The governing body for Biathlon in British Columbia
Biathlon BC held its trials for the 2019 Canada Winter Games at the North American Cup 2 in Canmore last weekend. 3 athletes were pre-qualified for Team BC, having accepted a spot on the IBU Junior Cup Tour 1 with Biathlon Canada: Ryan Elden, Gillian Gowling and Larissa Black. After a two-competition trials, the following […]
Biathlon Canada will nominate a maximum of two (2) candidates to be considered to take the IBU TD Exam. Of all nominated candidates, the IBU will select 8-10 individuals who will write the exam. Successful applicants will be informed in late January and the exam will take place in early May 2019. The application form below […]
The registration for BC Cup 2 in Prince George on January 4-6 is now open at https://zone4.ca/reg.asp?id=19837. The invitation for the event is available here: http://biathlonbc.ca/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/2019-BiBC-Cup-2-Invitation.pdf
SLNC Biathlon is hosting its annual Regional Fun Race on the weekend of December 15th and 16th. There will be a Super-Modified Supersprint on Saturday and a Mixed Team Relay on Sunday. More details can be found on the SLNC website at: https://www.sovereignlake.com/event/regional-biathlon-race/#/events-tab-1. Here is a copy of the Race Notice: https://www.sovereignlake.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Event-Invitation-2018.pdf. Here is a link […]
At Biathlon BC’s 2018 annual general meeting it was discussed that a waxing policy for the use of LF waxes should be incorporated for BC Biathlon Cup races. This was discussed after the ‘Yes wax protocol’ pilot ended. Biathlon BC has now approved the wax policy that will be in place at BC Cups for […]
The 2018-2019 Athlete Manual has been finalized and is available here: 2018 December Athlete Manual
Biathlon BC is now accepting applications for the positions of Head Coach (male and female), Team Manager and Wax Technician for the Canada Winter Games. More details and the application form are available here: 2019-CWG-Coach-Support Staff-Application Please note the deadline for applications is December 19, 2018.
Biathlon Canada is offering two different WC7 CANMORE development opportunities – one for athletes and one for coaches. Please note that the application due date is December 18th. For full details click the links to the Biathlon Canada website below: http://biathloncanada.ca/latest-news/coaches-apply-now-world-cup-7-international-national-ice-nice-and-hired-positions-coach-experience-camp/ http://biathloncanada.ca/latest-news/world-cup-7-experience-camp-apply-now/
The BC Cup 1 in Whistler, scheduled for December 7-9, has been cancelled due to lack of snow. Despite some unexpected snowfall last night, there is not enough accumulation on the ground for Whistler Olympic Park to be able to move and pack enough snow to cover the range and connect it to the stored […]
Biathlon Canada has announced two upcoming high performance coach development opportunities: High Performance XC Coaching Seminar Cross Country Canada is hosting a High Performance Skiing Seminar in Canmore on May 3-5, 2019. This seminar is open to biathlon coaches who at the Competition Development “In Training” level or higher. For details about this workshop, visit […]