Biathlon IBU Summer World Championships 2021

[IoNuTzZ 308]

Well a very good result for us, George Buta  won today

[RobtheAggie 340]

4 hours ago, Illya said:

And Dzhyma, who finished second 

I somehow skipped over her on the start list.  Sorry about that one.

[RobtheAggie 340]

Was today a first for Belgium?  I do not remember another medal that they won.

[Werloc 3,171]

I don't know what to think of this championship and if it correlates well with what we're going to get when winter arrives.

 

Romanov got 6th and 8th in sprint and pursuit, could've even medaled in the sprint if he didn't miss that one target, looked a lot better compared to some athletes that he always lost to last season and earlier, but I'm not sure if I should buy into the hype

 

He also praised the new B team coach from Belarus and said that he's feeling a lot stronger both physically and psychologically, as well as starting to shoot a bit faster.

 

I wonder how he'll look compared to Banys, Fomin and Mačkinė, all of whom are from the same junior batch. 

[RobtheAggie 340]

1 minute ago, Werloc said:

I don't know what to think of this championship and if it correlates well with what we're going to get when winter arrives.

I agree, with so many people not there, who knows.  But that being said, props to those who competed and won.  

[Grassmarket 3,531]

1 hour ago, RobtheAggie said:

I agree, with so many people not there, who knows.  But that being said, props to those who competed and won.  

I always remember that Kaisa Makarainnen - at that time still half a cross-country skier - got her first ever wins in summer biathlon & then started to get winter wins as well.

[RobtheAggie 340]

19 hours ago, Grassmarket said:

I always remember that Kaisa Makarainnen - at that time still half a cross-country skier - got her first ever wins in summer biathlon & then started to get winter wins as well.

Good point, so with that, Davidova will continue her rise!  I actually think that she is one of the top 7 or so that will challenge for the overall when Eckhoff eventually comes back to earth.