Biathlon IBU World Cup 2021 - 2022

[RobtheAggie 340]

3 hours ago, rybak said:

Sturla with win, finally 

I was kind of hoping for wins in the first race of the season and the last one.  That would have been great.

[heywoodu 16,142]

 

 

[heywoodu 16,142]

Fialkova!  

 

[Styrka 218]

I would really don't mind if Fialkova ends up 3rd in front of ACB.

[Monzanator 4,828]

Hopefully Fialkova hangs on... six seconds with 1,4 kms to go.

[hckošice 15,824]

PAJAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[RobtheAggie 340]

Great race.  Good job for Fialkova.  Loved seeing Dunklee, Egan and Gasparin getting banners.

[Werloc 3,191]

Yeahh, today we probably saw the final year of Lithuanian women biathlon.

 

It was very painful watching this downfall, painful to see 4-5 youth generations of biathletes quitting the sport when only Leščinskaitė remained.

 

Diana Rasimovičiūtė pretty much single-handedly gave biathlon in Lithuania life again and as she left, the women's team fell apart without her. 

 

At least, Diana's achievements and what she went through was not in vain, since the men's team has been doing fairly well and there is back-up nearly ready for any of those that would decide to retire early.

 

On the women's side though, there is nobody that can replace Natalija or Gabrielė, we're down to 1 world cup start position and with the way that IBU system works, it is impossible to ever climb back unless we ever field a relay again and team nr. 25 sucks absolute ass. 

 

It was a good run while it lasted, Gabrielė making awful jokes about retirement the entire year now. I still firmly believe that if Diana had a team around her and wasn't alone all those years, she definitely would've climbed on the podium, but it is what it is. 

 

Seeing that there really aren't any promising athletes born in 2009 and later, it's safe to say to the Lithuanian women's team - see you in 2030 perhaps? 

[hckošice 15,824]

Stage 10 in Oslo (NOR)

 

Women´s 10km Pursuit:

 

1. Tiril Eckhoff    29:55.7  (0+1+1+0)

2. Marte Olsbu Roeiseland    +24.9 (0+0+1+1)

3. Paulina Fialkova    +50.5 (0+0+0+0)

 

Full Final Result HERE

 

Paulína Fialková:

9th Careers WC Podium, 5th Bronze (0-4-5), 1st 2021/22 Season WC Podium, 1st Bronze (0-0-1)

5th Careers Pursuit WC Podium, 2nd Bronze (0-3-2), 1st 2021/22 Season Pursuit WC Podium, 1st Bronze (0-0-1)

[hckošice 15,824]

Women´s 2021/22 Pursuit World Cup Final Standing:

 

Marte Olsbu Roeiseland

380

Elvira Oeberg

300

Hanna Oeberg

262

 

Full Final Pursuit World Cup Standing Result HERE