Biathlon IBU World Cup 2024 - 2025

[Fly_like_a_don 1,142]

1 hour ago, Bailer said:

Like Estonia's single mixed relay back in Pokljuka?

Slovenian women's team is good. So are the Estonians. Estonia just missed out on a medal on the final shoot in women's relay at world championships.

 

If you ask what is once in a career result for a comparitively weaker nation then it has to be that Single Mixed Relay in Ostersund in 2017. Back then despite being neck to neck Martin Fourcade couldn't beat the mighty  team who won bronze. That came out of the blue as Galina Vishnevskaya's skiing dipped badly as years passed. Now even with a clear shoot she finishes out of top 60 while she was a multiple medallist at  Youth Olympics and Winter Universiade(2G,2S) as well as the Youth and Junior World Champion.

 

  

[Federer91 3,080]

4 hours ago, Fly_like_a_don said:

 

It was as good a race as it could be for the Bulgarians, unfortunate that it was a melt down for Zdravkova. Flip side Dimitrova and Todorova were excellent and Hristova wasn't bad either. Top 8 loading soon I think 

Hopefully. From this season we have German legend Wolfgang Pichler being somewhat a Manager and consultant to the team and he has compiled the trainings program for the summer camps and now the in-season schedules. He was even in Hochfilzen last weekend helping the teams on the course.

 

We have also a new head coach in Robert Kabukov, who has previously worked with the National teams of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine, so the idea is there to have the Bulgarian biathlon turn the trajectory upwards again. 

[Grassmarket 4,102]

We've had two solid weeks of beautiful snow at every venue & here are  with miserable depressing rain, like a Maigret novel.  

[Grassmarket 4,102]

18 hours ago, Grassmarket said:

We've had two solid weeks of beautiful snow at every venue & here are  with miserable depressing rain, like a Maigret novel.  

Big fall of snow overnight, everything is right again! 

[Grassmarket 4,102]

Please don't torment us like this  - Lampič 5/5 for first shoot....

 

Welllll - 8/10 but way faster than anyone else so far

 

straight ski race with everyone else.

 

Edited December 20, 2024 by Grassmarket

[Monzanator 4,828]

First career podium for Lampic basically confirmed

 

Kamila Żuk with a rare Top 10 with 10/10.

[Monzanator 4,828]

Could be new PB for Kocergina in 25th  @Werloc

[Grassmarket 4,102]

15 minutes ago, Monzanator said:

First career podium for Lampic basically confirmed

 

Kamila Żuk with a rare Top 10 with 10/10.

Lampič setting new records for happiness anyway.  

[Werloc 3,191]

10 hours ago, Monzanator said:

Could be new PB for Kocergina in 25th  @Werloc

Not only a new PB for our resident 39yo grandma (who would have guessed it, in a sprint even), but also the third best performance for Žurauskaitė.

 

The first ever time that two Lithuanian women get points in the same race.

 

The first time that three Lithuanian women qualify for a pursuit.

 

Nations cup record for women as well.

 

And mostly this result happened, because yesterday they got the news that Sara Urumova made world cup qualification at the IBU, we will have a women's relay after a 5 year hiatus and our chances to qualify our first historical women's relay squad to the Olympics is looking much much more likely now.

 

The men might struggle to keep their 20th place a bit more tbh  

[rafalgorka 1,810]

Believe me, few days ago i wanted to write here that IF Anamarija Lampic learns how to shoot, she'll be just unbeatable. But at first I just didn't want to jinx it and then - honestly - i forgot. And i was thinking... big IF though.

 

And now... i'm so happy for her. Congrats!

 

Waiting for one missed shot in the next sprint and then... ZERO!

Edited December 21, 2024 by rafalgorka