Biathlon IBU World Cup 2025 - 2026

[rybak 3,421]

8 hours ago, Monzanator said:

Looks like Polish biathlon fed decided to ignore their stupid rules and will send the same men to Ruhpolding! 

Thats good, but I think Galica should take some rest because of his age and Suchodolski could be replaced by Skorusa for example to give him any chance to show in World Cup 

[Grassmarket 4,254]

One of the best-ever Women's Relays this afternoon in Ruhpolding.  Unfortunately stuck away on a midweek afternoon so not many people will have seen it.  Must watch though.  No spoilers yet!

[Federer91 3,375]

Spoiler

 Kirkeeide is like the new T1000 and i mean the new Tora Berger 1000.   That final lap was something else.  Vitozzi made an almost perfect leg and it's a shame she got caught in the last 10 metres.  At least it was today and not in a month's time. 

 

 

 

OK, won't spoil the outcome yet. 

 

The most interesting relay in who knows how long and it was after lunch on a working day... It's idiotic that the Germans don't have the weekday starts in the evening, when people are OFF WORK. If i was advertising i'd be fuming it's not at least at 18-19:00...

Edited January 14 by Federer91

[Monzanator 5,079]

 got a 2 min penalty for no tag at the exchange 

[copravolley 635]

2nd place for Italy is great, but I'm worried about Lisa's weak run on skies in the last stage, and without a fast run there will be no individual medals in Cortina In normal form, Vittozzi shouldn't lose more than 10 seconds to the Norwegian on the last split from the shooting range to the finish line. Perhaps Lisa has had some hard training - she missed the stage in Oberhot and that's why her form in the run on skies is a bit weaker? 

[copravolley 635]

2 hours ago, Grassmarket said:

One of the best-ever Women's Relays this afternoon in Ruhpolding.  Unfortunately stuck away on a midweek afternoon so not many people will have seen it.  Must watch though.  No spoilers yet!

Now I looked at the results and I was very happy that Italy was 2nd, but when I saw Lisa's last split on skis, I was a bit worried

Edited January 14 by copravolley

[Grassmarket 4,254]

2 hours ago, Federer91 said:

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 Kirkeeide is like the new T1000 and i mean the new Tora Berger 1000.   That final lap was something else.  Vitozzi made an almost perfect leg and it's a shame she got caught in the last 10 metres.  At least it was today and not in a month's time. 

 

 

 

OK, won't spoil the outcome yet. 

 

The most interesting relay in who knows how long and it was after lunch on a working day... It's idiotic that the Germans don't have the weekday starts in the evening, when people are OFF WORK. If i was advertising i'd be fuming it's not at least at 18-19:00...

Yeah,I said before Xmas that when the  women lose a superstar someone always comes through who responds to the best coaches & slowly gains the confidence to win the big races.  Looks like she has arrived just in time

[copravolley 635]

10 minutes ago, Grassmarket said:

Yeah,I said before Xmas that when the  women lose a superstar someone always comes through who responds to the best coaches & slowly gains the confidence to win the big races.  Looks like she has arrived just in time

Berger- Eckoff- Olsbu- Tandrevold? Many years ago was Skjelbreid-Poiree.

Edited January 14 by copravolley

[Grassmarket 4,254]

5 minutes ago, copravolley said:

Berger- Eckoff- Olsbu- Tandrevold? Many years ago was Skjelbreid-Poiree.

Yeah, think Skjelbreid was the first in the line.  When I first started watching the Norwegian women were well behind the men.  Forsberg, Disl & Zubrilova were the stars.

Edited January 14 by Grassmarket

[copravolley 635]

6 minutes ago, Grassmarket said:

Yeah, think Skjelbreid was the first in the line.  When I first started watching the Norwegian women were well behind the men.  Forsberg & Zubrilova were the stars.

There were two Skielbreid sisters, except Ann was much weaker. Then there was Gro Marit Istad: a good shooter but weak in cross-country skiing. Italy once had Natalie Santer, then Ponza.

 

It wasn't once the case that biathlon was mainly a sport practiced in the former USSR and their friendly countries: e.g. DDR?

Edited January 14 by copravolley