Biathlon 2022 - 2023 Discussion Thread

[RobtheAggie 337]

On 7/17/2022 at 6:33 AM, RobtheAggie said:

Former multiple Junior World Champion Igor Malinovshy is feared dead in a helicopter crash.

Some more news has come out.  They found the bodies, but a bear or bears appear to have mauled/eaten the bodies.

 

This weekend is also the Victorian Biathlon Championships in Australia.

 

[JonPhi 246]

Countries for Summer World Championships in Ruhpolding:

              

[RobtheAggie 337]

Marte Olsbu Roeiseland and Anaïs Chevalier will both be at the MFNF.

[heywoodu 13,543]

20 hours ago, JonPhi said:

Countries for Summer World Championships in Ruhpolding:

              

Is that provisional, or the final entry list in terms of nations?

[JonPhi 246]

1 hour ago, heywoodu said:

Is that provisional, or the final entry list in terms of nations?

The organizer called it so in the German press. I don't know whether teams will follow. But I can't think of any spontaneously. Russia and Belarus are blocked.
And I mean the final entries for the nations are always about 4 weeks before.

[heywoodu 13,543]

29 minutes ago, JonPhi said:

The organizer called it so in the German press. I don't know whether teams will follow. But I can't think of any spontaneously. Russia and Belarus are blocked.
And I mean the final entries for the nations are always about 4 weeks before.

Thanks. I'm kind of hoping something else pops up, because this seems smaller than usual even for summer biathlon, but anyhow I'm looking forward to it  

[Grassmarket 2,752]

4 hours ago, heywoodu said:

Thanks. I'm kind of hoping something else pops up, because this seems smaller than usual even for summer biathlon, but anyhow I'm looking forward to it  

You do sometimes get freelancers as well though, even from big teams.

[RobtheAggie 337]

I know that some of the smaller teams like the summer biathlon better as the rollerskis are only given out a few minutes prior to the race.  As a result of this they feel like they have a better chance to compete.  I would assume Belgium might show up, Denmark as well.

[RobtheAggie 337]

Lithuania gets a female biathlete - 23-year-old Lidia Zhurauskaite.  Her great-grandfather was Lithuanian, but she was born in Murmansk. It seems like she started this process about 12 months ago, and it is now finalized.

[RobtheAggie 337]

Fabien Claude, the winner at Elsenborn races earlier this summer will start at the Martin Fourcade Nordic Festival.