Biathlon IBU Cup 2018 - 2019

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Right, Kaisheva is challening her to the finish line with only 1 second of difference at the last intermediate.

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And Slivko wins it by 3,7 seconds

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0+1 for Bruna, missed the 10th shot (apparently followed by a rather loud SHIT going over the shooting range), so close to being the first Brazilian ever with two times a 0+0.

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DNF for Enora Latuilliere after losing a shitload of time after shooting 2, where Chloe Chevalier - who was in the medal fight - lost a lot of time too. I'm guessing both of them fell somewhere in the last lap, or just completely gassed but that seems extreme even in the hard conditions of today.

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Some photos from the women's pursuit in Arber, just because. At the individual and sprint I was near the shooting range, a bit too far away for photos, during the pursuit I was at the course.

 

Waiting for Jill Colebourn, who we - in an attempt to emulate German coaches who yell in their athletes' ears from two meters - succesfully yelled towards her goal of not getting lapped.

 

Dying Jill.

 

Cheering for Chinese Yu Qing (50, gave us a nice Chinese present during the week after befriending my girlfriend at the IBU Cup in Duszniki) and Jill, both fighting with Ana Maka of Poland. On the right is Norwegian former biathlete Tobias Torgersen, until around two years ago the coach of the Brazilians (and the Swedish IBU Cup team), then coach of Poland's women's World Cup team and now working for China.

 

Victoria Slivko of Russia on her way to the sprint-pursuit double.

 

Janina Hettich (7), Nadine Horchler (4) and Ragnhild Femsteinevik (7) fighting behind Slivko. Eventually only Horchler would manage to hold on and get a podium.

 

Kirari Tanaka of Japan can finally go right - towards the finish - instead of left - towards the shooting range and yet another lap.

 

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Love the pictures, thanks.

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Are the IBU Cup races streamed anywhere?  Or just the highlights?

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10 hours ago, RobtheAggie said:

Are the IBU Cup races streamed anywhere?  Or just the highlights?

Just highlights on IBU TV on Youtube. 

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Good group of races for the European Championship in Minsk.

 

US has announced their roster:

 

IBU Open European Championships (Minsk-Raubichi, Belarus), Feb. 20-24

WOMEN
Emily Dreissigacker (Morrisville, Vt.)
Deedra Irwin (Pulaski, Wis.)
Hallie Grossman (South Burlington, Vt.)
Kelsey Dickinson (Winthrop, Wash.)
Siena Ellingson (Minnetonka, Minn.)
Chloe Levins (Rutland, Vt.)

MEN
Vasek Cervenka (Grand Rapids, Minn.)
Alex Howe (Gilford, N.H.)
Max Durtschi (Ketchum, Idaho)
Travis Cooper (Kenai, Alaska)
Raleigh Goessling (Duluth, Minn.)
Jakob Ellingson (Minnetonka, Minn.)

 

Both Cervenka and Levins are eligible for and will participate in the Junior Euros the next week in Norway.

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This week the IBU Cup is in Estonia.

On tap is Supersprint, and Sprint.