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Biathlon 2022 - 2023 Discussion Thread


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Fantastic example of why IBU's pursuit rules are such an incredible waste for the sport.

 

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That's 15 (!) athletes who could have started today due to withdrawals of athletes ahead of them. Damn.

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Paul Schommer of the US has announced that the knee injury that kept him out of the first few weeks will be operated on soon.  He will be missing the remainder of the races, plus the US Championships.

 

 

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Jake Brown of the US has been dealing with sickness for quite a while.  He will not be in the Czech Republic and the other two races are still up in the air.  WIth the World Juniors up ahead, I have no idea what US biathletes will be in Nova Mesto.

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10 hours ago, RobtheAggie said:

Lucas Hoffer has decided to stop competing for the rest of the season.

 

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So many awesome biathletes of the past suffering from illnesses and on the verge of retirement :( Eckhoff, Roeisland, Hofer... 

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It took only 9 years but bronze medal from Sochi 2014 Womens Biathlon Relay finally arrived to its rightful owners :cheer:

 

Veronika Vítková, Jitka Landová, Gabriela Soukalová and Eva Puskarčíková

 

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I think the timing of the three competitions this weekend could have been scheduled a little better.  Let me explain, when an WC or IBU Cup stop are in North America, there are always fewer who attend.  But combine that with the World Youth/Junior Championships also along way from central Europe and you get even fewer younger biathletes able to attend.  I love the spreading out of the races, but I think that this schedule did not permit the IBU Cup in Canmore to see a full field.

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