Biathlon IBU World Cup 2024 - 2025

[Federer91 2,838]

WOW what back to back days for us   Todorova has been doing very well this season, but i would be lying if i was expecting her to get a podium. Like mentioned, our first women's podium since Ekaterina Dafovska was fighting for the overall WC in 2003. 

 

A win in snowboard, a win in alpine, a podium in biathlon, guess it's time for Zografski to get a podium in ski-jumping 

[hckošice 14,936]

23 minutes ago, Federer91 said:

A win in snowboard, a win in alpine, a podium in biathlon, guess it's time for Zografski to get a podium in ski-jumping 

and these guys to shine

 

[copravolley 278]

2 hours ago, Grassmarket said:

I remember that Germany lost a whole generation of good athletes that way.  All were world class, all retired at age 24 or so.

It's strange that he isn't looking for some other squad for himself, e.g. Switzerland, Austria or even Italy?

[Bohemia 1,419]

It's amazing to see a podium composed only of biathletes who had never been on the podium before! Congratulations to them, especially in these "Oberhofian" conditions

[Swewi 392]

Only 2/6 swedes yesterday had more than 5 hits, Magnusson and Skotheim with 6/10Heijdenberg so many that she couldn't count them all and took one  lap to less

[JonPhi 250]

4 hours ago, Swewi said:

Only 2/6 swedes yesterday had more than 5 hits, Magnusson and Skotheim with 6/10Heijdenberg so many that she couldn't count them all and took one  lap to less

It feels like the Swedes are shooting worse from year to year 

[Grassmarket 3,476]

Once again our snow luck holds!  Rain & melt yesterday turn into a beautiful fresh fall overnight!  

[copravolley 278]

Unfortunately the Italian men's team is poorly prepared for the season. Everyone is in terrible shooting form. Somewhere a mistake was made in the preparations. We are recording a big regression compared to the previous season. It`s becoming more and more likely that we will not stand on the podium even once this season (I can't remember the last time something like that happened). In the Nations Cup we are in 6th place and we may lose 6 starting places in the World Cup from next season. I`m increasingly worried about what will happen in the Olympic season. Without Vittozzi returning to top form, we completly will not count. 

 

In general our entire winter season looks very bad: biathlon as above, cross-country skiing - still only Pellegrino, luge - poor form, alpine skiing without Goggia and Brignone doesn`t exist.

Edited 1 hour ago by copravolley

[Monzanator 4,534]

18 hours ago, Bohemia said:

It's amazing to see a podium composed only of biathletes who had never been on the podium before! Congratulations to them, especially in these "Oberhofian" conditions

The last time this happened - all three athletes on the podium had zero podiums before - was Les Saisies sprint in December 1990: Uschi Disl, Elena Melnikova (future Sergei Tchepikov's wife) & Kerstin Moring. The latter two never finished on the World Cup podium again. This was also the race where Disl became the second youngest World Cup winner ever (currently down to third because of Neuner).