Biathlon IBU World Cup 2018 - 2019

[intoronto 5,624]

20 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

I'm so sick of the ton of (mostly Russian) people spurting their bullcrap on Twitter about how we should never again have these 'rotten overseas stages' because there's some cold trouble now.

Or the even worse reason I've seen: it's not convenient for European fans because of timezones  

 

Like you're even a real fan if you don't watch at 20:00 because you have to drink with your friends or whatever  

Were they complaining when Russians got caught for doping ?

[heywoodu 14,953]

1 minute ago, intoronto said:

Were they complaining when Russians got caught for doping ?

Yes.

 

Spoiler

About that being an anti-Russian conspiracy  

 

[Dunadan 1,103]

37 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

Like you're even a real fan if you don't watch at 20:00 because you have to drink with your friends or whatever  

 

Agree, anyone who can't watch it is not a real fan.

 

On 09/02/2019 at 10:48, heywoodu said:

Well that sucks, tomorrow night I can't really watch  

 

[heywoodu 14,953]

2 minutes ago, Dunadan said:

 

Agree, anyone who can't watch it is not a real fan.

 

 

I just knew this was gonna bite me in the ass.

[RobtheAggie 340]

As a US based fan, I love the idea of the races in North America.  What the IBU is doing is trying to build the sport in the Americas.  I get it from an economic perspective.  What they are faced with is an odd schedule.  Because of the distance, it makes most sense to have two weeks in one.  Because of the distance, going there every season is a little hard.  Because of the three set races in December, the timing gets tricky.  I guess that you could make them the last two races after the World Championships.  That would work, and would actually get a higher quality field.  

 

And for what it is worth, the next two seasons schedule is already set - No Russia for the World Cup, or the IBU Cup for that matter.  They are even shut out from the Youth Cups as well. 

 

 

 

[heywoodu 14,953]

Arber/Martell seems like a nice double header to visit  

[RobtheAggie 340]

The rest of the future schedule:  No Russia at all.  I do not know how far out the IBU usually makes the schedule, but this one seems to be specifically far out to deny Russia an even to host for a long time.  

 

IBU World Cup Calendar

Calendar 2020/2021

1 28 Nov – 06 Dec 2020 in Kontiolahti (FIN)

2 7 -13 December 2020 in Hochfilzen (AUT)

3 14 -20 December 2020 in Annecy/Le Grand Bornand (FRA)

4 04 -10 January 2021 in Oberhof (GER)

5 11 - 17 January 2021 in Ruhpolding (GER)

6 18 - 24 January 2021 in Antholz (ITA)

WCH 11 - 21 February 2021 in Pokljuka (SLO)

7 22 - 28 February 2021 in Nove Mesto nM (CZE)

8 08 -14 March 2021 in Beijing (CHN)

9 16 - 21 March 2021 in Oslo (NOR)

 

2021/2022

1 27 Nov – 05 Dec 2021 in Östersund (SWE)

2 06 -12 December 2021 in Hochfilzen (AUT)

3 13 -19 December 2021 in Annecy/Le Grand Bornand (FRA)

4 03 - 09 January 2022 in Oberhof (GER)

5 10 - 16 January 2022 in Ruhpolding (GER)

6 17 - 23 January 2022 in Antholz (ITA)

OWG 04 - 20 February 2022 in Beijing (CHN)

7 28 Feb – 06 Mar 2022 in Minsk-Raubichi (BLR)

8 07 -13 March 2022 in Otepää (EST)

9 14 - 20 March 2022 in Oslo (NOR)

 

IBU Cup Biathlon

Calendar 2020/2021

1 23 -29 November 2020 in Idre (SWE)

2 30 Nov – 6 Dec 2020 in Sjusjoen (NOR)

3 14 -20 December 2020 in Martell (ITA)

4 04 -10 January 2021 in Arber (GER)

5 11 - 16 January 2021 in Lenzerheide (SUI)

OECH 25 - 31 January 2021 in Duszniki Zdroj (POL)

6 01 - 06 February 2021 in Osrblie (SVK)

7/8 04 – 13 March 2021 in Ridnaun (ITA)

 

Calendar 2021/2022

1 22 -28 November 2021 in Idre (SWE)

2 29 Nov – 5 Dec 2021 in Sjusjoen (NOR)

3 13 -19 December 2021 in Obertilliach (AUT)

4 03 - 09 January 2022 in Duszniki Zdroj (POL)

5 10 - 15 January 2022 in Osrblie (SVK)

OECH 24 - 30 January 2022 in Arber (GER)

6 31 Jan – 5 Feb 2022 in Nove Mesto nM (CZE)

7 28 Feb – 06 Mar 2022 in Lenzerheide (SUI)

8 07 -13 March 2022 in Ridnaun (ITA)

 

IBU Junior Cup Biathlon

Calendar 2020/2021

1 07 -13 December 2020 in Martell (ITA)

2 14 -19 December 2020 in Lenzerheide (SUI)

3 25 - 31 January 2021 in Haanja (EST)

JOECH 01 - 07 February 2021 in Madona (LAT)

YJWCH 27 Feb – 07 Mar 2021 in Obertilliach (AUT)

 

Calendar 2021/2022

1 06 -12 December 2021 in Martell (ITA)

2 13 -18 December 2021 in Lenzerheide (SUI)

3 10 - 16 January 2022 in Hochfilzen (AUT)

JOECH 17 -23 January 2022 in Pokljuka (SLO)

YJWCH 19 -27 February 2022 in Soldier Hollow (USA)

 

**Summer Biathlon World Championships 

2020 August in Kontiolahti (FIN)

2021 August in Nove Mesto na Morave (CZE)

Edited February 10, 2019 by RobtheAggie

[RobtheAggie 340]

I wonder how weak the field will be this week in Utah.  

[heywoodu 14,953]

Those IBU Cup 1st semesters with Idre, Sjusjoen and then either Martell or Obertilliach really suck.

[Olympian1010 7,951]

34 minutes ago, RobtheAggie said:

I wonder how weak the field will be this week in Utah.  

I know the Canada stage had to ruin my chance at seeing any good athletes