Biathlon at the Winter Olympic Games Milano Cortina 2026

[Bohemia 1,540]

22 minutes ago, Topicmaster1010 said:

 Elvira Oeberg is not in the Swedish mixed relay team. Anna Magnusson is in instead.

I guess it's because Magnusson is the better ranked of the 2 at the moment, but I still wasn't expecting it.

[Fly_like_a_don 1,153]

M-M-W-W Mixed Relay for the first time. I feel the race is a bit more even with this format. Lots of teams have good female athletes in the last leg.

[Monzanator 5,093]

 put Giacomel on the first leg. That's shaky, it's one leg where better skiers can't build that big of advantage if there's no issues on the range.

[Gianlu33 5,956]

5 minutes ago, Monzanator said:

 put Giacomel on the first leg. That's shaky, it's one leg where better skiers can't build that big of advantage if there's no issues on the range.

I think the idea is to set a very tough race and try to make someone crack at the shooting range, but I’m not sure it’s a good idea.

[Federer91 3,375]

Yeah, I'm not digging Giacomel on first leg 

[Swewi 504]

2 hours ago, Bohemia said:

I guess it's because Magnusson is the better ranked of the 2 at the moment, but I still wasn't expecting it.

Really hope that means Anna has shows Great shape in precamp cause this does not feel like the best selection

[hckošice 16,598]

START LIST of the Mixed 4x6km Team Relay

[rybak 3,424]

Italy, France and Finland podium tomorrow would be nice, with Poland in top10, good luck to everyone 

[Gianlu33 5,956]

[Matteo92 359]

 

5 hours ago, Monzanator said:

 put Giacomel on the first leg. That's shaky, it's one leg where better skiers can't build that big of advantage if there's no issues on the range.

 

I think the reason is that it's generally preferable to have a fast shooter in the 1st leg, and especially in the prone shooting, where Hofer is quite slow.

 

Now, I'm not saying I agree with the choice, because I don't. I think it's going to neutralize Giacomel's skiing skills in the 1st lap at least.

 

I guess the idea is to try and set a very fast pace in the 1st leg, which is usually quite tactical, but I'm afraid that's going to force Giacomel to risk too much because he will feel he has to make some time somehow.

 

Regardless, Italy must be on the podium tomorrow. I think that would be crucial for the following races as well. I think France is the clear favorite, but the other teams are not stronger than Italy on paper.

Edited February 7 by Matteo92