Biathlon IBU World Cup 2020 - 2021

[RobtheAggie 340]

I do not anticipate any changes to the US team.

[Gianlu33 5,339]

1 minute ago, RobtheAggie said:

Some of the teams for the Christmas Biathlon race at Ruhpolding

 

Belarus - Dzinara Alimbekava and Anton Smolski

Russia - Evgeniya Pavlova and Matvey Eliseev

Germany - May include Denise Herrmann and Benedikt Doll.

Ukraine - krainian team - Vita Semerenko and Dmytro Pidruchnyi

Wierwr and Hofer will compete for the Italian team

[RobtheAggie 340]

1 minute ago, Gianlu33 said:

Wierwr and Hofer will compete for the Italian team

Sorry, I realised I out it in the wrong thread and moved it to the general discussion thread. I wonder who France gets?  I also wonder if it will be a few more teams due to added space of boing outside?

[Gianlu33 5,339]

1 minute ago, RobtheAggie said:

Sorry, I realised I out it in the wrong thread and moved it to the general discussion thread. I wonder who France gets?  I also wonder if it will be a few more teams due to added space of boing outside?

I found this on an Italian website:

 

- Denise Hermann / Benedikt Doll (GER)

- Franziska Preuss / Simon Schempp (GER)

- Dorothea Wierer / Lukas Hofer (ITA)

- Marketa Davidova / Michal Krcmar (CZE)

- Lisa Theresa Hauser / Julian Eberhard (AUT)

- Evgeniya Pavlova / Matvey Eliseev (RUS)

- Vita Semerenko / Dmytro Pidrushnyi (UKR)

- Elisabeth Hoegberg / Torstein Stenerson (SWE)

[Gianlu33 5,339]

There are news regarding the roster of the Italian team for Hochfilzen. Gontier, who made a disastrous stage in Finland, will be replaced by Carrara

[Werloc 3,191]

Small rundown of start list changes again:

 

109 women on the startlist tomorrow, that's a record for this season

 

Bulgaria: Zdravkova out, Stoyanova in

Canada: Sepandj out, Moser in

Croatia joins the World Cup with Nika Blazenic

Czech Republic: Vobornikova out, Tepla in

Estonia: Gaim out, Lethla in

Finland: Laari out, Lehtonen in

Greenland joins the World cup with Ukaleq Slettemark

Italy: as mentioned here, Gontier is out, whilst Carrara is in

Kazakhstan: Kolomiyets out, Kondratyeva in

South Korea: Kim out, Mun in

Latvia: Sabule out, Bulina in and Bendika has recovered from Covid, so she is in too

Moldova: Stremous out, Ghilenko in

Poland: Hojnisz out, Piton in

"Romania" joins the World Cup with Tolmacheva and Chirkova

Russia: Goreeva out, Kuklina in

Slovakia: Machyniakova and Smerciakova out, Fialkova sisters in

Ukraine: Pidrushina out, Vita Semerenko in

 

108 men on the startlist, there's more women again

 

Belarus: Lazouski out, Labastau in

Bulgaria: Todev out, Gerdzhikov in

Estonia: Siimer out, Raenkel in

Finland: Harjula out, Ranta in

France: Lombardot joins

Germany: Fratzscher out, Horn in

Kazakhstan: Sirik out, Beletskiy in

Latvia: Matjuhins out, Mise was training with Kaukėnas and Bendika, so he is starting off the season tomorrow

Lithuania: You've seen Kaukėnas in the relay, but it's his first individual start tomorrow, which means Fomin is out

Romania: last race they did not start, this time Puchianu is registered instead of Buta and Oskin stays

Russia: Pashchenko and Suchilov out, first start of the season for Khalili and the seasoned Garanichev

Switzerland keeps on playing the switcheroo between Hartweg and Stalder

Slovakia: Baloga out, Bartko in

 

[dcro 10,210]

Still no China. I'm guessing we can put a big questionmark next to this qualification system right now. 

 

IFs tend to be generous with future hosts, let alone the next ones. 

[RobtheAggie 340]

1 hour ago, dcro said:

Still no China. I'm guessing we can put a big questionmark next to this qualification system right now. 

 

IFs tend to be generous with future hosts, let alone the next ones. 

I seem to remember that the team was having two issues.  First, was issues getting Visas, 2nd was something dealing with the military and the requirements to get out of their jobs and ski.  

[heywoodu 16,127]

2 hours ago, Werloc said:

Croatia joins the World Cup with Nika Blazenic

I wonder if Anika Kozica will join the party somewhere this season, but I definitely hope so.

[heywoodu 16,127]

1 hour ago, RobtheAggie said:

I seem to remember that the team was having two issues.  First, was issues getting Visas, 2nd was something dealing with the military and the requirements to get out of their jobs and ski.  

The latter shouldn't be massively different compared to other seasons though, should it?