Biathlon IBU World Cup 2020 - 2021

[phelps 8,403]

3 hours ago, Swewi said:

Swedish ski shape looked worse already last weekend and now worse but I can just hope it is the altitude and that they just need a few more days. I don´t know if it is my feeling or a fact that swedes are worse than others to prepare for high altitude. Tour de Ski as example, Ebba Andersson minutes after skiiers she is usually better than in val Mustair and then still finished 3rd in the overall after they travelled to the other venues.

no, it's not only your feeling...

 

also the Italian tv commentators yesterday were underlining this particular situation while explaining why Anterselva/Antholz is quite a different location than almost all the other world cup stations (the stadium is 1600+ meters in altitude)...

 

and they made the same example of Ebba Andersson and her fail in Val Mustair followed by the usual top results in the other TdS locations...

 

they also explained how the altitude affects not only the cross-country skiing (which is quite obvious and evident), but also the shooting phase because of its action on the blood and oxygen pressure...

[Grassmarket 4,108]

Another screenshot moment - Scott Gow  leads!

 

Unfortunately has a classic sixth shot crisis.  
 

Leif Nordgren  misses the chance to go 0 0 0 - still good though.

 

Simon Eder first to go 0 0 0....

 

Loginov also 15/15

 

Jesper Nellin 4 misses on shoot 4!  
 

Eder 18/18 & then....19/20 blows a certain podium.

 

Loginov first to 20/20!   Might still be vulnerable to 19/20 from a fast skier.

 

QFM bears Hofer to third by 0.1 of a second.

 

David Komatz  also 20/20 but well down on time.

[dcro 10,210]

Oh. Kaukenas pulled a Kaukenas.

[Grassmarket 4,108]

Ozaki  20/20 goes into 24th, first ever WC points!  

[JonPhi 250]

Fabien Claude completely of Form 
In my opinion he should not race tomorrow. Guigonnat, Fillion, Desthieux and Jacquelin are much better at the moment than him.

[Fly_like_a_don 1,142]

Dudchenko was soo close. Could be 2 medals in 2 days for Ukraine @Illya 

 

Russian victory finally. Good 2 days with no norway and sweden in top position  great for biathlon should continue a Little longer.. 

[phelps 8,403]

and those idiots want to get rid of the 15/20km individual race... 

 

because it doesn't fit the average tv audience, they say...

[phelps 8,403]

by the way, missing the podium in the home race for just 0.1 secs after 20kms must hurt a lot...poor Hofer (and poor Dudchenko, too...he was so close to make a miracle)...

[Grassmarket 4,108]

15 minutes ago, phelps said:

and those idiots want to get rid of the 15/20km individual race... 

 

because it doesn't fit the average tv audience, they say...

It would be a disaster for the sport if we did get rid of it.  Every race would be won by the equivalent of Lars Berger or Miriam Gossner who ski fast & shoot at 80%. 

[Illya 590]

56 minutes ago, Fly_like_a_don said:

Dudchenko was soo close. Could be 2 medals in 2 days for Ukraine @Illya 

 

Russian victory finally. Good 2 days with no norway and sweden in top position  great for biathlon should continue a Little longer.. 

Yeah , Anton was tooooooooo close to medal . Ukrainian biathlon returns ?