Biathlon 2020 - 2021 Discussion Thread

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Some more random news:

1.  Latvia - The team as to have a training camp in Italy, but that was changed to Sweden.

2. Sebastian Samuelsson spoke out on the way the IBU has handled the schedule and how is had questions about the way FIS has handled theirs.

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Czech biathlete Jessica Jislová is in quarantine and will not join the team in Sweden until later.  Here is the Czech team that is making the trip:

Women:

Markéta Davidová

Lucie Charvátová

Eva Puskarčíková

Jessica Jislová

Tereza Vinklárková

Tereza Voborníková

Klára Polednová

Petra Suchá

Men:

Michal Krčmář

Ondřej Moravec

Jakub Štvrtecký

Adam Václavík

Tomáš Krupčík

Milan Žemlička

Vítězslav Hornig

Mikuláš Karlík

Tomáš Mikyska

Jonas Marecek

 

 

 

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This article is specifically about the US, but it does talk about many of the COVID protocols that are in place for the upcoming IBU season.

"The IBU will announce any changes to the third-trimester schedule by the end of November."

"...the IBU has asked their other calendared venues to be prepared in case events need to be relocated."

 

Former Russian Biathlon President Alexander Kravtsov is under house arrest due to his involvement in an embezzlement case.  He is not to have any communication with anyone outside a very small group of lawyers and close family members.

 

Here is an interesting piece that is obviously run through google translator, but does shed some light on this season.  I wonder if those teams who did get a high altitude camp this summer/fall will be more successful this year and at the Olympics.

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Significant news today:

 

Oberhof will not have any spectators.

 

Antholtz will not have any spectators.

 

The race is Sjusjöen has been cancelled.

 

In the excitement that a race actually happens, a local race in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory actually happened!

 

I wonder if the first races in Finland and Austria will follow the lead of Germany and Italy.

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Canada had their 2nd day of trials for the World Cup team.  Results are here.

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Three Russian biathletes join Romanian national team. "Oskin, Tolmacheva and Chirkova received all the necessary documents to compete for the Romanian national team, including the citizenship of the country," said the Federation. 

https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1097617/three-russia-biathlon-romania 

They participated at Summer Biathlon National Championship. Tolmacheva and Chirkova have managed to take the 1 and 2 place in all three events while Oskin ranked 6th.

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22 hours ago, RobtheAggie said:

Canada had their 2nd day of trials for the World Cup team.  Results are here.

A little more about the Canadian trials here.  The best quote of the article - “Obviously, with no crowd, which will be weird for Europe but for us Canadians that’s a pretty normal at-home experience, so we have that advantage,” said Beaudry. “We’re not like the French team, who usually have a spectators and their summer roller ski races.”

 

 

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Just for fun - https://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/20-days-to-go-can-you-guess

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19 minutes ago, RobtheAggie said:

Just for fun - https://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/20-days-to-go-can-you-guess

I find it mightily annoying someone like Samuelsson still competes for the 'rookie' award (not called that anymore) because of these dumb changes.

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Swedish coach talking about Stina Nilsson.

 

IBU Congress agenda has been announced from 13-15 November has been announced.  The major item that has been omitted is that the Russian Biathlon Union’s membership status is not currently scheduled to be discussed.

 

Other items included - 

1.  A vote for the 2024 and 2025 World Championships hosts will be among the main items on the agenda at the Congress.  Nové Město na Moravě in the Czech Republic is the only candidate for the 2024 event and is set to be rubber-stamped as the host at the Congress.  Lenzerheide in Switzerland and Minsk-Raubichi in Belarus are vying for the right to host the 2025 World Championships.

 

2. A report from the External Review Commission, established by IBU President Olle Dahlin to investigate allegations from the past.

 

3.  Annual reports from the IBU’s Vetting Panel and the Biathlon Integrity Unit Board, as well as financial forecast and updated budget proposals.

 

4.  Seat on the IBU's ruling Executive Board is up for grabs at the Congress after Poland's Dagmara Gerasimuk stood down.  Gerasimuk relinquished her role on the Executive Board after becoming the IBU's development director.