Biathlon IBU World Cup 2019 - 2020

[Werloc 3,127]

Nice to see Vytautas Strolia back in points again 

 

Tomas less than 1 second from pursuit, not the first time this season 

 

We're still in the fight for top 17 in the nations cup. I am scared for our relays.

[RobtheAggie 340]

US withdrew due to impending travel ban.  

 

 

[Bohemia 1,259]

So only 3 days left of biathlon this season?

[Federer91 2,142]

Any chance they swap the relays for mass starts?

[Werloc 3,127]

54 minutes ago, Federer91 said:

Any chance they swap the relays for mass starts?

 

I think that Kontiolahti should've stepped up and at least agreed to host a final mass start after all of the races.

 

Ending the season on a pursuit with mixed relays just seems so anti-climactic. 

[Monzanator 3,601]

Mixed relays count for the Nations Cup. Polish men need to fend off Estonia for the fourth athlete quota (the all-important 17th place in the standings). We lost it in the very last race last season so it's not anti-climatic for some of the lesser nations!

[Werloc 3,127]

2 minutes ago, Monzanator said:

Mixed relays count for the Nations Cup. Polish men need to fend off Estonia for the fourth athlete quota (the all-important 17th place in the standings). We lost it in the very last race last season so it's not anti-climatic for some of the lesser nations!

 

Oh I am very much invested in this, because Lithuania can lose 100 points in relays to Estonia, Poland and Finland in their sleep.

 

But as an outside perspective, without nation cup at stake, I still would love to end the season with a mass start, because it's the best race to end the season on and it's always highly exciting.

[Monzanator 3,601]

Herrmann killed off the NM spring with bib #3, today she starts with #2

 

Eckhoff #12, Wierer #18, Oeberg #48.

 

I see Marte Olsbu didn't bother coming to Kontiolahti? No big shock, she was out of the overall running already.

[Bohemia 1,259]

Looks like this sprint will be a lot like last week's

[Monzanator 3,601]

I wonder how this snow impacts Oeberg's later start time?