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Really hurts to think about what Grotian might have done in this race. German coaches were lucky that a 34 year old cross-country skier has to save their ass once again. If they would have any honor, they would collectively perform seppuku. They can't form a single world-class athlete, while one coach (Bernhard Kröll) in a small bavarian club with horrible training conditions managed to single-handedly form Neuner, Gössner, Dahlmeier and now Grotian. If all german coaches would work at the same level, then german athletes would probably finish 1-6 in every single race.

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Lampič very likely won't start the pursuit. It seems that her major illness has left some consequences on her skiing form and she will want use that time to get back to full strength. Polona Klemenčič was also ill (she missed all the competitions since Pokljuka) and she got a top 10 today! Amazing result. Hopefully a few more results like this means that our girls get one more spot next season so that Lena Repinc can finally transition to the world cup. 

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18 hours ago, FireRun said:

Lampič very likely won't start the pursuit. It seems that her major illness has left some consequences on her skiing form and she will want use that time to get back to full strength. Polona Klemenčič was also ill (she missed all the competitions since Pokljuka) and she got a top 10 today! Amazing result. Hopefully a few more results like this means that our girls get one more spot next season so that Lena Repinc can finally transition to the world cup. 

It's really time for biathlon to stop the empty spots in pursuits....I mean, if Lampic says she won't race like 1h or more before the race, the 61st placed athlete from the sprint should be in if they want...Really time to start working with reserves.

 

And not just saying that specifically now (because it's always been my opinion), when with Kozica and Bendika my two personal favourites both ended up 7-8 seconds outside of the pursuit, which sucks :p 

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