Biathlon at the Winter Olympic Games 2018

[OlympicsFan 860]

vor 3 Minuten schrieb Werloc:

Because he does not like to perform in windy conditions.

Oh ok ... i thought you said it maybe because Franziska Preuß wasn't allowed to compete today and might be a bit moody.

I agree, but the wind conditions don't really matter anyway, he would have never won a medal.

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vor 4 Minuten schrieb dareza:

Hinz

I am really surprised, she was super fast, i think with 0 she would have taken the lead.

[heywoodu 16,004]

Out of curiousity: what would you guys do when you're someone like Eckhoff and start the sprint with 3 misses? Fight your lungs out for a miraculous 10th place or make it sort of a training session and save energy for the other races? 

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vor 3 Minuten schrieb Gianlu33:

Amazing shooting for Dorothea Weirer! It's a zero! 

I think Wierer or Vitozzi will win gold today, congrats, much better than Kuzmina winning it.

[dareza 911]

no medal for Vittozzi

[Gianlu33 5,276]

Just now, OlympicsFan said:

I think Wierer or Vitozzi will win gold today, congrats, much better than Kuzmina winning it.

No anyone here expect a gold or a medal for us... we just looking for a good starting bib in the pursuit.

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vor 2 Minuten schrieb heywoodu:

Out of curiousity: what would you guys do when you're someone like Eckhoff and start the sprint with 3 misses? Fight your lungs out for a miraculous 10th place or make it sort of a training session and save energy for the other races? 

Save energy for the other competitions. By running your lungs out, you might win a medal in pursuit but destroy your other medal chances, by chilling, you improve your medal chances in the individual and the mass start.

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vor 1 Minute schrieb Gianlu33:

No anyone here expect a gold or a medal for us... we just looking for a good starting bib in the pursuit.

You can never expect gold, but Wierer winning gold would be very ok with me, she deserves it and Italy deserves it.

[heywoodu 16,004]

Just now, Gianlu33 said:

No anyone here expect a gold or a medal for us... we just looking for a good starting bib in the pursuit.

But you did see it as a realistic possibility I hope?  

[heywoodu 16,004]

1 minute ago, OlympicsFan said:

Save energy for the other competitions. By running your lungs out, you might win a medal in pursuit but destroy your other medal chances, by chilling, you improve your medal chances in the individual and the mass start.

Yeah exactly, my choice too. Especially when you're a relatively late starter and you know there's several strong athletes with 0-1 misses already.