Biathlon 2020 - 2021 Discussion Thread

[Monzanator 5,127]

Given the widespread Russian bans in biathlon he did a very lousy job of helping them indeed

[RobtheAggie 340]

5 hours ago, Olympian1010 said:

 

I do not think that any of us are surprised.

[RobtheAggie 340]

23 hours ago, RobtheAggie said:

 

Canada pulled all of their IBU Cup athletes home.  There is lots of speculation that a travel ban to Canada will be forthcoming.  No word if the WC athletes are going to be pulled home as well.

 

 

Canada will now wait until the end of the OEC then pull the IBU Cup athletes home.

 

 

Norway has closed its borders to all international travel.  If this continues, the last IBC WC event is in trouble.

 

On a positive note - "The organizers of the Pokljuka Biathlon World Cup said on Wednesday they were working on having at least some spectators present at the competition despite the epidemic. They would like to invite immunized health workers to Pokljuka to have at least a few people cheer for the athletes and to show appreciation for their Covid-19 efforts."

[RobtheAggie 340]

Alpine Cup Highlights - Forni Avoltri - Lots of snow.  I do not speak Italian, but it is still nice to see.

 

 

[JonPhi 250]

Calendars up to 2026 are out. No World Cups in Russia and for the first time the World Cup Final 2024 will be in Canada. As well the World Cup in Minsk 22 could get cancelled due to the political situation (decision in September)

2022/2023
WC 1 - Kontiolahti (FIN)
WC 2 - Hochfilzen (AUT)
WC 3 - Le Grand Bornand (FRA) 
WC 4 - Pokljuka (SLO)
WC 5 - Ruhpolding (GER)
WC 6 - Antholz (ITA)
WCH - Oberhof (GER)
WC 7 - Nove Mesto (CZE)
WC 8 - Östersund (SWE) 
WC 9 - Holmenkollen (NOR)

2023/2024
WC 1 - Östersund (SWE)
WC 2 - Hochfilzen (AUT)
WC 3 - Lenzerheide (SUI)
WC 4 - Oberhof (GER)
WC 5 - Ruhpolding (GER) 
WC 6 - Antholz (ITA) 
WCH - Nove Mesto (CZE)
WC 7 - Holmenkollen (NOR)
WC 8 - Soldier Hollow (USA)
WC 9 - Canmore (CAN)

2024/2025
WC 1 - Kontiolahti (FIN)
WC 2 - Hochfilzen (AUT)
WC 3 - Le Grand Bornand (FRA)
WC 4 - Oberhof (GER)
WC 5 - Ruhpolding (GER)
WC 6 - Antholz (ITA) 
WCH - Lenzerheide (SUI)
WC 7 - Nove Mesto (CZE) 
WC 8 - Pokljuka (SLO) 
WC 9 - Holmenkollen (NOR)

2025/2026
WC 1 - Östersund (SWE)
WC 2 - Hochfilzen (AUT)
WC 3 - Le Grand Bornand (FRA)
WC 4 - Oberhof (GER)
WC 5 - Ruhpolding (GER) 
WC 6 - Nove Mesto (CZE)
Olympics - Antholz (ITA) 
WC 7 - WCH Venue 2027
WC 8 - Otepää (EST)

WC 9 - Holmenkollen (NOR)

[heywoodu 16,465]

Cool to see Soldier Hollow and Canmore on it again...not very cool to have the World Cup finals there, unless something mad happens and all of a sudden the atmosphere will be Oslo-like (which I doubt).

 

Lenzerheide though

[phelps 8,728]

all Wintersport World Cup events scheduled for the next weeks in Norway have been cancelled, from Alpine to Cross-Country Skiing, from Ski-Jumping to Nordic Combined...

 

and even if there's not official news yet, also Biathlon will be axed soon...

 

hopefully, a few of them will be rescheduled elsewhere, but I fear many others won't...

 

https://www.fis-ski.com/en/alpine-skiing/alpine-news-multimedia/news-multimedia/news/winter-2020-21/all-remaining-fis-world-cups-in-norway-cancelled

 

 

[Werloc 3,191]

I literally have 0 excuses to not start saving money for a trip to Otepaa in 2025  

[Federer91 3,386]

These people seriously need Russia on the calendar. Grow up children.

[Werloc 3,191]

3 minutes ago, Federer91 said:

These people seriously need Russia on the calendar. Grow up children.

We can go to Nemenčinė in Lithuania, there are a lot of people speaking Russian there, but we can't promise that we'll have 30 functional shooting lanes and snow.