Four Australian athletes, and 2014 Sochi Olympian Lucy Glanville (as coach), attended an IBU training camp in Martell, ITA. 

The camp was attended by numerous nations who are classed as developing by the IBU.

The Australian athletes who attended were:

Jorja Cullen                      Phoenix Sparke

Rhiannon Castle              Samuel Johnson 

Each day was very busy with sessions covering skiing technique, shooting technique and how to improve on the Range. In the evening, there were dry-fire sessions and education sessions. The athletes were able to listen to a range of coaches and work out from their learning, what works for them and what they could change to achieve better skiing or shooting outcomes when racing. 

Coach, Lucy Glanville, advised that the Camp had been very beneficial to her as a coach and she was able to learn new ideas regarding technique and how she could coach more effectively. 

At the end of the Camp, the AUS athletes were part of a time trial event, which was their first time on-snow racing for 2 years and for Rhiannon her first-time being part of an on-snow .22 biathlon event!

After the Camp, the team moved to Forni Avoltri for a further week of training and racing at the ITA Cup on 11 and 12 Dec 2021.