The Biathlon Podcast: Recent Episodes
Will Prov
The Biathlon Podcast is a weekly in-season show hosted by Will Prov - The Coach on the Couch. Join him to predict every race and agonise over every missed shot afterwards. Follow on Facebook or email the show at thebiathlonpodcast@gmail.com
Will runs through the final week of the World Cup season as we found out who’d be taking the crystal globes this year.
With the screaming and cheering caused by Jacquelin taking it's toll on his voice, Will croaks his way through his biggest takes from the weeks action
Will breaks down an incredible week of racing from Holmenkollen Park, looks at the odds for the upcoming sprints in Utah and reacts to Benny Doll retiring at the end of the season.
Will runs through the biggest topics in biathlon, including worries for Sweden and predictions for this week’s races over in Oslo.
On this weeks Biathlon Podcast, Will breaks down all 12 races from the 2024 World Championships in Nove Mesto, running through the biggest winners and losers from the last 2 weeks of action. Plus thoughts on Mona Brorsson retiring at the end of the season.
The biggest two weeks of the season are upon us and Will previews all the races and predicts every medal won in Nove Mesto, as well as a look back at the recent European Championships.
Will breaks down a brilliant week of racing where we had a bit of everything. Sprints, falls and the best two races of the year. There’s also predictions for Antholz and a roundup of the IBU Cup action from Italy.
This week Will reviews the great sprints and pursuits from Oberhof. But after some not so great relays does the calendar need a shake up? And do the French team need a new coach?
The Biathlon season kicks off 2024 in Oberhof and this week we have the best bets for all the races in Germany, alongside news from the World Team Challenge at the Veltins Arena.
This week Will looks back at the near domination we saw at last week’s round in Switzerland, and gives out Christmas presents to those who earned them. There’s reaction to the shock demotions in the Norwegian team and a look at the new man on the scene for 2024.
Will recaps week 3 of the season where some favourites came to the party and some future stars announced themselves. There’s the best bets for this week’s action and a look at yet another Norwegian phenom in IBU Cup corner.
In this episode Will recaps all the thrills and spills from the second week in Oestersund as big names faltered and new stars emerged. There’s the best bets for this weekend’s races and our first trip of the season to IBU Cup corner.
In this episode Will rambles about the shocks, disappointments and insanely close finish that we saw in the opening races of the season, gives out the weekly awards and best bets for this weeks action in Sweden.
In this episode Will looks at the 5 biggest questions going into the new season, with predictions for this week in Oestersund and beyond.
In this episode Will rambles about all the latest news in Biathlon as legends retired, coaches were fired, and the season came to a close in Norway.
We had titles to be won in Oestersund as the Individual Globes were decided, We’ve all the news from Sweden as well as two of the biggest names in the sport calling time on their careers.
We have one champion crowned and potentially another decided after last weeks action in Nove Mesto. Will recaps all the action, gives you his best bets for Oestersund and there's one final trip to IBU Cup Corner.
In this Nove Mesto preview episode it's time to look at all the best bets for the Sprints, Pursuits and Relays, as well as reaction to Emilien Jacquelin shutting down his season and the races for the IBU Cup crystal globes in Canmore.
Will recaps all the cheers and all the tears from the last 2 weeks of World Championship action.
The event of the year is almost here because it's World Championship time! Will previews every single race ahead of us in this episode, nailing his colours to the mast on who's going to take home every medal over the next 2 weeks.
This season we've seen a wave of underdog contenders shaking up the top of the leaderboard, so ranking them isn't easy but Will gives it is best shot in this episode. There's also news of all the action from the European Championships which weren't lacking drama one bit.
Will recaps some great races from Antholz, gives out the weekly awards, and looks forward to the European Championships.
We had domination in the Men's races and big names struggling to make the start line of the Women's in Germany. We have reaction to all of the races there, as well as news of some surprise retirements and drama, and all the action from the IBU Cup in Pokljuka.
There were some statements made in Slovenia as the races for the Overall Globes heat up. We’ve got (croaky) reaction to the Sprints, Pursuits and Relays, as well as all the news from the IBU Cup.
The trees are down and the mince pies have been eaten so it's time to get back to World Cup Biathlon. Will previews all six upcoming races as well as a look back at the World Team Challenge.
Will answers questions from Biathlon Podcast mailbag as well as a quick look ahead to tomorrow's World Team Challenge
The football wasn’t the only World Cup in town as we had 4 days of fantastic racing in Annecy, there’s surprise winners, news of a returning superstar, and all the news from the IBU Cup.
Will breaks down the week’s racing from Austria, with a new potential superstar making their mark. Plus the best bets for next weekend in Annecy.
It's time to pick out the best and worst of the week after Biathlon finally came back for the start of the season in Finland. There's also news of some serious speed in the IBU Cup, and the Best Bets for this week in Hochfilzen.
After a long hot summer the snow is back and so is The Biathlon Podcast! Will brings you up to speed with everything that's happened in the off-season and gives picks for next week and the crystal globe winners.
Will reacts to the shock announcment that Simon Desthieux will retire at the end of the season as well as the news that Dominik Windisch is doing the same. Also all of the best bets for the season finale in Oslo. Can Braisaz-Bouchet find her magic in the range? Can anyone beat Fillon Maillet?
The first World Cup in Estonia delivered the goods as we had crystal globes decided and the best Sprint race of the season. It's a look back at all the races with the welcome return of loud fans and their less welcome vuvuzelas!
After a very up and down weekend for the French team it's time to relive and react to all of the action over the weekend in Finland, wonder if Jacquelin could do with slowing down and congratulate the resurgent Germans.
After the excitement of the Olympics, The Biathlon Podcast brings you all the latest news from Ukraine and the wider Biathlon world. As well as predictions for all the races coming up this weekend in Finland.
This has been a controversial Olympics but the Biathlon has done more than it's fair share to keep us focused on the sport, and we finish the games with reaction to the two final races.
We might have had results we expected, but no-one saw how we'd get there coming! All the post relay reaction plus the best bets for our final races of the Olympics.
All the reaction to a couple of pursuit races where there wasn't a huge amount of pursuing! There's also predictions for all the medals in the upcoming relays.
Normal service resumed as the big names fought it out for the sprint medals. After looking back at those races it's medal predictions for the pursuits, as well as guessing who will make up the most places tomorrow
The Individual races picked right up where the Mixed Relay left off, with drama across the board as the final shot did it's usual dastardly work. It's a look back at all the drama before running through the picks for the Sprint podiums.
After the best relay in years, we look back at all of the misses and an excellent finish in the Mixed Relay, before looking forward to the Individual races coming up.
After a loooong 4 years the Winter Olympics are finally back. First up in the Biathlon is the mixed relay and I have my odds and predictions for you. If you want to nail your colours to the mast, leave your medal predictions on Facebook
After a wild set of fun races in Antholz (maybe not the Men's Relay...), I give you my biggest winners and losers and ask what is happening to Lisa Vittozzi?!
It’s prediction time as the air gets thinner up in Antholz for the last World Cup before we head to Beijing, and I wonder if I was too hasty in crowning Marte Olsbu Roiseland earlier today.
Looking back on the Ruhpolding races and wondering if the Crystal Globes may already be in the bag.
A bit late this week but I'm back with all the reaction from Oberhof, a quick rant about American TV coverage, and a look forward to the rapidly approaching Ruhpolding races.
As the memories of mince pies and turkey fade, it's back to Biathlon. Will looks back at the World Team Challenge, gives his top bets for Oberhof and brings you up to date with all the Biathlon news.
After a virus enforced break, I’m back to see who flew and who flopped over the last 2 weeks.
It’s prediction time as the tour moves from Sweden down to Austria for round 3. There’s best bets for the sprints and relays as well as all the team news.
After some excellent races (and some not so excellent races) in Oestersund, it’s time to look back at all the action before the tour heads off to Austria.
It’s week two of racing in Oestersund so it’s time to make our picks. There's news of demotions and we speculate on who can improve tomorrow.
We had incredible comebacks and 4 different winners, today it’s a look back at the highs and lows of week 1 in Oestersund. With an added sprinkle of IBU Cup action from Idre.
In the second of the prediction pods it’s a look forward to the start of this season's action in Sweden with predictions for the 4 upcoming races in Oestersund, as well as news of the first IBU Cup races in Idre.
It’s time for predictions that will make us look stupid in no time at all as we predict the winner of each and every crystal globe.
After the long, snowless summer, The Biathlon Podcast is back to wrangle through the biggest questions in Biathlon before the season starts on Saturday.
Will looks back at the season closer in Oestersund, from the battle to the very end between Johannes and Laegried, to insane wind in the women's races, and asks what what Doro thinking for those 135 seconds?
Reaction to the shock news of Arnd Peiffer’s retirement, where does that leave the German men’s team? Also a look at the betting lines for Fridays Sprints.
All the news from Nove Mesto after some very close finishes and some... not so close finishes! Looking at all the big winners as well as the retirements, the health scares, and even the doping violations.
A quick pod looking at the best bets for wins and podiums as we get ready for Sprint races in our second week in Nove Mesto. Will Eckhoff make it 6 sprint wins in a row? Will Boe or Laegried strike a decisive blow? Or will we get another surprise win?
On one side it looks like the Crystal Globe has been decided, on the other, we might be going all the way to the final race. Here’s all the reaction after this weekend’s Sprint and Pursuit races over in Nove Mesto
We've had two wild relay races and look back at all the tears of joy and pain! There's more reaction to Jacquelin as well as a quick review of the future stars in action at the youth and junior World Championships.
A look at the Mass Starts from Sunday as well as all the big stories coming out of Pokljuka - Does Jacquelin have honour? Can Laegreid win the Crystal Globe? Can Germany turn things around?
Reaction from Saturday's relay races, with very differing fortunes for the big nations. Also a very quick look at the odds going into tomorrow's Mass Starts.
Reaction from an entertaining Men's Individual race in Pokljuka, as well as news of the line-ups for the single mixed relay and IBU Cup results
Time to look back at a tough day on the range as the big names struggled in the Women's Individual. The latest news stories and best bets for the Men's race coming up tomorrow.
Will looks back at a weekend that included a big weekend for the women's overall standings as well as some of the greatest shooting ever seen. Also a very quick look at the odds for tomorrow's Women's Individual.
We have all the news, controversy and action from today's men's sprint race, a podium no-one saw coming! Before a look forward to the weekend's races and where the best bets are for the Women's Sprint and Men's Pursuit.
They're finally here, the first race of the World Champs is in the books and we look at all the action before prediction's for the men's sprint race tomorrow.
Time to take a look at the big news stories from the Biathlon world, including Simon Schempp’s retirement and the report into corruption at the IBU, before previewing the relays in the upcoming World Championships.
Time to take a look back at all the action from Duszniki Zdroj in Poland, where the Open European Championships wrapped up today. We look at all the races and pick out the biggest shocks from the week.
Halfway through the season, can last year’s big guns find their way back to the top step of the podium? Best bets for the women's and men's individual races in Antholz.
Ranting about German tactics and reminiscing about Benny Weger’s soul patch, it’s the Biggest Winners and Losers from Oberhof Week 2! With an added dash of IBU Cup action from Arber.
We look back at who impressed and who'll be depressed after the opening races of week 2 in Oberhof
After 5 Norwegian victories in a row we take a quick look at the non-Viking contenders for the top step of the podium in Oberhof.
We look back at the victories and great performances, as well as the falls and meltdowns (there were a couple), from the weekends action in Oberhof.
It's time to forget the worries of the world and look back at a great day of Biathlon. Starting with this morning's Women's race followed by a great race in the Men's, finished off with some quick predictions for tomorrow's pursuit races.
We get over our new year hangovers by taking a look back at the World Team Challenge event in Ruhpolding, before running through the best bets for this Fridays return to World Cup action in Oberhof.
We look back at the pursuits and mass starts, choosing the biggest winners and losers from week 2 of action in Hochfilzen.
We react to the opening sprint races from week 2 of action in Hochfilzen, where Norway were unbeatable, and wonder will there be changes in the German team?
We take a look at where the best bets might be found for the upcoming sprint races in Hochfilzen, Will Johannes get win number 50? Will a dark horse come through yet again to win? Will Denise Hermann get her groove back?
We look back at two great sprint races from Austria, with surprising victories the story of the day.
We look at tomorrow's sprint races and where you might place a little money, before opening the mailbaf and taking a couple of questions from the listeners.
With the last of the racing from Kontiolahti in the books, we look back at two fantastic pursuit races as well as our first look at the relay teams this year.
We look at yesterday's historic results in the sprints, as well as handing out some 'Needs Improvement' awards from further down the field, before having a look at what could happen and who to watch in the weekend's pursuits.
On today's show we review Sunday's sprint races, the performances of the day and those who need to do better. Then a quick preview of the upcoming second weekend in Kontiolahti and the first relays of the season.
After the opening two races of the season, we discuss the biggest winners and losers from the Individual races. A shock winner for the men, a close finish for the women, and wonder if a 90's party playlist helps or hurts in the range.
On the second preview show, we take a look at the possible podiums for this weekends races in Finland. Then we'll get the crystal ball out to predict who will take home each of the crystal globes by the end of the season.
On the first of two Kontiolahti previews, we take a look at who could potentially challenge Johannes in this weekend's races and beyond. Finishing with a quick (and predictable) look forward to the crystal globe winners in March.