http://biathlon.teamusa.org/blog/blog/170 Feed of Jay Hakkinen's Blog blog posts Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:48:00 GMT http://biathlon.teamusa.org/blog/post/436 <p><p>One of the major goals for the US Biathlon team is to win an Olympic medal in the relay. Lowell&hellip; <a href="http://biathlon.teamusa.org/blog/post/436">Read</a></p> Fri, 16 Jan 2009 19:48:00 GMT http://biathlon.teamusa.org/blog/post/436 Viktoria Franke http://biathlon.teamusa.org/blog/post/437 <p>It is a good feeling when work pays off. For the past week I have been focusing on my prone shooting&hellip; <a href="http://biathlon.teamusa.org/blog/post/437">Read</a></p> Sat, 17 Jan 2009 19:50:00 GMT http://biathlon.teamusa.org/blog/post/437 Viktoria Franke http://biathlon.teamusa.org/blog/post/438 <p><p>It has been a good week for me in Ruhpolding. The 5th place relay finish was a great boost for&hellip; <a href="http://biathlon.teamusa.org/blog/post/438">Read</a></p> Sun, 18 Jan 2009 19:51:00 GMT http://biathlon.teamusa.org/blog/post/438 Viktoria Franke http://biathlon.teamusa.org/blog/post/489 <p>My preparation for the 2009 World Championships has begun with fine tuning some weaknesses I&hellip; <a href="http://biathlon.teamusa.org/blog/post/489">Read</a></p> Sat, 31 Jan 2009 12:13:00 GMT http://biathlon.teamusa.org/blog/post/489 Viktoria Franke http://biathlon.teamusa.org/blog/post/522 <p>Although I had hopes of being well enough to race in today&rsquo;s World Championship Sprint race,&hellip; <a href="http://biathlon.teamusa.org/blog/post/522">Read</a></p> Sun, 15 Feb 2009 03:55:00 GMT http://biathlon.teamusa.org/blog/post/522 Viktoria Franke http://biathlon.teamusa.org/blog/post/561 <p>After a long bout of sickness during the World Championships, I returned early to Alaska in order to&hellip; <a href="http://biathlon.teamusa.org/blog/post/561">Read</a></p> Sat, 21 Feb 2009 10:58:00 GMT http://biathlon.teamusa.org/blog/post/561 Viktoria Franke http://biathlon.teamusa.org/blog/post/697 <p>The season is now officially over, and the big highlight for me is that I officially qualified for&hellip; <a href="http://biathlon.teamusa.org/blog/post/697">Read</a></p> Sun, 29 Mar 2009 07:38:00 GMT http://biathlon.teamusa.org/blog/post/697 Viktoria Franke http://biathlon.teamusa.org/blog/post/718 <p>Now that the 2008/2009 season is over, and before the training begins for the 2010 Olympics I have&hellip; <a href="http://biathlon.teamusa.org/blog/post/718">Read</a></p> Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:59:00 GMT http://biathlon.teamusa.org/blog/post/718 Viktoria Franke http://biathlon.teamusa.org/blog/post/801 <p><p>As I prepare for the 2010 Olympics I have been busy making sure I have the most accurate&hellip; <a href="http://biathlon.teamusa.org/blog/post/801">Read</a></p> Sat, 23 May 2009 11:55:00 GMT http://biathlon.teamusa.org/blog/post/801 Viktoria Franke http://biathlon.teamusa.org/blog/post/878 <p><p>Over the past two weeks I was training in Antholz, Italy in order to work with the new US&hellip; <a href="http://biathlon.teamusa.org/blog/post/878">Read</a></p> Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:24:00 GMT http://biathlon.teamusa.org/blog/post/878 Viktoria Franke http://biathlon.teamusa.org/blog/post/1065 <p><p>Every once in awhile I take a day off from my training to recover. Many of the athletes that&hellip; <a href="http://biathlon.teamusa.org/blog/post/1065">Read</a></p> Sun, 02 Aug 2009 10:21:00 GMT http://biathlon.teamusa.org/blog/post/1065 Viktoria Franke http://biathlon.teamusa.org/blog/post/1304 <p><p>Every athlete appreciates support ranging from financial donations to being cheered up the hills&hellip; <a href="http://biathlon.teamusa.org/blog/post/1304">Read</a></p> Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:26:00 GMT http://biathlon.teamusa.org/blog/post/1304 Viktoria Franke