Biathlon IBU World Cup 2020 - 2021

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Today marks the halfway mark of the season and I thought it would be interesting to look at athletes that have managed to get themselves into points in every single race of the season. Also, I'll be adding honourable mentions to athletes that scored, but didn't get into mass starts if there are any, so let's go.

 

Men's list:

 

Johannes Thingnes Boe

Sturla Holm Laegreid

Tarjei Boe

Johannes Dale

Sebastian Samuelsson

Emilien Jacquelin

Jakov Fak

Benedikt Doll

Benjamin Weger

Matvey Eliseev

 

Alexander Loginov (missed 1 mass start)

 

Women's list:

 

Marte Olsbu Roeiseland

Hanna Oeberg

Dorothea Wierer

Franziska Preuss

Elvira Oeberg

Dzinara Alimbekava

Marketa Davidova

Anais Chevalier-Bouchet

Denise Herrmann

Linn Persson

Karoline Offigstad Knotten

Dunja Zdouc

 

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I also enjoyed the races these past two weekends.  Oberhof was always the track that was kind of "blah" the fog affected my memory.  But this year was great racing.

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Ivona Fialková will test herself at the European Championships (starting in Sprint & Pursuit) then will reconsider her eventual start at the World Championships.

Paja will go to for a longer training camp and then will evaluate depending her feelings the eventual start at the World Championships.

 

 

so sad to see them in such situation, but the health is obviously the priority above sport or olympic qualifications..

 

in this video they announced today their statement. it is in slovak, so you will not understand anything obviously, but it is just by looking at their sad faces you can understand how frustarated and helpless they both are now. Damn you covid

 

Spoiler

 

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Wide range of start times for the Women's Individual tomorrow.

6. Preuss

8. Roeiseland

13. Eckhoff

14. Herrmann

16. Chevalier C.

26. Oeberg. E.

35. Hauser

38. Wierer

40. Oeberg H.

47. Simon

48. Davidova

58. Hintz

 

There is quite a spread.  Even for some the later ones will be interesting to follow.  Emma Lunder starts 89th, she is having a good season.

 

 

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Roeiseland has a terrible second shoot - misses two & slow.

 

Eckhoff also misses two, but faster shooting.

 

Joanne Reid  gets some airtime!

 

Tandrevold 0 0 0, heading for the hardest shot in biathlon....

 

Roeiseland finishes with 0 2 1 1, probably has the best ski speed.

 

Tandrevold does a Frode Andresen (2002 Salt Lake Olympics) 17/17, misses three.

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Tandrevold 17/17 and blows it! 17/20.

 

Hettich misses the last shot! 19/20.

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Hettich 19/19, misses The Hardest Shot In Biathlon.  
 

Zdouc ditto!

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The Bouchets both 15/15!

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C-Bouchet only 19/20, but still way fastest.

 

Hauser 19/20 but will lead.

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Hauser 19/20 and waaay faster than ACB!

 

Hauser's ski speed improvement this season is truly impressive. Good thing she's not a Russian or...

 

Wierer 18/20 and should be Top 5.