Biathlon 2022 - 2023 Discussion Thread

[heywoodu 15,141]

3 hours ago, RobtheAggie said:

 

 

Not sure if this really answers your question.  I think the IBU treats this as the IBU Cup World Champs.  If you can qualify for an IBU Cup start, you can qualify for a OECH start.  

 

This says when youth athletes are entitled to start, but in general it seems you are right and Brazil probably (surprise surprise) misread the rules last season, suggesting the OECH was not on the same level as the IBU Cup anymore in terms of qualifying.

 

Seems like it still is though, meaning you're eligible to compete if you're eligible to compete in the IBU Cup in the same trimester, which means you've scored under 250 IBU points in the previous trimester or - if you haven't - you did not compete at all in the previous two trimesters, so you start with a clean slate.

[JonPhi 250]

World Team Challenge will be back at "Schalke" this year in Gelsenkirchen on 28.12:

 

• Denise Herrmann-Wick / Benedikt Doll
• Vanessa Voigt / Philipp Nawrath
• Julia Simon / Fabien Claude
• Dorothea Wierer / Lukas Hofer
• Lisa Theresa Hauser / Felix Leitner
• Mari Eder / Tero Seppala
• Marketa Davidova / Michal Krcmar
• Lena Häcki-Gross / Joshua Burkhalter
• Julia Dzhima / Dmytro Pidruchniy

 

One team is still missing!

[Grassmarket 3,408]

More biathlon streaming guys!  Russian Cup from Tyumen starts on Thursday!  
 

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/@russianbiathlon

[Werloc 3,164]

21 minutes ago, Grassmarket said:

More biathlon streaming guys!  Russian Cup from Tyumen starts on Thursday!  
 

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/@russianbiathlon

No thanks  

[heywoodu 15,141]

56 minutes ago, Grassmarket said:

More biathlon streaming guys!  Russian Cup from Tyumen starts on Thursday!  
 

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/@russianbiathlon

Biathlon is biathlon  

[Grassmarket 3,408]

On 12/6/2022 at 5:37 PM, Grassmarket said:

More biathlon streaming guys!  Russian Cup from Tyumen starts on Thursday!  
 

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/@russianbiathlon

Just started off watching this.  
 

Can confirm that just as in the Good Old Days,  are competing as a Region - as always, the Russians compete for regional or city teams like Moscow, St Petersburg, Khanty-Mansiisk etc.

Edited December 9, 2022 by Grassmarket

[Biathlonfan 625]

1 minute ago, Grassmarket said:

Just started off watching this.  
 

Can confirm that just as in the Good Old Days,  are competing as a Region - as always, the Russians compete for regional teams like Moscow, St Petersburg, the North etc.

Watched this,feel no shame,it's Biathlon,who cares

[Grassmarket 3,408]

9 minutes ago, Biathlonfan said:

Watched this,feel no shame,it's Biathlon,who cares

Just noticed that the Belarussian names now are back to the Russian spelling not the беларуская мова one they have been using for the last 15 years or so.  

[Biathlonfan 625]

Just now, Grassmarket said:

Just noticed that the Belarussian names now are back to the Russian spelling not the беларуская мова one they have been using for the last 15 years or so.  

Ok then,personally i enjoyed the sprint races,and it was nice to see Alimbekava race again,i can't say i care for her husband that much. 

[Grassmarket 3,408]

It has obviously changed from the old Russian Cup, is now much more an elite competition than a regional or club competition it was before.