Biathlon 2016 - 2017 Discussion Thread

[heywoodu 15,141]

Well, this has made my day and in fact, my biathlon season

 

 

 

[rybak 3,217]

Our girls can't be in top10 even on home track 

[Federer91 2,795]

They should have let Anev win today. The guy won't stop comming to Euro Champs, until he wins a gold. 

[Xander 53]

As you already know 150 biathletes signed the petition for the IBU Execs.

The petition leaked and here are the main suggestions (to change IBU rules):

• up to 8 years DQ for biathletes
• more serious fines (up to €1 000 000) of the federations
• Reducing season quotas of the federations with 1 or more doping offenders

Biathletes from such countries signed the petition: 

Austria

Belgium

Belarus

Canada

China

Czech Republic

Estonia

Finland

France

Great Britain

Germany

Italy

Japan

Latvia

Lithuania

Norway

Poland

Romania

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Sweden

Switzerland

Ukraine - 11 Ukrainian biathletes (everyone who were present) & 1 trainer

USA

 

 

Ukrainian federation received a letter from the IBU that they doubt that their own decision for Abramova was right. She was allowed to train with the team. There's a hope that she will be justified.

 

The federation president said that he will rise few questions at the Congress about fair punishment. We want the IBU Medical Commission to move their butts and do their job faster, within 2 months. We agree with tough punishment but it should be equal for everyone. Abramova was DQ-ed for nothing when they had to cancel her results only. Meanwhile certain someone's ban was reduced in half and he wins European Championship (he could win the World Cup with such result, wtf) like nothing happened.

 

ps. Ukraine is the 1st country that bans their biathletes forever in case of a doping abuse. Officially. We've already done that to 1 biathlete. However we don't think that Abramova's case is fair.

Edited January 27, 2017 by Xander

[heywoodu 15,141]

Tomorrow in the Junior Cup in Pokljuka we'll have the first ever single mixed and mixed relays of the series 

 

Start list for the single mixed:

http://ibu.blob.core.windows.net/docs/1617/BT/JIBU/CP03/MXSR/BT_C51B2_1.0.pdf

 

And the mixed:

http://ibu.blob.core.windows.net/docs/1617/BT/JIBU/CP03/MXRL/BT_C51B2_1.0.pdf

 

 

Obviously Brazil is going to shine in the single mixed  

 

They should definitely be able to keep Macedonia behind (especially Gabi is way faster than Jovanovska) and it could actually be a very nice fight with the Netherlands, meaning it's gonna be a very rare occassion where I will be cheering for Brazil in a fight against the Dutch in any sport  

 

I'm expecting Ukraine, Austria and France in the single mixed podium, and France seems to have a very strong team in the mixed, together with Ukraine.

[dcro 10,210]

Finally some non-horrid shooting from Crnković.

 

Meanwhile, looks like these championships are all about Starykh and Loginov, the people's favorites.

[heywoodu 15,141]

Vladimir Iliev you awesome dude!!! 

[heywoodu 15,141]

"We love you Iliev, we do! We love you Iliev, we do!" 

 

Everyone! "We love you Iliev, we do! Oooh Iliev we love you!"  

 

 

 

[hckošice 14,828]

Otčenáš 13, Hasilla 21

 

Bulgaria

[heywoodu 15,141]

Come on Bruna, one last biathlon race this season, give it your all