Biathlon 2016 - 2017 Discussion Thread

[hckošice 15,525]

I just can´t anymore...it´s too much for me..I´ll stop with this sport.this is a curse or what

[heywoodu 16,004]

Justine Braisaz might be going for the win here 

[heywoodu 16,004]

Lauraaaa  

[heywoodu 16,004]

Wow Kuzmina on fire in terms of speed and shooting 

[heywoodu 16,004]

Kuzmina shooting clean, I hope @hckosice didn't turn off the tv yet  

[hckošice 15,525]

Nastya as usual we THANK YOU !!! 

[justony 465]

Slovenia will compete in Women's relay first time after Ruhpolding last season. They will not wait on whether Mlakar or Klemenčič could make standard on Saturday in Ridnaun. Instead Andreja Mali will took farewell from competitive biathlon and once more help girls to better result. So, our team will compete with Gregorin, Eržen, Poje and Mali.

[hckošice 15,525]

another day with severe tests for my nervous system ended by a fantastic 6th place of absolutely amazing Anastasiya Kuzmina.

 

2 years and 9 months is exactly the time that we waited for her return (something like a eternity) everyone was in doubts what will her comeback look in term of result and level. nobody even in SVK expected nothing gigantic already in the first race, but she proved that she is just one of the legend of this sport, her run especially in the second and last lap wasn´t the best we saw from her before, but we know that it can be only better and I´m sure she will improve in the next parts of the season, don´t forget she always said her goal is PyeongChang and all her trainings and working plan is heading to the Olympics.

 

Paulína, what to say, after a fantastic and dream start happened what happened a total disaster in the standing shooting, any chance for points or qualification for tomorrows pursuit were definitely lost, so no surprise she lost all motivations after that and just "walked" the last lap. which resulted in only 66th running time. so only Nastya and surprisingly Ivona Fialková qualified for the pursuit (Ivona also fulfilled criterias to start also in the next WC trimester).

Poliaková again too slow and today even adding 2 shooting mistakes to that. there were no chance to finish otherwise then around 80th place.

 

The positive thing today our womens jumped from 19th to 17th place in the Nations Cup, Thank you Anastasia, hopefully thank her we should easily end the season in top 20 and qualify full team for the olympics.

 

 

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Mens...well, Shipulin compete for Russia, so our mens aren´t so lucky as our womens NT is...

Again Hasilla on points, and again with great shooting. happy with this result his second points this season. also Otčenáš was so close today, missing the points by a few, both are qualified for tomorrows pursuit, so that´s fine.

 

Kazár is in terrible shape in this seasons start, what he proved also today, no points and behind the top 60 for pursuit. Young Šíma is still only learning, we can not expect anything from him for now, but his running times are really too slow, hope in the future he will be able to improve it.

 

Our mens jumped in the Nations Cup from 17th to 15th place. Thats very very good, now lets hope they will maintain it untill the end of the season. we are already 215 points ahead of Finland currently 21st.

 

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[ahjfcshfghb 294]

Krcmar and Puskarcikova amazing today, also if only Vaclavik could shoot consistently I think he's capable of great results!

Oh Charvatova 

She still has so so much potential. I would send Jislova to IBU cup though for now

[heywoodu 16,004]

Here's Liechtenstein's Chiara Hasler on tomorrow's start list for the individual in the IBU Junior Cup

http://ibu.blob.core.windows.net/docs/1617/BT/JIBU/CP01/JWIN/BT_C51A_1.0.pdf

 

I've asked Bruna Moura (who is too old to compete) to take a picture of Hasler if she can during the competition (maybe she's too busy though, I know she'll be the 'assistant coach' for Gabi).