Biathlon IBU World Cup 2022 - 2023

[Bohemia 1,439]

First relay for Sophie Chauveau and she will start ahead, I hope it won't put too much pressure on her...

[Monzanator 4,610]

Chauveau +3 and Olsbu is right on her tail already.

[Grassmarket 3,611]

  On 1/14/2023 at 1:58 PM, Bohemia said:

First relay for Sophie Chauveau and she will start ahead, I hope it won't put too much pressure on her...

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Theme tune from Jaws starts playing.  

[Monzanator 4,610]

Complete meltdown for Chauveau. Two penalty loops on the stand...

[Bohemia 1,439]

And here we go...  Damn they were doing sooooo well so far and now there may not even be a podium at the end

[Bohemia 1,439]

Yeah no podium, and Sweden is ahead of us now

[Monzanator 4,610]

Haecki was ready to go but she missed. Big chance for Swiss podium wasted.

[JonPhi 250]

  On 1/14/2023 at 2:12 PM, Bohemia said:

And here we go...  Damn they were doing sooooo well so far and now there may not even be a podium at the end

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This should also be her only relay for this season, that risk can no longer be taken. They has already lost today extremely many points in the World Cup. 
In addition, Chloe has delivered well today. That Julia will run again next week and in Oberhof, is certainly clear.

[Bohemia 1,439]

  On 1/14/2023 at 2:47 PM, JonPhi said:

This should also be her only relay for this season, that risk can no longer be taken. They has already lost today extremely many points in the World Cup. 
In addition, Chloe has delivered well today. That Julia will run again next week and in Oberhof, is certainly clear.

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Since it was her first relay they should've put her at the beginning so there would've been less pressure, instead of 3rd which was such a big responsibility.

 

I was totally impressed by Chloé's shooting, she shot so fast! Almost all her shots were bull's eye in the standing.

If only she could do that in individual races as well...

[JonPhi 250]

  On 1/14/2023 at 2:59 PM, Bohemia said:

Since it was her first relay they should've put her at the beginning so there would've been less pressure, instead of 3rd which was such a big responsibility.

 

I was totally impressed by Chloé's shooting, she shot so fast! Almost all her shots were bull's eye in the standing.

If only she could do that in individual races as well...

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She shoots too slowly for the first relay position. She shoots on average between 30-35 seconds, while athletes like Knotten or Jeanmonnot shoot 2x just over 20 seconds. They would have been totally on the defensive at the start.

To be honest, they certainly didn't expect to have such a big lead after Chloe. And yes, Chloe was very strong at the shooting range today. Especially when she's standing, she likes to start thinking and sometimes has 5 seconds between the shots. Today she pulled through.

And in the last 4 season highlights the French women's relays went thoroughly in the pants (Östersund 2019: 8th, Antholz 2020: 14th, Pokljuka 2021: 8th, Beijing 2022: 6th), because they always had a lapse at the shooting range, with the exception of Pokljuka, where they had completely screwed up. A medal is a must this year, and Chauveau would be the biggest risk factor at the shooting range next to Colombo, especially if you think about the wind in Oberhof.