Biathlon 2020 - 2021 Discussion Thread

[RobtheAggie 340]

The only WC biathlete at the US Nationals is Joanne Reid.

[mrv86 3,267]

On 22/03/2021 at 03:50, RobtheAggie said:

Alpencup #5 was this weekend.  6 Nations were present - (Slovenia, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Croatia and Mexico)  I love that Mexico was there.

Results from the Sprint are here.  All I can say is that Mexico has only one way they can go.  

Results from the Super Individual are here.

Well they could always get worse, after all those guys are already thirty something.

 

But let's hope the national federation starts recruiting new talents for Biathlon races in the future.

[RobtheAggie 340]

US Biathlon National Championships

Sprint results here

Officially - Joanne Reid and Scott Lacy are the Sprint National Champions.

[Swewi 509]

Men mass start at Swedish championship

gold Samuelsson

silver Ponsilouma

bronze Nelin

 

women at 11 (CET) .

live stream at https://tv.aftonbladet.se/video/326967/skidskytte-sm-masstart-herr

[heywoodu 16,465]

13 hours ago, mrv86 said:

Well they could always get worse, after all those guys are already thirty something.

 

But let's hope the national federation starts recruiting new talents for Biathlon races in the future.

Does Mexico have a specific biathlon federation or do they have something like Brazil, which has a general snow sports federation? In the case of the latter, they'd probably be a lot better off spending some years in trying to lay a somewhat decent foundation for cross-country skiing and only once that is established, try and look towards biathlon...after all, biathlon is going to be a hell of a lot harder to have some sort of foundation.

 

[Swewi 509]

Hanna Öberg Swedish Mass  start champion. Emma Nilsson 2nd and Elvira Öberg 3rd

[mrv86 3,267]

2 hours ago, heywoodu said:

Does Mexico have a specific biathlon federation or do they have something like Brazil, which has a general snow sports federation? In the case of the latter, they'd probably be a lot better off spending some years in trying to lay a somewhat decent foundation for cross-country skiing and only once that is established, try and look towards biathlon...after all, biathlon is going to be a hell of a lot harder to have some sort of foundation.

 

Before Sochi it was a general winter sports federation, and only ice hockey had a separate body.
Now we have an independent ski federation which is also overseeing biathlon; in fact those two athletes are former cross country competitors, so I’m guessing the plan is to continue looking for talents in the later and select one or two of them for biathlon

[RobtheAggie 340]

Nicole Gontier has retired.

[Werloc 3,191]

40 minutes ago, RobtheAggie said:

Nicole Gontier has retired.

Damn, Oberhofer, Runggaldier and now Gontier in such a short time frame...

 

Sanfilippo on suicide watch 

[Monzanator 5,127]

I thought Gontier is some years older than 29   You learn something every day.