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To be fair I think there are at least 10 nations that can medal in the single mixed relay. This season we finished 5s of the podium. Last year I think Latvia finished 3rd in one of the races. Swiss always do well, Austria won silver last season... It's much more competitive than say Mixed Relay or normal relays. 

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Yesssssssssssssssssssssss,Strolia finally has another good sprint:clap:,makes sense that it's in Ruhpolding,his best results track ;).

 

This is his best sprint result ever,not counting the magical Ruhpolding sprint in 2022. 

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Right, it's now getting close to February, about time to ask the question: who on Eurosport had the 'brilliant' idea to somehow have some Dorothea Wierer special thingy....Every. Single. Race? The one winter sport of which I generally watched the pre-race stuff.... :lol: 

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19 hours ago, RobtheAggie said:

Some really poor shooting today among some of the favorites.  

Yeah, makes sense with that fog though :p

 

Some athletes really had tough luck in terms of the fog, which very much cleared up quite quickly.

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Very, very happy for Lena Häcki-Gross, she's such a joy to watch racing, and she often seemed so close to a first victory (and usually a podium) ! :clap:

 

The French girls team is so good this season, I love it ! And there is still such a good team in IBU Cup and Junior Cup too...!

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4 hours ago, heywoodu said:

Right, it's now getting close to February, about time to ask the question: who on Eurosport had the 'brilliant' idea to somehow have some Dorothea Wierer special thingy....Every. Single. Race? The one winter sport of which I generally watched the pre-race stuff.... :lol: 

i guess they want her as a key fixture after her retirement, probably this year (or even this wek) so are just getting her signed up before anyone else does.

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