Yup, very nice to see Finland on the podium after so many years since Makarainen's retirement
Thought this would happen, just didn't expect it so soon and kinda leaned more towards the men's team.
On the other hand, it feels like Preuss is one of the unluckiest biathletes of all time. Not to mention the fact that she is sick every season, she might be up there for most 4th and 5th place finishes of all time and I can guarantee that many of them were lost podiums by just a second
They had it on the program for 2014 so Russia could win more gold, but dropped it in favour of big air. But having this event doesn't add any cost as the athlete's are already there
Halfpipe WC Secret Garden, China
This WC venue was the site of the Beijing Olympics.
Women
Gold- Eileen Gu (90.00)
Silver- Li Fanghui (82.25)
Bronze- Svea Irving (80.00)
Big causality in women’s qualification, with Karker failing to land either of her runs
Men
Gold- Nicholas Goepper (95.00)
Silver- Alex Ferreira (92.25)
Bronze- David Wise (89.00)
Full Results
Day 1 Results - 07.12.2024
Top Group
A
- 2-7
CZE 2
GER -
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SUI -
NOR 0
B
- 3-4
- 12-4
SWE 2
FIN 2
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LAT 0
SVK 0
Challenger Group
C
- 5-3
EST 2
CAN -
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PHI -
AUS 0
D
- 5-4
- 10-3
DEN 2
POL 2
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THA 0
SLO 0