The Penalty Loop Biathlon Podcast
Join Jordan Gottschalk and regular guest RJ Weise in a discussion on the world of biathlon
Episodes
Justus Strelow joins us again for another wonderful interview! He was coming to us from the team's Martello altitude camp and graciously gave us plenty of time to discuss a bunch of fun topics including:
- Being a dad!
- The new coaching staff and what the feeling in the team is as the 2025-2026 season nears
- Team dynamics and fun with the German men
- The narrow gap between top 20's and top 5's
- Preparations for Antholz and favo...
2025 City Biathlon Champion Lotte Lie comes back for another interview! It's her 3rd interview with us and we had a LOT to catch up on including:
- Her City Biathlon experience and the winning moment!
- Beating her buddy Karoline Knotten
- Summer training schedule and updates. Do the upcoming Olympics change the training plans?
- Belgium's continued biathlon growth and success
- And more!
We are honored to be joined by reigning IBU Cup champion Camille Bened for a wonderful interview. Our graceful guest was kind enough to chat with us about anything and everything including:
- Her IBU Cup winning 2024-2025 season and experiences on the World Cup
- Overcoming injuries from fall 2 seasons ago
- Goals for 2025-2026 season and what she needs to do to accomplish them
- Her home life and her tiny hometown in France
- So m...
We continue checking in with Team Canada with our first interview with up and coming talent Pascale Paradis! This was a true joy as we discussed:
- Her journey in biathlon including her first big success at the 2018 Youth Worlds
- Choosing her college career at University of Alaska vs IBU Cup
- Her first season on the World Cup and what Emma Lunder meant to her and the team
- Prep for the Olympic season
- And a TON more!
Logan Pletz is back for more rifle talk! But before that we have a lot more to discuss:
- In the intro: Ziggy Mazet announces his departure from Norwegian team after this season + Blink Festival action and Lisa Vittozzi's return!
- Logan talks about his 2024-2025 season and what he learned from it
- His summer training and dodging cows
- Olympic hopes and what his aims for this season
- Update on the rifle project including the lau...
Ukaleq and Sondre Slettemark joined us for a delightful conversation about Team Greenland! We discussed A LOT but maybe the most enjoyable aspect of the time we spent together was seeing them interact as brother and sister. In this interview we discussed:
- Reflections on the Lenzerheide Worlds and looking ahead to Antholz 2026
- Their unique skills
- What it takes to be a great shooter like Ukaleq
- Sibling dynamics and racing tog...
We were delighted to be rejoined by recently retired Biathlon Canada star Emma Lunder to catch up on her life since retirement and much more. We covered quite a bit in this friendly conversation including:
- How she came to her decision to retire and enjoying her last weeks on the World Cup
- Her reflections on her years with the Canadian National Team
- Looking ahead to the future of Canadian biathlon
- How she's enjoyed her retir...
In part 2 of our excellent discussion with Canadian national team head coach Andrew Chisholm we touch on:
- Changes he and Co-Head Coach Helene Jorgensen are making to the management of the team
- Their coaching and training philosophies
- Covering more race day responsibilities
- What does success look like for Biathlon Canada in the 2025-2026 season?
Finally! We are interviewing one of the head coaches of the Canadian National Team. It should have happened long ago but we are happy to be joined by Andrew Chisholm for a 2 part interview. In part 1 we discuss:
- Andrew's journey to this position
- The daily responsibilities of a head coach
- Olympic prep and team logistics
- Deeeeeeeeeeeep dive into waxing
Part 2 of our interview with Matthias Ahrens. In this section we discuss:
- Climate Change
- What his athletes can learn from the current World Cup athletes
- Changes in shooting techniques
- The challenge and opportunities with the German women's depth
- The best venue on the World Cup
Our dear friend Matthias Ahrens rejoins us for a wide ranging conversation! We discuss his move from Canada and the Biathlon Alberta Training Center back to his home in Germany where he now works training members of the German Youth/Junior teams. In part 1 we focus extensively on the differences between the two systems (North America vs. Europe primarily) and his adjustments back home.
Just a quick round up of the latest news from the world of biathlon including:
- Coaching change for the Czech women and Austrian teams
- Laegreid changing ski brands
- Roster announcements from many teams including Norway, France, Sweden, and Germany
- General chit chat
- Trivia time for RJ
*Apologies for Jordan's audio. He sounds like he's recording with a tin can. It was a last minute decision to record and he was at work withou...
It's been one month since the thrilling conclusion to the 2024-2025 biathlon season in Oslo so it's the perfect time to catch up on all of the biathlon news of April 2025. We also discuss a couple of projects that we are working on right now and preview a few others. Let's have some fun!
It's our final look back at the 2024-2025 season. We take a look at the big stories, our favorite stories, some athletes that had magnificent seasons, some athletes that had relatively disappointing seasons. 24-25 was one of my favorite full seasons in awhile. Take one last look back with us!
We return to the hallowed grounds of Holmenkollen for one last visit before the offseason. We return once again to our brightest memories as well as things that we failed to mention in our first recap. This time we included our interviews:
- Lou Jeanmonnot after the Mass Start
- Franziska Preuss after the Mass Start
- JT Boe after the Sprint
- Isak Frey after the Pursuit
- Sturla Holm Laegreid after both Sprint and the Pursuit
- Se...
We are back, the jet lag has worn off, and we're ready to chat....and chat...and chat! In this episode we ended up just sharing our memories from the weekend. Very little actual race or biathlon discussion. This is so much about just our time on the ground and how much fun we had. Included:
- Our memories from the Women's Mass Start
- Remembering the times we spent with athletes during the races
- HUGE thank you to Tobias Torgersen
...Pokljuka was one heck of a ride. We had surprise performances galore and amazing Slovenian performances. This week we discussed:
- Jakov Fak and Anamarija Lampic
- Johannes Thingnes Boe's weekend and the state of the Men's Overall
- Lou Jeanmonnot and Franziska Preuss separated by just 20 pts
- The amazing young athletes in biathlon
- A few athletes closing strong including Julia Simon, QFM, Hanna Oeberg, and Martin Ponsiluoma
- A ...
The final trimester of the 2024-2025 season kicked off in Nove Mesto this week. It was a warm but exciting week of racing!
- We started the episode with a discussion of things that happened between Worlds and Nove Mesto including the German coaching change and the Latvian team incident
- There were several fresh winners this week including Jacquelin, Tandrevold, and Samuelsson
- The Overall Globe races tightened significantly and w...
Whew! The athletes are surely exhausted after a grueling nearly 2 weeks in Lenzerheide and so too are the viewers! What a feast of biathlon we've had! In this episode we discuss:
- Overall take aways from these Worlds and a jump around of thoughts about the Worlds in general
- The specific races from the Individuals through the Mass Starts
- JT Boe's status as champion
- The medal distributions
- The schedule release for the 26-27 ...
Week 1 of the 2025 World Championships is complete and it was PACKED with excitement. With just a day off before the races return we had to quickly discuss the biggest moments before we get more drama! This includes:
- Campbell Wright!!!
- JT Boe makes history with two individual gold medals
- Franziska Preuss continues to shine
- Justine Braisaz-Bouchet's smile returns
- The love of the biathlon family
- Suvi Minkkinen's run conti...
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