We now have less than 100 days until the start… Read More
Jeremy Teela's Blog
Yes I've been a bad blogger
by Viktoria Franke, November 01, 2009
Yes I have let all my fans down I’ve tried to come up with an excuse… Read More
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Utah training camp October
by Lanny Barnes, October 28, 2009
Tracy and I have just started our training camp out in Utah. Almost the entire population of U.S.… Read More
Lanny Barnes's Blog
Italian Adventures continued...
by Lanny Barnes, October 28, 2009
Day 5: Life on the mountain We awoke to day to another beautiful sunny day. We made our way up… Read More
Lanny Barnes's Blog
Italian Adventures
by Lanny Barnes, October 28, 2009
Day 3: WWI Bunkers, Mountain Goats and some bad Italian Today we awoke to perfectly… Read More
Lanny Barnes's Blog
Glacier Skiing on Stelvio Pass Italy 9/4/09
by Lanny Barnes, October 28, 2009
9/4/09- Stelvio Pass, Italy! Trip Day 1 & 2: Travel Days Christie made us cookies for our trip!… Read More
Jay Hakkinen's Blog
GET READY FOR THE SEASON - SUPPORT JAY BY GETTING A FANPACK
by Viktoria Franke, October 02, 2009
Every athlete appreciates support ranging from financial donations to being cheered up the hills… Read More
Sara Studebaker's Blog
Quick Update
by Viktoria Franke, August 10, 2009
We've just begun our second (and last!) camp of the summer. All the women are back together in… Read More
Jay Hakkinen's Blog
A day off
by Viktoria Franke, August 04, 2009
Every once in awhile I take a day off from my training to recover. Many of the athletes that… Read More
Hilary McNamee's Blog
Late July
by Viktoria Franke, August 10, 2009
Just home from the beautiful, sunny West! I've spent the last two weeks in Jackson, Wyoming for… Read More
Tim Burke's Blog
Sun at Last!
by Viktoria Franke, July 28, 2009
I just finished up my first week of a training of my three-week training block. I was back… Read More
Laura Spector's Blog
Finding the right balance
by Viktoria Franke, July 20, 2009
We just finished an intensity week, but I feel unusually fresh. It’s not an easy thing to… Read More
Tim Burke's Blog
Jericho
by Viktoria Franke, July 11, 2009
After two weeks of training in Lake Placid,… Read More
Jeremy Teela's Blog
Lake Placid training camp update
by Viktoria Franke, July 08, 2009
We’re into the second week of our three-week training camp. My camp started off well -… Read More
Laura Spector's Blog
June Camp in Lake Placid
by Viktoria Franke, June 17, 2009
After I finished my final exams I packed up and went home to Lenox, MA for a few days. The time… Read More
Jay Hakkinen's Blog
Training Camp in Italy
by Viktoria Franke, June 17, 2009
Over the past two weeks I was training in Antholz, Italy in order to work with the new US… Read More
Lowell Bailey's Blog
Looking Back… Way Back!
by Viktoria Franke, June 17, 2009
After an epic start to the season – I left April 22nd and didn’t get back until May… Read More
Laura Spector's Blog
A “High” week, in many respects
by Viktoria Franke, June 10, 2009
I'm within the second high volume week of the period. I completed 22 hours last week and will do… Read More
Haley Johnson's Blog
Thanks 6th grade!
by Viktoria Franke, May 31, 2009
6th grade - It was great to see all of you again!! And I am glad you enjoyed my bibs and stories,… Read More
Russell Currier's Blog
First Training Camp
by Viktoria Franke, August 10, 2009
Scraping by on a few centimeters of dirty snow in late April is still worth it in comparison to… Read More
Laura Spector's Blog
Back to basics
by Viktoria Franke, May 28, 2009
It’s at about this point in the year when we work on the technical aspects of skiing and… Read More
Jay Hakkinen's Blog
Lapua ammo testing
by Viktoria Franke, May 31, 2009
As I prepare for the 2010 Olympics I have been busy making sure I have the most accurate… Read More
Sara Studebaker's Blog
Overdue Update
by Viktoria Franke, May 31, 2009
Wow, what a whirl-wind season it's been! It's already May and things are in full swing again for… Read More
Lanny Barnes's Blog
Skiing the Great Sand Dunes National Park Colorado
by Viktoria Franke, May 31, 2009
Tracy and I did a ski trip in the Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado last week on our way… Read More
Meagan Toussaint's Blog
Graduation and Update
by Viktoria Franke, May 31, 2009
I have officially completed my undergraduate career. It is amazing to think that just over four… Read More
Russell Currier's Blog
Onward and Outward
by Viktoria Franke, August 10, 2009
And now we here we are at the end of this year's spring break. While I didn't exactly go on a… Read More
Tracy Barnes's Blog
Dr. Christie Barnes Graduates from Creighton Medical School!!!!
by Viktoria Franke, May 31, 2009
Our sister Christie Barnes graduated today from Crieghton Medical School in Omaha Nebraska!!!!!… Read More
Tim Burke's Blog
Back to Work
by Viktoria Franke, May 18, 2009
The official start to the 2009/2010 season is… Read More
Jay Hakkinen's Blog
End of the season
by Viktoria Franke, April 28, 2009
Now that the 2008/2009 season is over, and before the training begins for the 2010 Olympics I have… Read More
Tim Burke's Blog
Spring time!
by Viktoria Franke, April 14, 2009
I arrived home about a week ago after two long… Read More
Jay Hakkinen's Blog
4 time Olympian
by Viktoria Franke, April 14, 2009
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The season is now officially over, and the big highlight for me is that I officially qualified for… Read More
Russell Currier's Blog
U.S. Nationals
by Viktoria Franke, August 10, 2009
Well... I guess I forgot how exciting it is to have races on your home course. I would label this… Read More
Lowell Bailey's Blog
Around The World!
by Viktoria Franke, March 26, 2009
Hi Everyone,
I’m in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia right now, about to race the Sprint… Read More
Tim Burke's Blog
Short Norway Update
by Viktoria Franke, March 26, 2009
All is well here in Norway. It has been… Read More
Laura Spector's Blog
Ski to Callaghan Lake (…and Vancouver World Cup)
by Viktoria Franke, March 15, 2009
I arrived in Squamish, B.C. just a few days before the Individual race of World Cup 7. To… Read More
Laura Spector's Blog
World Champs Recap
by Viktoria Franke, March 13, 2009
Placing tenth in the relay in Korea was a satisfying way to finish up World Championships.… Read More
Lowell Bailey's Blog
Successful World Champs!
by Viktoria Franke, March 08, 2009
This one’s going to be… Read More
Lowell Bailey's Blog
Short break back home
by Viktoria Franke, March 06, 2009
I have spent the last week training in my hometown of Lake Placid. It has a been… Read More
Sara Studebaker's Blog
News
by Viktoria Franke, March 15, 2009
I recently learned that instead of staying in Lake Placid and training until US Nationals in two… Read More
Tim Burke's Blog
Home at Last!
by Viktoria Franke, March 03, 2009
I am back in Lake Placid now and am enjoying… Read More
Jay Hakkinen's Blog
Back in Alaska
by Viktoria Franke, March 03, 2009
After a long bout of sickness during the World Championships, I returned early to Alaska in order to… Read More
Haley Johnson's Blog
#23
by Viktoria Franke, February 20, 2009
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I have yet to really expound to many the full details of what it is like to race a Biathlon World… Read More
Tim Burke's Blog
Solid Start
by Viktoria Franke, February 20, 2009
I have had a solid World Championships so far but I am definitely not 100% satisfied with my… Read More
Laura Spector's Blog
World Championships Sprint Race
by Viktoria Franke, February 14, 2009
Ahh…hard work pays off. I qualified for the pursuit… Read More
Jay Hakkinen's Blog
Sidelined by sickness
by Viktoria Franke, February 14, 2009
Although I had hopes of being well enough to race in today’s World Championship Sprint race,… Read More
Tim Burke's Blog
Rain and Slush
by Viktoria Franke, February 14, 2009
Extremely warm weather and heavy rain have seriously put a damper on things here. We are… Read More
Russell Currier's Blog
Pyeong Chang, South Korea
by Viktoria Franke, August 10, 2009
When you think of an event such as the IBU Biathlon World Championships you would imagine it in… Read More
Leif Nordgren's Blog
The "After World Champs ugggggh"...
by Leif Nordgren, February 10, 2009
Its already been about a week since the last competition at the World Junior Championships. This… Read More
Haley Johnson's Blog
An unfortunate day off
by Viktoria Franke, February 05, 2009
I was anticipating a positive report from Germany this week during my pre-World Champs training… Read More
Russell Currier's Blog
Antholz, Ridnaun and onto Ruhpolding
by Viktoria Franke, August 10, 2009
All right so here is what has been happening in Russell world since my last update. I had a start… Read More
Lowell Bailey's Blog
World Championships On The Horizon
by Viktoria Franke, February 05, 2009
Tracy Barnes's Blog
Heading to Korea for Biathlon World Championships
by Viktoria Franke, February 05, 2009
On Saturday the 7th of February we will board a plane in Munich, Germany that will take us to Pyeong… Read More
Lanny Barnes's Blog
Heading to Korea for Biathlon World Championships
by Viktoria Franke, February 05, 2009
On Saturday the 7th of February we will board a plane in Munich, Germany that will take us to Pyeong… Read More
Laura Spector's Blog
Pre-World Champs Camp
by Viktoria Franke, February 01, 2009
We arrived in Ruhpolding, Germany yesterday to kick off our pre-World… Read More
Jay Hakkinen's Blog
2009 World Championship Prep
by Viktoria Franke, January 31, 2009
My preparation for the 2009 World Championships has begun with fine tuning some weaknesses I… Read More
Tim Burke's Blog
Momentum
by Viktoria Franke, January 29, 2009
After a frustrating start to the season, I finally feel that I have gained some good momentum… Read More
Haley Johnson's Blog
Snapshots from Innsbruck
by Viktoria Franke, January 28, 2009
1.26 - Innsbruck, Austria
I spent the morning wandering around…
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Haley Johnson's Blog
And Now I am in Zurich, Switzerland
by Viktoria Franke, January 29, 2009
I am spending three days in Zurich with my Uncle Bill (you will recall this is the uncle I went to… Read More
Grace Boutot's Blog
Canmore
by Viktoria Franke, January 31, 2009
While temperatures in Maine were dropping to 45 degrees below zero, I escaped the cold and traveled… Read More
Haley Johnson's Blog
Hello from Innsbruck!
by Viktoria Franke, January 26, 2009
Good morning over there. I just spent last this morning in Innsbruck, Austria.… Read More
Laura Spector's Blog
One Goal Attained
by Viktoria Franke, January 20, 2009
Last night I was informed of my qualification to the 2009 Senior World… Read More
Jay Hakkinen's Blog
More World Cup Points: 31st place in the Ruhpolding WC Pursuit
by Viktoria Franke, January 20, 2009
It has been a good week for me in Ruhpolding. The 5th place relay finish was a great boost for… Read More
Jay Hakkinen's Blog
The benefits of clean shooting: 22nd in the Ruhpolding WC Sprint
by Viktoria Franke, January 20, 2009
It is a good feeling when work pays off. For the past week I have been focusing on my prone shooting… Read More
Lowell Bailey's Blog
5th Place! Finally!
by Viktoria Franke, January 20, 2009
After three years of working towards a top-five result in the relay, we finally reached that goal… Read More
Haley Johnson's Blog
"Sometimes you have to reach the bottom before you can reach the top"
by Viktoria Franke, January 24, 2009
This quote caught my attention when I was reading some comments from the women's sprint race.… Read More
Jay Hakkinen's Blog
5th place in Ruhpolding-historic finish!!!
by Viktoria Franke, January 20, 2009
One of the major goals for the US Biathlon team is to win an Olympic medal in the relay. Lowell… Read More
Lowell Bailey's Blog
Oberhof Wrapup
by Viktoria Franke, January 14, 2009
Tim Burke's Blog
Ruhpolding
by Viktoria Franke, January 15, 2009
All is well here in Germany. Racing went pretty well last week and it felt great to get back… Read More
Haley Johnson's Blog
Back in Europe
by Viktoria Franke, January 15, 2009
This week I have been in Oberhof, in the Thuringen region of… Read More
Laura Spector's Blog
Altenberg to Nove Mesto na Morave
by Viktoria Franke, January 15, 2009
The second race in Altenberg was a 7.5k sprint. By the time we arrived at the… Read More
Russell Currier's Blog
Altenberg, Germany
by Viktoria Franke, August 10, 2009
The Christmas break was nice but now it is time to get back to work. The US Juniors are preparing… Read More
Leif Nordgren's Blog
Bringing in the New Year...
by Leif Nordgren, January 07, 2009
Well, its been a different start to the year for me than past years. For the last few years I've… Read More
Lowell Bailey's Blog
Happy New Year!
by Viktoria Franke, January 02, 2009
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January 1, 2009 - 2009… wow, that happened quick! Literally, I got on the plane in… Read More
Laura Spector's Blog
December World-Cup Wrapup
by Viktoria Franke, December 29, 2008
I know it has been quite some time since I last posted, partially due to an… Read More
Tim Burke's Blog
Recharging During the Holidays
by Viktoria Franke, December 29, 2008
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December 23, 2008 - I arrived home at about… Read More
Haley Johnson's Blog
Hello from Austria!
by Viktoria Franke, December 23, 2008
12.16.08 - I have not been able to get online as much since I have been here in Austria. I’ve… Read More
Lowell Bailey's Blog
The Opener
by Viktoria Franke, December 21, 2008
December 5, 2008 - After a long season of training, it is always a little nerve-racking to hit… Read More
Lowell Bailey's Blog
Snowing In Ostersund
by Viktoria Franke, December 21, 2008
November 29, 2008 - Finally some real snow! It’s been cold and winter-like here in… Read More
Tim Burke's Blog
Patience
by Viktoria Franke, December 20, 2008
December 2, 2008 - Tomorrow is the start of the World Cup season but unfortunately I will… Read More
