Biathlon IBU World Cup 2019 - 2020

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Biathlon IBU World Cup 2019 - 2020

 

Multi-Stage Event - 30 November 2019 - 14 March 2020

 

 

Official Website

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Yeah, the real thread!!!   Just under 2 months left prior to the season.

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The held trials this past weekend at Soldier Hollow to determine teams for both the World Cup and IBU Cup teams.  It was rollerski, but was postponed a few hours on the third day due to snow!

 

Here are the US athletes for the first three World Cup events:

Clare Egan (Cape Elizabeth, Maine)

Susan Dunklee (Barton, Vt.)

Joanne Reid (Grand Junction, Colo.)

Emily Dreissigacker (Morrisville, Vt.).

Sean Doherty (Center Conway, N.H.)

Leif Nordgren (Hinesburg, Vt.)

Travis Cooper (Kenai, Alaska)

Alex Howe (Gilford, N.H.)

 

The women's team looks solid, the men's soso.  Neither team will do really well in the relay,   I would love anything in the top 10, that that would be a minor miracle.

Edited November 26, 2019 by RobtheAggie

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IBU has their Women's Team prediction up.  

 

Top 5

Norway

Germany

France

Italy

Sweden

Russia

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Great weather in Sweden for snow!

 

Östersund, Jämtland County, Sweden 10 Day Weather

 

DAY	DESCRIPTION	HIGH / LOW	PRECIP	WIND	HUMIDITY
TONIGHT   NOV 4	Partly Cloudy	--18°	10%	SSE 4 mph	86%
TUE   NOV 5	Partly Cloudy	24°18°	10%	NNE 4 mph	80%
WED   NOV 6	Cloudy	25°24°	20%	ESE 7 mph	81%
THU   NOV 7	Cloudy	27°21°	20%	E 8 mph	82%
FRI   NOV 8	Snow Showers	25°20°	40%	ENE 8 mph	84%
SAT   NOV 9	Snow Showers	23°19°	50%	ENE 9 mph	85%
SUN   NOV 10	Snow Showers	22°19°	40%	N 8 mph	87%
MON   NOV 11	Snow Showers	22°17°	40%	NNE 8 mph	86%
TUE   NOV 12	Snow Showers	21°18°	40%	NNE 6 mph	88%
WED   NOV 13	Snow Showers	22°21°	40%	ENE 7 mph	92%
THU   NOV 14	Snow Showers	26°22°	50%	NE 7 mph	90%
FRI   NOV 15	Snow Showers	26°22°	40%	NNE 7 mph	89%
SAT   NOV 16	PM Snow Showers	25°21°	40%	NE 6 mph	91%
SUN   NOV 17	AM Snow Showers	24°20°	40%	ENE 7 mph	89%
MON   NOV 18	Mostly Cloudy	24°19°	20%	SE 7 mph	91%

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Well, sadly, I don't see anything changing for Team Lithuania this year.

 

There's really no hope with the women and not much hope on the junior side either

 

Kaukėnas is probably going to continue to underperform, Karol is not getting any faster, so hopes go with Strolia, I guess.

 

The male juniors although are showing promise, so perhaps we can keep the men's team afloat.

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has their roster out.

 

Christian Gow; Calgary, AB   Scott Gow; Calgary, AB Aidan Millar; Canmore, AB Jules Burnotte, Sherbrooke, QC

Emma Lunder; Vernon, BC   Sarah Beaudry; Prince George, BC Nadia Moser; Whitehorse, YT Megan Bankes; Calgary, AB

Edited November 26, 2019 by RobtheAggie

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Almost there!

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 Norway's team for WC 1:

 

Tiril Eckhoff

Emilie Kalkenberg

Karoline Knotten

Marte O. Roeiseland

Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold

 

Lars Helge Birkeland

Erlend Bjoentegaard

Johannes T. Boe

Tarjei Boe

Vetle S. Christiansen

Johannes Dale

 

Synnove Solemdal or Thekla Brun-Lie will join the women's team after the first IBU Cup 1 sprint. The best of the two on the sprint will get the last spot.

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Quite a few rosters announced

 

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Men: Julian Eberhard, Simon Eder, Dominik Landertinger, Felix Leitner, Tobias Eberhard, plus presumed fastest from Sjusjoen Sprint..

Ladies: Lisa Hauser, Katharina Innerhofer, Julia Schwaiger, Christina Rieder, Dunja Zdouc.

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Men: Arnd Peiffer, Benedikt Doll, Erik Lesser, Johannes Kuhn, Simon Schempp and Philipp Horn.

Ladies: Denise Herrmann, Franziska Preuss, Franziska Hildebrand, Vanessa Hinz, Karolin Horchler and Anna Weidel. - Very interested to see how the new era of German team does.  They have had some practice as Dahlmeier missed quite a few races anyway.

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Men: Benjamin Weger, Jeremy Finello, Serafin Wiestner and Mario Dolder.  Niklas Hartweg and Sebastien Stadler who might make appearances by the end of the season.

Ladies: Lena Haecki, Selina, Aita and Elisa Gasparin.  - Three sisters, has that ever happened before where three members of one family were on the World Cup squad?    The do have Amy Baserga who is still a few years away.  

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Men: Lukas Hofer, Dominik Windisch, Thomas Bormolini, Giuseppe Montello and Daniel Cappelari.

Ladies: Dorothea Wierer, Lisa Vittozzi, Federica Sanfilippo and Nicole Gontier.  Two  more spots open, but unused.

 

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Men: Michal Krcmar, Ondřej Moravec, Michal Šlesingr, Adam Václavík a Jakub Štvrtecký.

Ladies: Markéta Davidová, Lucie Charvátová, Jessica Jislová, Eva Kristejn Puskarčíková, Veronika Vítková.

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Edited November 26, 2019 by RobtheAggie