Biathlon 2020 - 2021 Discussion Thread

[RobtheAggie 340]

If the season starts on time,  Irina Starykh will miss some time.  She was scheduled for an operation on her neck back in July, only to have  the Dr contract COVID19, and the operation cancelled while she was already in the operating room!

 

Also in Russia, the city of Labytnangi, just east of the Ural Mountains and south of the Kara Sea, will get a brand new biathlon center.  I love their Town flag!

[RobtheAggie 340]

The Mongolian team, or 5 of the 8 athletes, have arrived in Belarus for 3 months of training.  Alexander Popov is training them.

 

Interesting article with Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold  where she talks about a wide range of things including the great Norway season from a year ago to Stina Nilsson.

[RobtheAggie 340]

On 31/07/2020 at 12:04, hckosice said:

Former biathlete Anton Shipulin (brother of gold star Anastasiya Kuzmina) is in hospital with a positive coronavirus test. He announced it through his instagram informing that his family members, wife Luiza and daughter Mira, are also ill.

 

All three were probably infected during their vacation in Sochi.

 

 

Shipulin and all his family have recovered and have now tested negative for Covid19.

[hckošice 16,630]

3 minutes ago, RobtheAggie said:

 

 

Shipulin and all his family have recovered and have now tested negative for Covid19.

 

That some good news. Thanks for sharing

[RobtheAggie 340]

More of the random stuff:

The Canadian Province of Ontario might get a new Biathlon training facility far in the western part of the province.  

 

From what I can gather from this Google translated article, Eva Kristejn Puskarčíková contracted Lyme's disease. - There is one of the classic google translate comments in the article : "The former biathlon star is also infected. She added a strong message and showed her how to have fun in bed."  

The Blinkfestivalen happend this weekend.  Clips are not up on Youtube yet, but from the write-up on Biathlonworld, it looks like they were not downtown this year, but at an actual biathlon range.

 

This is the climb in the 7.5 km race - Wow!

[heywoodu 16,465]

Cool, if there are spoiler-free videos on YouTube, someone please post them  

 

Same for the Lysebotn rollerskiing climb.

[Grassmarket 4,305]

11 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

Cool, if there are spoiler-free videos on YouTube, someone please post them  

 

Same for the Lysebotn rollerskiing climb.

They’re up! 
 

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=blink+festival+2020

 

[RobtheAggie 340]

Pretty basic  interview with Amanda Lightfoot, but interesting to note that she served in Iraq.  

[RobtheAggie 340]

So COVID closures are starting to affect the fall/winter sports.  Norway's planned fall camp in France at altitude might be moved it Italy or cancelled competley.  Sweden also announced that they will not have an out of the country training camp this fall.

[rybak 3,431]

6 godzin temu, RobtheAggie napisał:

So COVID closures are starting to affect the fall/winter sports.  Norway's planned fall camp in France at altitude might be moved it Italy or cancelled competley.  Sweden also announced that they will not have an out of the country training camp this fall.

Also 7th edition of "Biathlon dla Każdego" - a local event organized by Polish Biathlon Federation for amateurs - is cancelled as well due rising cases in Silesia, where event would be held.

 

https://biathlon.com.pl/2020/08/17/tegoroczna-edycja-biathlon-dla-kazdego-ostatecznie-odwolana/