Minnesota Biathlon

123 Competitors took the course today in both an Experienced Biathlon Race and a Novice Race. Junior Team Member Raleigh Goessling held off both Olympian Garrot Kuzzy and Marathon winner Matt Liebsch (both shot 2x prone on standing and 2x standing on standing). Overcast skies in the early experienced race turned to blue skies and sunshine for the Novice event.

Results pdf

Participant Richard Hoeg took some video and photos of the Experienced race, and has photos from his point-of-view throughout the novice event – check it out-

Elk River Biathlon Race

Hosted by Twin Cities Biathlon

• Sunday, March 7, 2010
• Open to NOVICES and EXPERIENCED
• Elk River Biathlon Range at Woodland Trails

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Wynn Roberts began his first race of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics in the Individual Race. He finished 86th with 8 total misses.

Full Results

Wynn at the start – Photo: Ben Kremer

Snowflake Biathlon Race & Novice Race

Hosted by Duluth/Esko Biathlon and Snowflake Nordic Ski Area

Date: Sunday, February 21, 2010

Location: Snowflake Nordic, 4348 Rice Lake Road, Duluth (one mile north of the intersection of the Rice Lake and Arrowhead Roads)

Race Format: Mass Start (PPSS)

Distance: B, G, YW, MW:          7.5 km;
YM, JW:                   10 km;
JM, SM, SW, MM:          12.5 km.

Registration: 9:00 AM to 9:55 AM at Snowflake Nordic Chalet

Zero:                   10:00 AM to 10:45 AM

Race Start:          11:00 AM, Mass Start

Cost:                  $15 (cash or check payable to Snowflake Nordic)

Novice Race (Instruction, Rifles and Ammo provided)

Novice Safety Clinic at approx.:  12:00 to 12:25 PM

Race Start at approx.:    12:30 PM

Race Format:     Mass Start/ 5K (3 by 1.75 k), PP + penalty loop

Cost:            $15 (cash or check payable to Snowflake Nordic)

Awards Biathlon + Novice Race at approx.: 1:15 – 1:30 PM

Questions?          Call John Gould at 218-269-2854

or e-mail: jgould1952@yahoo.com

Hi All–
We have 1/4″ of wet ice in the driveway right now–and it is still spitting from above–forecast for tomorrow doesn’t look much better.

We will cancel out for tomorrow and try to reschedule to the 14th of February–the Sunday after the State HS meet.

Looks like we should get some snow on top later tomorrow or Monday. As soon as we do, I will regroom the range.

I will set up a training plan and get it out shortly. If the weather clears enough to groom in the am, we might have a local  practice tomorrow at 1:00.

Bill Meyer

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What: The Nisswa Games Biathlon Meet. This is a series of contests oriented to more shooting than normal–that you will not find in the IBU Rules. Each team earns points depending on how they place in each event. Overall biathlon skills are emphasized.

Depending on numbers interested, teams of 2 or 3 will be handpicked from the entrants to be as equal as possible. Sometimes one lucky sole gets to do both positions.

The games are:

• Russian/AK –Into position–hand load one shot–tag off- goal is to clean the target asap
• Short leg relay–do a lap, relay rounds, penalty loops, tag off–each does one prone+one standing alternating..
• Patrol race– group sprint race-team all needs to finish at same time.

The longest skiing will be the last event with a 1km loop x 3

Novices are welcome–ideally you should bring your own rifle..or contact me ahead to be sure I have you covered..

Where: Nisswa Range–see attached map

When: 1:00 zero, Sunday the 24th of January, 2010

Contact: Please let me know if you plan to attend. Email Bill Meyer

Cost: None      Awards: minimal    Prizes: None     Fun: That is the whole goal!!

Bill Meyer

Results: Duluth Biathlon Race MN Cup #7 – Jan 3, 2010

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Dec 22 Sprint – spreadsheet

Dec 22 Sprint – pdf

Selection Races Summary 2009 – spreadsheet

Selection Races Summary 2009 – pdf

Day 5- Big Win for Chamberlain, Roberts Squeeks in Final Win

Perfect corduroy greeted athletes at Mt Itasca for Day 5 of competition of the World Team Trials.   BethAnn Chamberlain came out swinging and posted the only clean shooting of the day.  So far the Trials events had not gone well for BethAnn and she needed a victory in order to qualify for the IBU Cup team.   Though she now calls Preque Isle, ME home, Chamberlain grew up in Grand Rapids and is right at home at Mt Itasca.   With a hometown crowd cheering for her, Chamberlain managed a 5 second victory over Laura Spector of Lennox, MA.   Susan Dunklee posted the fastest ski time of the day for third place, 28 seconds out of first.  Susan finished either 2nd or 3rd in all 5 races at Mt Itasca.

For the men’s race, the battle raged in the last skiing loop of the day.  The top 4 men went into the last 5km ski loop within 10 seconds of each other.   Wynn Roberts, Battle Lake, MN, had a blazing last loop, pulling out a 3 second victory over Leif Nordgren, Marine of St Croix, MN.  Nordgren had been fighting sickness at the beginning of the race series and needed a big race today.   Hitting 90% he was able Nordgren pulled himself up in the rankings but could not quite match his training partner, Roberts, on the ski tracks.  Zach Hall, Anchorage, AK , was on the podium again for 5 out of 5 races, shooting 80% and skiing a great last lap.   Only .8 seconds behind Hall was Mark Johnson in 4th.  Mark, who has grown up training and racing at Mt Itasca, tried to squeeze every last second out of the familiar terrain.  The hometown crowd and 90% shooting was not quite enough to put him on the podium.

In the Junior Men’s race, Nordgren took first, followed by Wayne McClure of Anchorage.  Michal Gibson , Burlington, VT finished third.   In the Junior Women’s Sprint, Grace Boutot of Caribou, ME won by a large margin, shooting 2 penalties.  Hillary McNamee, Presque Isle, ME was second, shooting 70%. Malcolm of Hayward, WI placed 3rd with strong skiing.  This is Corrine’s first season of biathlon competition.

The Youth Women showed some of the best shooting of the day.  Andrea Mayo, Soldier Pond, ME shot 80% for a 40 second win over second place Kelly Kjorlien.  Kjorlien, Grand Rapids, MN, in her second year of biathlon competition shot an impressive 90%.    Rookie Afton Snyder, Grand Rapids, MN, took third with two penalties.

Casey Smith, Methow Valley, WA won the Youth Men’s with 80% shooting and impressive skiing, matching second place Raleigh Goessling on the ski tracks.  Goessling, Esko, MN finished 21 second back with 70% shooting.   Also shooting 70% was Ben Greenwald of Minneapolis, MN finishing 3rd, 58 seconds out of first.

Full results and the final series points can be found on www.minnesotabiathlon.com and www.usbiathlon.org.

Beth Ann Chamberlain, winner Day 5, Sprint 7.5km - photo credit Roy Kjorlien