Biathlon 2016 - 2017 Discussion Thread

[heywoodu 15,145]

I would not be surprised if the start is postponed...

[ahjfcshfghb 287]

4 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

Thanks! It's freakishly cold and there's a strong wind...prepare for a ton of misses in the live timing

So far out of the 'Wildcard' women who are around the limit for the WCH, we only really have Tsakiri, and I imagine the two "Moldovans" could make it. If someone else can get under 150 or 180 it could be today, it's at the point where virtually any woman out of the top 30 in the Nations Cup who gets under 180 will be at the World Champs.

Any update on Bruna's ski speed? As I recall it was very promising! 

[ahjfcshfghb 287]

2 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

I would not be surprised if the start is postponed...

You never know. Wonder how it compares to Beitostolen.

Remember that time during a WC relay when it was freakishly windy and athletes more often than not went on penalty loops? 

That was when the Czechs got second 

 

[heywoodu 15,145]

7 minutes ago, ahjfcshfghb said:

So far out of the 'Wildcard' women who are around the limit for the WCH, we only really have Tsakiri, and I imagine the two "Moldovans" could make it. If someone else can get under 150 or 180 it could be today, it's at the point where virtually any woman out of the top 30 in the Nations Cup who gets under 180 will be at the World Champs.

Any update on Bruna's ski speed? As I recall it was very promising! 

Its hard to tell for today. With 1700m its basically the highest venue which can make it hard and they arrived only like 30 hours ago from Brazil

 

 

[heywoodu 15,145]

8 minutes ago, ahjfcshfghb said:

You never know. Wonder how it compares to Beitostolen.

Remember that time during a WC relay when it was freakishly windy and athletes more often than not went on penalty loops? 

That was when the Czechs got second 

 

 

It's like that sometimes...I mean, stuff is falling over and branches fall from the trees...

[ahjfcshfghb 287]

1 minute ago, heywoodu said:

 

It's like that sometimes...I mean, stuff is falling over and branches fall from the trees...

Well it's still the same time on the IBU website so... Haha

If it does go ahead we'll probably see something like that. 

[dcro 10,210]

1 hour ago, heywoodu said:

It's freakishly cold

 

Missing summer, eh?

 

Or maybe not.

[heywoodu 15,145]

3 minutes ago, dcro said:

 

Missing summer, eh?

 

Or maybe not.

Never

 

Wind has died down a little by the way..

[ahjfcshfghb 287]

They penalized the Mongolians

 

[heywoodu 15,145]

36 minutes ago, ahjfcshfghb said:

They penalized the Mongolians

 

Any idea why? 

 

Two falls for Bruna by the way unfortunately, including one where she had to take off her skis to climb back on the track.