Biathlon IBU Cup 2019 - 2020

[heywoodu 15,145]

4 minutes ago, RobtheAggie said:

Time to see how much you really know.  IBU has a quiz about last years IBU cup.   I got 11 out of 25.

Missed the question about the first short individual winner even though I was literally 5 meters away from the podium ceremony there. That's embarrassing  

 

6/15, although I must say I follow the men's competitions a lot less and I definitely don't remember things like "Was Selina Gasparin 12th, 6th, 9th or 15th at this and that competition?"  

[RobtheAggie 340]

11 hours ago, heywoodu said:

Missed the question about the first short individual winner even though I was literally 5 meters away from the podium ceremony there. That's embarrassing  

 

6/15, although I must say I follow the men's competitions a lot less and I definitely don't remember things like "Was Selina Gasparin 12th, 6th, 9th or 15th at this and that competition?"  

I guessed a lot, and was lucky.  Also as a fan of the Swiss, I was able to get the Gasparin question right.

[RobtheAggie 340]

Canada has their roster out

 

Carsen Campbell; Bedeque, PE Trevor Kiers; Sprucedale, ON Matthew Strum; Canmore, AB Adam Runnalls; Calgary, AB

Emily Dickson; Burns Lake, BC   Darya Sepandj; Calgary, AB

[Wumo 3,002]

Norway IBU cup 1:

 

[heywoodu 15,145]

That men's team has monstrous potential, especially for IBU Cup level..

[RobtheAggie 340]

 

So close to the first race!

 

 

 

 

Edited November 25, 2019 by RobtheAggie

[RobtheAggie 340]

I am looking forward to the sprint.  There will be lots of story lines.  Who will get the last WC spot, who feels snubbed and does well.  Who feels snubbed and does poorly.  Which juniors are ready to move full-time to the IBU Cup, who needs more time with the youth.  Mostly I am ready to hear the crack of the shot. The ping of the hit.  The roar of the crowd.  It's the most wonderful time of the year...

[heywoodu 15,145]

1 hour ago, RobtheAggie said:

I am looking forward to the sprint.  There will be lots of story lines.  Who will get the last WC spot, who feels snubbed and does well.  Who feels snubbed and does poorly.  Which juniors are ready to move full-time to the IBU Cup, who needs more time with the youth.  Mostly I am ready to hear the crack of the shot. The ping of the hit.  The roar of the crowd.  It's the most wonderful time of the year...

 

Let me quote the roar of the crowd during an average IBU Cup for you:

 

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[RobtheAggie 340]

Just now, heywoodu said:

 

Let me quote the roar of the crowd during an average IBU Cup for you:

 

 

I was speaking about biathlon in general.  Yes I know that the "roar" is very muted even at the best IBU Cup event.

[heywoodu 15,145]

Just now, RobtheAggie said:

I was speaking about biathlon in general.  Yes I know that the "roar" is very muted even at the best IBU Cup event.

Which, no doubt, is Arber. There even at IBU Cup level you have to make sure you get a good spot before the start or else there's like two whole lines of people in front of you