Maxime Germain can proudly say he’s a World Junior Championship medalist. Germain raced to a career-best third place as a junior in the 10-kilometer sprint on March 11 at the IBU World Junior Biathlon Championships March 11 in Shchuchinsk, Kazakhstan. ...
Helen Wilson of Eagle River just had three hugely successful races at the national junior biathlon trials at Anchorage’s Kincaid Park. That’s set her up for a busy rest of the winter competing at major events around the globe. Wilson is a 2019 graduate of Eagle River...
Maxime Germain of Anchorage got his first taste of skiing and shooting with biathlon’s biggest guns this past week in Germany. At the International Biathlon Union World Cup last week in Ruhpolding, Germany, he made his World Cup debut at just 20 years old. With three...
With 2020 in our rearview, let’s look back on the top 20 Alaska athletes from this year. Here is the list for our 20 for 2020. They represent the best of the best from The Last Frontier. History makers, record setters, world champions and more. From the ski trails to...
Max Germain of Anchorage shocked the biathlon world with a bronze medal at the IBU Youth/Junior World Championships in Switzerland. In the youth sprint at the IBU Championships the previous two years he had placed 74th and 66th. But at the 7.5-kilometer sprint the 18...
Anchorage's Maxime Germain wasn’t considered a podium contender at the recent IBU Youth/Junior World Championships in Lenzerheide, Switzerland. After all, the 18-year-old placed 38th at the opening event — the Youth 12.5K individual race — on Jan. 26. And he’d placed...
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