Welcome (back) to biathlon! In this episode, host Lizzie Boyle goes back to basics on biathlon to give new listeners everything you need to follow this incredible sport through the 2023/24 Biathlon and Para-Biathlon World Cup season. You'll also get some insights into the language of sport: from champions battling for supremacy to those who play for bacon and beans...

You can download a transcript of this episode at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JLDBQQmKH4CwS_gBLeSaQVA24_RGXyBy/view?usp=sharing

In this episode, we journey back to Albertville and the 1992 Winter Olympic Games: the first time that women's biathlon was included in the Olympiad. We'll explore the zeitgeist of 1992, watch an Olympic race together and find out what happened to Hola, the missing goat...

The video for this episode is at https://tinyurl.com/biathlon1992

And there's a transcript at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ivlNkyy_87avlucKPbjaWR9Rrt4j9ORG/view?usp=sharing

This Biathlon Backstory takes us back to January 1979 to go behind the scenes at the Biathlon World Championships in Ruhpolding. Join us in the press centre, around the tracks, at the opening and closing ceremonies and possibly even at the range...

This episode is based on a video of the race which you can find at https://tinyurl.com/biathlon1979 - thanks to Anton Plenk for posting the video on YouTube.

You can find a transcript of the episode at https://drive.google.com/file/d/19x2TtatmZLYFFgl8oKI-7pIC5_4a920E/view?usp=sharing

Welcome to the second in our out-of-season Biathlon Backstories - in which we explore great races and moments from the history of biathlon. This episode, we go back to January 2002 to watch the World Cup Women's Pursuit from Oberhof. A chance to reminisce over names like Forsberg, Disl, Zubrilova and Poiree - or to meet them for the very first time...

This episode is based on a video of the race which you can find at https://tinyurl.com/biathlon2002 or by searching 'women's pursuit oberhof 2002' on YouTube. The video was originally broadcast by Eurosport.

You can find a transcript at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AyUzVmDYZ41Nki2np3uUGClRf0Eppx25/view?usp=share_link

Welcome to the first of our Biathlon Backstories - in which we explore great races and moments from the history of biathlon. This episode, we go back to 1958 and the first ever Biathlon World Championships. 

This episode is based on archive footage of the race, which you can find at https://tinyurl.com/biathlon1958 or by searching 'biathlon 1958' on YouTube. 

You can find a transcript at https://drive.google.com/file/d/11iYQ9PqEKCbR_bwVujimpqxl8N3i2Npk/view?usp=sharing

It's the season finale of Ski Shoot Repeat! Host Lizzie Boyle reflects on the racing in Oslo last weekend and the season as a whole, shining a light on the year's champions and some emerging stars of the sport. The word "ridiculous" gets used a LOT...

You can download a transcript of this episode from: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VI31b86L-5zJEx8A328qL_5g2NI02rGY/view?usp=sharing

In this episode, host Lizzie Boyle continues an deep dive into the philosophy of sport, exploring ethics, aesthetics, violence as well as make-up, Benedikt Doll's nodding head and the week's events from Ostersund.

You can find a transcript at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_j0IQXm_3kYnonJ5U0JGjXjVhBZOiIGi/view?usp=share_link

This week, host Lizzie Boyle gets lost in the world of philosophy, exploring what sport is, what it means, and how we can think about its structures and systems. We've got Plato, Heidegger, Rawls, Camus and a bunch of biathlon stuff too.

You might find the transcript helpful for this one! It's at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jpuvtwnI2gK5ELJU9ydj6D0qf7t6a7oL/view?usp=share_link

In this episode, host Lizzie Boyle explores what it takes to keep the biathlon show on the road: all the logistics involved in moving athletes, spectators, equipment and media between venues week in, week out. We also talk a little bit about circuses, and look ahead to the racing in Nove Mesto later this week!

You can view a PDF transcript at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lS1Gaq0R85pLeChYuVaBUIj90BwJ5fqy/view?usp=share_link

This week, Lizzie Boyle looks back at the World Championships in Oberhof - including reviewing predictions made before the championships began. She also explores the history and possible future of sports broadcasting and gives a wintersports shoutout to Mickey Mouse...

You can find a transcript pdf at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tmoRrFMiIpCFpiFtJEf5oVW1W1bYFNWJ/view?usp=share_link