Biathlon IBU World Cup 2021 - 2022

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Stage 9 in Otepää (EST)

 

Mixed Single Relay:

 

1. Norway    (Sturla Holm Laegreid, Marte Olsbu Roeiseland) 34:12.8  (0+1)

2. Sweden    (Sebastian Samuelsson, Hanna Oeberg) +12.4 (0+4)

3. Germany    (Erik Lesser, Franziska Preuss) +17.9 (0+4)

 

Full Final Result HERE

[hckošice 15,824]

3rd best ever WC  Mixed Relay ever today after 4th place in Ostersund 4 years ago and 3rd place in Kontiolahti 2012.

 

4th best ever at major events if we count the 5th place of Sochi 2014 Olympics after the DSQ of for doping violation

 

Especially Paja is finally somehow finding her pre-covid forms, if she will be able to fix also her shooting,then it should be some unexpected optimism before next season for us. Finally !

 

4th skiing time today

Spoiler

 

Slovensko v štafete
	v ľahu:						v stoji: ()					odovzdávka:
												6. +36.2 (0+2)
	1	2	3	4	5		1	2	3	4	567
	bežecký čas: 8. +43.6						strelecký čas: 1:08					skóre úseku: 0+0 0+2

	v ľahu: ()						v stoji: ()					odovzdávka:
												12. +2:26.7 (0+6)
	5	4	3	26	1		5	478	36	2	1
	bežecký čas: 16. +1:31.3						strelecký čas: 1:22					skóre úseku: 0+1 0+3

	v ľahu:						v stoji: ()					odovzdávka:
												9. +2:54.0 (0+8)
	1	2	3	4	5		167	2	3	4	5
	bežecký čas: 7. +27.6						strelecký čas: 1:15					skóre úseku: 0+0 0+2

	v ľahu:						v stoji: ()					cieľ:
												6. +3:30.7 (0+2)
	5	4	3	2	1		7	46	35	2	1
	bežecký čas: 4. +35.1						strelecký čas: 1:18					skóre úseku: 0+0 0+2

 

 

[Grassmarket 4,107]

Another meltdown from Vittozzi, it’s getting really painful to watch.  She must just feel like taking that job at McDonalds after all.

[heywoodu 16,142]

Still have the single mixed to watch, but one conclusion can already be made: more World Cups in Otepää please, this was a ton of fun with a great atmosphere 

[rybak 3,330]

47 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

Still have the single mixed to watch, but one conclusion can already be made: more World Cups in Otepää please, this was a ton of fun with a great atmosphere 

I have the same feeling, but unfortunately next stage in Otepaa is scheduled just for season 2025/2026  

[JonPhi 250]

20 hours ago, RobtheAggie said:

Any chance that France brings in either Lou Jeanmonant or Caroline Colombo gets a start in Oslo?

Jeanmonnot yes, but Colombo was not selected. Why I do not know. In sprinting she is certainly higher rated than Jeanmonnot. Instead, Botet was nominated again.

[RobtheAggie 340]

 Norway will have 17 starters this week!

 

Women: 

Tiril Kampenhaug Eckhoff, Fossum IF

Karoline Erdal, Førde IL

Ragnhild Femsteinevik, Hålandsdal IL

Emilie Ågheim Kalkenberg, Skonseng UL

Karoline Knotten, Vingrom IL

Ida Lien, Simostranda IL

Marte Olsbu Røiseland, Froland IL

Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold, Fossum IF  

 

Men:

Aleksander Fjeld Andersen, Geilo IL

Filip Fjeld Andersen, Geilo IL

Sverre Dahlen Aspenes, Skatval Skilag

Sivert Guttorm Bakken, Vingrom IL

Erlend Øvereng Bjøntegaard, IL Bevern

Tarjei Bø, Markane IL

Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen, Geilo IL 

Sturla Holm Lægreid, Bærums Skiklubb

Martin Uldal. Birkenes IL 

[Monzanator 4,828]

And still no Johannes Dale? Talk about burning out fast

[SalamAkhi 347]

On 3/14/2022 at 1:23 PM, JonPhi said:

Jeanmonnot yes, but Colombo was not selected. Why I do not know. In sprinting she is certainly higher rated than Jeanmonnot. Instead, Botet was nominated again.

It's worse, one quota is actually unused. So both Colombo AND Jeanmonnot could have started (and Botet). I was pretty convinced they would send Botet back, after all she's had a good chunk of experience in the WC on the basis of a small portion of IBU Cup in December, and her results are not particularly excellent. That would have opened 3 spots for Oslo, which is not too much given the excellent form of the whole B team, so Jeanmonnot can be back after some great first races last year, same for Colombo to prove she's WC worthy and one last for Bened (or even Chauveau) who's been up and coming for a few years and deserves a first experience on the big stage.

 

But eventually one quota is not even used, I'm gutted. 

 

Colombo is probably not in the staff's good graces anymore (too "old"), but why do they let her take part in the IBU Cup and earn a WC spot if they don't want to call her back in the end (she was told she wouldn't go to Oslo before Val Ridanna) ? And if so, why is her place not occupied by a younger athlete ?

 

The A staff probably feels Botet is a star in the making, which I get, I was actually the first to hope she would experience Oberhof and all ... but the management of the "B to A team connection" looks shaky to say the least.

 

[SalamAkhi 347]

2 minutes ago, Monzanator said:

And still no Johannes Dale? Talk about burning out fast

Covid. He was on the brink of making his way back to the WC and then ...

I would not take him out of the picture but this year must have been ... frustrating.