Biathlon 2016 - 2017 Discussion Thread

[ahjfcshfghb 288]

1 minute ago, Dragon said:

WADA have passed the names of 31 Russian biathletes suspected of doping to the IBU,

Some are already banned, some have retired but a decision of whether to suspend those still competing will be made before the first World Cup of 2017

Unfortunately, that does not come as a surprise.  Is there anywhere one can view the list? 

[Dragon 1,848]

1 minute ago, ahjfcshfghb said:

Unfortunately, that does not come as a surprise.  Is there anywhere one can view the list? 

No names released yet

 

http://www.vg.no/sport/skiskyting/skiskyting/har-faatt-dopingliste-med-31-skiskyttere/a/23873096/

[heywoodu 15,174]

Clean prone shooting for Gabi 

[heywoodu 15,174]

31 minutes ago, Dragon said:

WADA have passed the names of 31 Russian biathletes suspected of doping to the IBU,

Some are already banned, some have retired but a decision of whether to suspend those still competing will be made before the first World Cup of 2017

31...damn, that's a whole lot. I wonder if they're all international or near-international level. Also curious whether athletes of the new generation (Kaisheva, Slivko etc) are on the list.. 

[ahjfcshfghb 288]

Just now, heywoodu said:

Clean prone shooting for Gabi 

We need others to miss too for her to make the pursuit, which isn't really happening, but good start! 

[heywoodu 15,174]

1 minute ago, ahjfcshfghb said:

We need others to miss too for her to make the pursuit, which isn't really happening, but good start! 

She could also be the 4th Brazilian in history to shoot clean in an IBU competition, but now we're getting a bit ahead of ourselves  

[heywoodu 15,174]

The first standing shot missed, but the rest were hits, well done! Now let's start counting  

[ahjfcshfghb 288]

1 minute ago, heywoodu said:

The first standing shot missed, but the rest were hits, well done! Now let's start counting  

It will be tough. Very tough. 

But it was a good performance today.  

[heywoodu 15,174]

Oh come on, of all people of course Carine Leijn shoots clean resulting in her probably finishing around 20-25 seconds ahead of Gabi  

[heywoodu 15,174]

Gabi is kicking a whole lot of ass, including some names I didn't have on my list, but unfortunately it won't be enough as she's 62nd now. Still, very nicely done!