Random Preuss stats:   2024/25 Kontiolahti - 5th in Individual, 4th in sprint 0.1s behind third.   2023/24 Oestersund - 2nd in individual 0.1s behind Vittozzi, 4th in sprint 0.7s behind Arnekleiv, 2nd in pursuit 0.3s behind Jeanmonnot Hochfilzen already DNS, because sick. Lenzerheide - 4th in pursuit 2.4s behind Skogan Oberhof - 2nd in sprint 4.4s behind Braisaz Antholz - skips mass start due to not feeling that great Ends her season after Nove Mesto WCH with three world cups to go.   2022/23 Kontiolahti - starts the season with DNS, ill again Skips Pokljuka and Rupholding Doesn't qualify to World Championships, skips the rest of the season   2021/22 Oestersund - 5th in sprint 9.8s behind 3rd, 5th in pursuit 11.8s off 3rd Already DNS in Annecy & missing in Oberhof, Rupholding, Antholz Otepaa - 5th in mass start 3.3s from 3rd Oslo - 2nd in mass start 7.8s behind Braisaz   2020/21 Hochfilzen - 3rd in sprint 9.9s off 1st, 4th in sprint 0.5s behind Roeiseland Oberhof - 2nd in mass start +3.9s behind Simon Antholz - 4th in mass start, 5.5s behind Hauser 5th in Pokljuka 5th in Nove Mesto pursuit, 5.9s away from Roeiseland in 3rd 4th in Nove Mesto sprint, 6.8s behind Wierer, gets 3rd in the pursuit though 3rd in Oestersund, 11.1s behind Tandrevold in 1st   2019/20 Oestersund - 4th in sprint, 7.3s behind Davidova Sick during Oberhof 5th in Pokljuka indvidual, but skips mass start 5th in Antholz Wch individual 3rd in Nove Mesto mass start 2nd in Kontiolahti sprint 20.1s off first   2018/19 Won Rupholding mass start by 0.2 seconds and already sick at the next stage in Antholz Doesn't really do much the rest of the season, but ends with a 2nd place in Oslo.   2017/18 Unsurprisingly to absolutely no one, gets ill at the 2nd stage of the season 4th at the Olympic individual behind Dahlmeier 18.5s off 5th in Tyumen mass start, 9.8s off from 1st 3.2 from 3rd   I think I've given enough examples  

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 

Stage 5 in Beaver Creek (USA)   Men´s Super-G:   1. Marco Odermatt    1:09.41 2. Cyprien Sarrazin    1:09.59 3. Lukas Feurstein    1:09.88   Full Final Results HERE

Parallel Giant Slalom WC Yanqing | Yanqing, China    Men Gold-  Tim Mastnak Silver-  Maurizio Bormolini Bronze-  Mirko Felicetti   Women Gold-  Lucia Dalmasso Silver-  Sabine Payer  Bronze-  Miki Tsubaki   Full Results

Oh shoot… a complete brainfart on my part, I forgot to change the results link from Ruka to Idre Fjall    Thanks @Topicmaster1010 for the correction! 

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

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And now Schwinghammer is back in 3rd.    What a shitshow…

Day 1 Results - 07.12.2024   Top Group   A   -   2-7   CZE 2 GER - ------- SUI - NOR 0   B   -   3-4 -   12-4   SWE 2 FIN 2 ------- LAT 0 SVK 0     Challenger Group   C   -   5-3   EST 2 CAN - ------ PHI - AUS 0   D   -   5-4 -   10-3   DEN 2 POL 2 ------- THA 0 SLO 0