Biathlon 2022 - 2023 Discussion Thread

[heywoodu 15,145]

12 hours ago, Swewi said:

Yep and I don’t know how much she has ever practiced shooting. Never tried a biathlon competition anyway even at junior level. Would not want her to leave XC but by this result it looks like she is more of à talent in both skiing and shooting than Stina Nilsson

I know this time of year not everyone will be close to being at the same level of fitness, but still, Karlsson coming in and doing this even for an exhibition race isn't much of a great sign for biathlon  

[Swewi 382]

11 hours ago, heywoodu said:

I know this time of year not everyone will be close to being at the same level of fitness, but still, Karlsson coming in and doing this even for an exhibition race isn't much of a great sign for biathlon  

Not really but Elvira was about  1 minute behind Karlsson in a 7.5km race (not sure if that is à good or bad sign) the day before. But she managed to beat Maja Dahlqvist (who may not be the best individual distansen racer) etc. 

[RobtheAggie 340]

Marta Olsbu Roeisland will race for at least one more season.

[RobtheAggie 340]

Italy announced their team today:

 

Elite team

Lukas Hofer, 09/30/1989, 

Dorothe Wierer, 03/04/1990

 

 

Team Milan/Cortina 2026

Men

Didier Bionaz, 02/22/2000

Patrick Braunhofer, 19/04/1998

Daniele Cappellari, 27/03/1997

Cedric Christille, 07/01/1999

Daniele Fauner, 02/08/1999

Tommaso Giacomel, 05/04/2000

Iacopo Leonesio, 13/01/2000

Michele Molinari, 02/20/2000

David Zingerle, 03/10/2000

 

Ladies

Hannah Auchentaller, 03/28/2001

Michela Carrara, 05/10/1997

Samuela Comola, 30/04/1998

Eleonora Fauner, 09/24/1997

Irene Lardschneider, 09/02/1998

Rebecca Passler, 08/31/2001

Beatrice Trabucchi, 09/30/2000

Lisa Vittozzi, 04/02/1995

Linda Zingerle, 09/14/2002

 

Also Wierer has announced she will take each season one year at a time.

[RobtheAggie 340]

Natalya Mekryukov has left Russian Nordic to join the Russian Biathlon Team.

 

Ole Einar Björndalen thinks he is out of a job as the Chinese Biathlon officials have not spoken to him since he submitted a written report in March. 

[RobtheAggie 340]

Sweden National Team

 

A Team

 

Men

Peppe Femling

Jesper Nelin

Martin Ponsiluoma

Sebastian Samuelsson

Malte Stefansson

 

Women

Mona Brorsson

Anna Magnusson

Stina Nilsson

Linn Persson

Johanna Skottheim

Elvira Oeberg

Hanna Oeberg

 

Development Team of the A Team

Tilda Johansson

Oskar Brandt

 

B Team

 

Men

Oscar Andersson

Erik Larsson

Emil Nykvist

Anton Ivarsson

Alfred Eriksson

Viktor Brandt

Henning Sjoekvist

 

Women

Ella Halvarsson

Anna Hedstroem

Sara Andersson

[RobtheAggie 340]

Lydia Hiernickel the Swiss Nordic Skier has joined the Biathlon team.

[RobtheAggie 340]

Thomas Bormolini has announced that he is retiring.  This was a surprise, but there was speculation that he might when he was not listed in the team earlier this week.

[phelps 7,677]

15 minutes ago, RobtheAggie said:

Thomas Bormolini has announced that he is retiring.  This was a surprise, but there was speculation that he might when he was not listed in the team earlier this week.

there were already rumors about that before the season ended, just after the Olympics...

 

I wish him all the best, even if it hurts a lot our team losing him and Dominik Windisch all at once just before the beginning of the home Olympics 4-year cycle...

[RobtheAggie 340]

6 hours ago, phelps said:

there were already rumors about that before the season ended, just after the Olympics...

 

I wish him all the best, even if it hurts a lot our team losing him and Dominik Windisch all at once just before the beginning of the home Olympics 4-year cycle...

On the flip side, it gives a definite 4 year plan for three of this group really move to the forefront.  It will be interesting to see if they will keep the 5 slots after this season with both Windisch and Bormolini out.

 

Didier Bionaz -2000

Patrick Braunhofer - 1998

Daniele Cappellari - 1997

Cedric Christille - 1999

Daniele Fauner -1999

Tommaso Giacomel - 2000

Iacopo Leonesio - 2000

Michele Molinari - 2000

David Zingerle - 2000