Biathlon IBU World Cup 2017 - 2018

[Bohemia 1,447]

5 minutes ago, SalamAkhi said:

16th podium in a row for Martin, record in progress.

 

It's probably gonna stop this weekend, he did big training sessions earlier this week so he probably won't be in shape for the next two days (who knows though, his best sprint result in Antholz was today)

[Werloc 3,191]

THIS IS ABSOLUTELY CRAZY

 

If we'd take away two of the worst races points away from Martin (48+48) and Johannes (30+28), they both would be at the exact same points, Johannes compensating his two third places with having two more wins over Fourcade. So the person that ends up beating the other tomorrow, is the actual yellow bib leader.

 

Edit: Unless of course if Martin finishes lower than 3rd, he's still hypothetically gaining points, so this is a fiesta that we're having

Edited January 19, 2018 by Werloc

[rybak 3,303]

First points in this season for Guzik, second best result for him, first ever pursuit race at world cup for Nędza-Kubiniec, probably first time since Sikora's retirement we have two guys in pursuit and we take two quotas for Olympics, more than incredible day for our mens biathlon 

[SalamAkhi 330]

Jacquelin first u23 in the top 5 since ... Johannes Boe in Khanti two years ago (he did it several times before), before him was Quentin Fillon-Maillet in Ruhpolding 2015 (with the incredible finish between him, Schempp and Slesingr) and before was Simon Desthieux in Oslo 2014 

So the French are quite precocious, though QFM has not won yet, and Destieux has not made a podium neither 

[Gianlu33 5,276]

Another podium for Dorothea! 

[Werloc 3,191]

Woah, what an honourable move from Domracheva

Edited January 20, 2018 by Werloc

[heywoodu 16,004]

2 minutes ago, Werloc said:

Woah, what an honourable move from Domracheva

I missed what happened, only saw that Wierer finished with one pole. 

 

Domracheva stepped on her pole, causing Wierer to lose it, and because of that Domracheva let her go ahead? Or did I miss something more?  

[Werloc 3,191]

2 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

I missed what happened, only saw that Wierer finished with one pole. 

 

Domracheva stepped on her pole, causing Wierer to lose it, and because of that Domracheva let her go ahead? Or did I miss something more?  

Domracheva was behind her, stepped on Wierer's pole and then she just tucked in behind Wierer not trying to pass her basically.

[De_Gambassi 1,267]

Race for the men's Pyeongchang Mass Start (top 15)

 

Spoiler

 

12	EDER Simon	AUSTRIA	295
13	FILLON MAILLET Quentin	FRANCE	293
14	DOLL Benedikt	GERMANY	293
15	SVENDSEN Emil Hegle	NORWAY	287
16	EBERHARD Julian	AUSTRIA	285
17	RASTORGUJEVS Andrejs	LATVIA	274
18	LESSER Erik	GERMANY	273

 

 

A lot less interesting on the women's side with only two athletes in competition for the last spot:

 

Spoiler

 

15	SEMERENKO Valj	UKRAINE	296
16	HINZ Vanessa	GERMANY	294

 

 

[Dragon 2,026]

IBU Press Release

20 January 2018

Antholz - Anterselva, Italy

As a consequence of the official investigation report by the Austrian Criminal Investigation Authorities related to the IBU World Championships Hochfilzen 2017 the Italian police executed a search warrant issued by Bolzano Prosecutor on the accommodation premises and vehicles of the national biathlon team of Kazakhstan today. The results of the search are not yet known.