Heartbeat: US Biathlon Podcast

About Heartbeat: US Biathlon Podcast

Heartbeat takes you inside the world of the unique Olympic sport of biathlon - a sport that combines the heart-pumping aerobics of cross country skiing combined with the precision element of marksmanship. The US Biathlon podcast brings you close to the athletes to dissect one of the most popularity of Olympic Winter Games sports.

Publisher

US Biathlon

Category

sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

15 Apr 2020

Latest episode

8 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

2 of 72 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   8 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Introducing Two New Head Coaches

   Host [Host Name] introduces new Head Coaches [Guest Name 1] and [Guest Name 2] to the US Biathlon team.

2. 

   27 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Lowell Bailey: Season of Milestones

   High Performance Director Lowell Bailey discusses U.S. Biathlon's milestone-filled 2025-26 season, highlighting athlete growth and program development in this interview.

3. 

   5 Feb 2026

   Armin Auchentaller: An Olympic Opportunity

   The U.S. Olympic Biathlon Team will have a new vibe in Antholz, Italy this week for the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Games. Head Coach Armin Auchentaller sees opportunity for a team that blends veteran athletes with some rising young stars. Heartbeat caught up with Auchentaller during the final days of the team’s Ridenour prep camp before the drive to the Antholz valley. Four men and four women will represent Team USA in biathlon. On the men’s team, Paul Schommer and Sean Doherty with Schommer competing in his second Games, Doherty his fourth. Maxime Germain will be heading to his first Games buoyed by rising international performances. Meanwhile, Campbell Wright is competing in his second Games, but first as an American. And it comes on the heels of the two silver medals he won a year ago at the World Championships. For the women, Deedra Irwin returns for her second Games, after a strong result four years ago in Beijing. After a short break from the international tour, Joanne Reid heads to her third Olympics. And a pair of newcomers to the sport, Luci Anderson and Margie Freed are poised for their Olympic debut. For Auchentaller, it will be a Games of much pride. As a native of the Antholz valley, he welcomes the opportunity to show off his hometown, where his father was a part of starting biathlon over a half century ago. And to top it all off for the popular coach, his own daughter, Hannah, will make her Olympic debut with the Italian team. The action begins Sunday with the mixed relay. You can watch all the action live or on-demand in the USA on NBC’s Peacock.

Inside a recent episode

Introducing Two New Head Coaches

Published 8 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Those programs are now coming under each of you. Mike, you're handling the women on the email. You're handling the men. But starting with you, Mike, can you give us just a little bit of a background on yourself, how you got into biathlon, how you got into coaching? So I competed in biathlon for quite a while. Grew up skiing. I'm from Vermont, so it was easy to get on skis really early. That was maybe the cheapest daycare after school. Fell in love with biathlon for no reason in particular and all the reasons everyone falls in love with it. It's an exciting, challenging sport. competed on the Green Racing Project out of Craftsbury for a number of years, decided to stop and switch over to coaching and became an intern for U.S. […]

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82,306

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

24 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 69 / 100

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74

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

85

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