Biathlon Discussion | Qualification to Winter Olympic Games Milano Cortina 2026

[Grassmarket 4,313]

Dorothy Weirer retiring immediately after the Olympics, won't return for the World Cup. 

[Federer91 3,390]

2 hours ago, Grassmarket said:

Dorothy Weirer retiring immediately after the Olympics, won't return for the World Cup. 

Sadly it was expected for the greatest Italian biathlete of all time. She has been wanting to retire for 3 years now, nowhere better than at the home Olympics. Doing it in Oslo won't have the same effect.

[NearPup 4,188]

2 hours ago, Grassmarket said:

Dorothy Weirer retiring immediately after the Olympics, won't return for the World Cup. 

A home Olympic is kind of the ideal place to retire, with all due respects to Holmenkollen.

[Bohemia 1,542]

4 hours ago, Grassmarket said:

Dorothy Weirer retiring immediately after the Olympics, won't return for the World Cup. 

Franziska Preuss is thinking about doing the same too

[heywoodu 16,468]

11 hours ago, Grassmarket said:

Dorothy Weirer retiring immediately after the Olympics, won't return for the World Cup. 

As is understandable, in her case. Home Olympics (nearly literally in her backyard), it would be nothing but a letdown to do some regular non-special World Cups after that high.

Edited January 26 by heywoodu

[Swewi 510]

Skidskyttekampen - exhibition single mixed relay with many of the best just now from Stockholm Olympic stadium: https://www.svtplay.se/video/KRozgr3/skidskyttekampen/skidskyttekampen

[rybak 3,432]

This video somehow randomly appeared on my YT recommendations and I decided to share with it here? Does anybody, like me, saw it before and can recognize athletes who appear there? Most of them are already retired as a hint  

 

[intoronto 6,941]

Attended my first biathlon event in person (the Arctic Winter Games, in Whitehorse, Canada)

 

Cool sport 

[De_Gambassi 1,369]

On 3/13/2026 at 12:42 AM, rybak said:

This video somehow randomly appeared on my YT recommendations and I decided to share with it here? Does anybody, like me, saw it before and can recognize athletes who appear there? Most of them are already retired as a hint  

 

Simon Fourcade was still the Big Brother and the leader of the french team 

[Swewi 510]

Swedish nationals sprint:

 

women:

1 Elvira Öberg 2. Linn Gestblom 3. Hanna Öberg

 

men:

1. Oscar Andersson 2. Martin Ponsilouma 3. Erik Larsson

 

national team did not deliver on mens side