There is only one way to describe Hanna Kebinger: Persistence. Join us for this fabulous conversation as we see how persistence truly has paid off for Hanna time and time again. We all cheered along with her as she made her triumphant breakthrough last spring but after this, you'll be even more of a fan. This was truly a delight!

Part 3 is the conclusion to our massive interview with Clare Egan. Here we get into the fun stuff like:

- Why does Clare love pigs?

- Did she wear a knit wool bra in Beijing?

- Her personal Tour de France travels!

Part 2 of our awesome discussion with Clare Egan! In this section we get DEEEEEP into some big topics including:

1) Doping (5:35)

2) Relations with Russian and Belarussian federations/athletes (19:20)

3) Climate change (31:00)

4) Training for the big shot (57:00)

Part 3 coming later this week!

Baiba Bendika returns to tell us all about how her life has changed over the last 9 months or so!

We did it! Clare Egan, the most requested and recommended interview joined us for a HUGE 3 part interview. In part 1 we focus mostly on Clare's personal history. We talk about growing up in cross country skiing, creating the XC ski club at her university, and her auspicious intro into biathlon. Then we discuss her IBU career including some truly incredible high points. And we discuss her thoughts on her future...Netflix producer? 

Before the interview though, Jordan and RJ catch up on summer vacation and more importantly summer biathlon! 

More to come soon!

After Matthias went back to Germany in April to work with youth biathletes in Bayerwald (Bavarian forrest) we caught up with him. Unfortunately Jordan had to deal with a dog getting hit (the dog's recovering from a broken shoulder) so he was unable to make it.

Part 1 of this interview is largely about the comparison of the Canadian and German "biathlon systems" and how it is impacted by the nation's support, school, physical development, peer-pressure, infrastructure, and so much more.

We hope part 2 will be recorded in September (with Jordan!).

We caught up with former biathlete from the Canadian national team AND our first ever summer guest on the podcast, Scott Gow. We hear from him what keeps him busy these days, how he transitions from athlete to a "normal person". We get interrupted by another surprise former biathlete, we talk IBU and biathlon developments and there's more that you just don't want to miss!

We also talk about two projects Scott is currently involved in, for which you can find the links below.

Enjoy the episode! (and yes, episode 67 is still planned to happen at some point!)

Jordan & RJ

Rise Above: Training for Excellence https://riseaboveinc.ca/p/training-for-excellence

Nordic Ski Lab: https://nordicskilab.com/

Come celebrate Canada Day with us as we are joined for a delightful interview with Canadian star Emma Lunder! We hear all about her journey from small town Canada to the World Cup. Then we focus in on her amazing 22-23 breakout season and the secret that made it all possible. We also get to hear more about being in a relationship with a fellow World Cup athlete with all the details you want to know like “Where is the best World Cup stop for a date night?” And “Who is the better cook Emma or Christian.” We also touch on the wild biathlon baby boom that just keeps in giving us more joy! All in all it’s a great time and a wonderful way to kick off our summer interviews! 

* You did not miss episode 67, it's still in the making!

The Return of the Penalty Loop Podcast! We're back and go over the news, both personal and biathlon, as a lot has happened since we last recorded.

We hope you enjoy hearing us again as much as it was to record again!

As we are still awaiting a Floridian family member increase, Jordan and I had a quick chat about things happening in the biathlon world, what we are working on, and what's coming in the summer.