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!

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!