicola Romanin
Eli Zeni

Team B
Marco Barale
Nicolo Betemps
Davide Compagnoni
#biathlon
📸Voigt
📸Svoboda

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🇮🇹 Italy Men's Roster

Head Coach Zattoni Andrea
Team Coach Cianciana Fabio

Team A
Tommaso Giacomel
Lukas Hofer
Didier Bionaz
Patrick Braunhofer
Christoph Pircher
Nicola Romanin
Eli Zeni

Team B
Marco Barale
Nicolo Betemps
Davide Compagnoni
#biathlon
📸Voigt
📸Svoboda

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🇮🇹Flashes of Glory

Michela Carrara: 2025 Worlds 5th in Sprint & 8th in Pursuit

Hannah Auchentaller: 6 top 20's in last 2 seasons

Rebecca Passler: 4 top 16 finishes last year

Martina Trabucchi: Career best 11th last year

Samuela Comola: 2023 Worlds 4th in Individual
#biathlon

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🇮🇹 Lisa Vittozzi is obviously a star. A contender for podiums, wins, medals, and globes

What about the rest of the roster? Nearly all of these women have flashed potential. Now, especially with Doro's retirement, they need to find that high level consistently
📸Voigt
#Biathlon

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🇮🇹 Lisa Vittozzi is obviously a star. A contender for podiums, wins, medals, and globes

What about the rest of the roster? Nearly all of these women have flashed potential. Now, especially with Doro's retirement, they need to find that high level consistently
📸Voigt
#Biathlon

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🇮🇹Italy Women Roster
Head Coach Egil Gjelland
Team Coach Edward Mezzaro

Team A
Lisa Vittozzi
Hannah Auchentaller
Michela Carrara
Rebecca Passler
Martina Trabucchi

Team B
Fabian Carpella
Samuela Comola
Illaria Scattolo
Birgit Schoelzhorn
Linda Zingerle
📸Voigt📸Deubert
#Biathlon

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🇮🇹Italy Women Roster
Head Coach Egil Gjelland
Team Coach Edward Mezzaro

Team A
Lisa Vittozzi
Hannah Auchentaller
Michela Carrara
Rebecca Passler
Martina Trabucchi

Team B
Fabian Carpella
Samuela Comola
Illaria Scattolo
Birgit Schoelzhorn
Linda Zingerle
📸Voigt📸Deubert
#Biathlon

[Giorgio @RedGiorgio81]

Italy B team 26/27 includes men and women. Daniele Piller Roner, Riccardo Romani and Pietro Dutto are the coaches.

Men
Marco Barale
Davide Compagnoni
Niccoló Betemps

Women
Samuela Comola
Linda Zingerle
Birgit Schölzhorn
Ilaria Scattolo
Fabiana Carpella
#biathlon

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Italy A Team 26/27
Men
Tommaso Giacomel *
Lukas Hofer *
Didier Bionaz
Elia Zeni
Patrick Braunhofer
Nicola Romanin
Christoph Pircher

Women
Lisa Vittozzi *
Michela Carrara
Hannah Auchentaller
Rebecca Passler
Martina Trabucchi

*Elite
#biathlon #biathlonfamily #italiateam #italy

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🇮🇹 Egil Gjelland is back in coaching with the Italian women’s team! The former Czechia 🇨🇿 women’s coach was one of our early interviews we are going to have to get him back on the pod!
#biathlon

[Giorgio @RedGiorgio81]

Biathlon Italian team for season 26/27 has been released. New coaches for women team: Edoardo Mezzaro and Egil Gjelland, who worked with Czechia in the past. Andrea Zattoni and Fabio Cianciana are confirmed for men team. #biathlon #biathlonfamily #italiateam #italia

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@mewionne Ha! That was a fantastic pun! Always happy to see a pun joke 😂

What if she’s even sharper shooting now?!?

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🇫🇷🔴 #Biathlon Lou Jeanmonnot a été opérée des yeux. 🔽
https://t.co/JP6LaPAUun

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@biathstats Haha I was just feeling cheeky. But I definitely agree with you. She’s had a superb 3 year run and now she’s taking a small risk to potentially be even better!