Biathlon IBU Open European Championships 2021

[RobtheAggie 340]

21 different nations represented in the women's pursuit.  That is a lot of representation.  7 from Sweden, 6 from France, 6 from Germany, 5 from Norway lead the way.

[rybak 3,302]

Our guys cant be in top40 even in EC on home track 

[RobtheAggie 340]

20 nations for the men will be represented in the Pursuit.  

[dcro 10,210]

Has Kočergina once again saved the Lithuanian funding with this result?

 

Or has she saved the season's apex for the least relevant race of the year?

 

[Grassmarket 4,028]

Stina Nilsson up from the 40s to 18th after a clear shoot.

 

Gah, misses shot 10.

[heywoodu 16,004]

Bendika is rather hasty, resulting in an annoying pattern:

 

Miss, hit, hit, hit, hit

Miss, hit, hit, hit, hit

Miss, hit, hit, hit, hit

[Grassmarket 4,028]

Zuk shoots clear, takes lead!  Pray she can hold on.

 

Nilsson 0122 

[heywoodu 16,004]

Yeah this is for Zuk, finally something in the seniors  

[RobtheAggie 340]

  Yeah Zuk!  She moved up 17 spots, and they were the hard spots to move up.  Great job for her. 

Magnussen moved up 18 spots from 24th to 6th.  

Bekh moved up 20 spots from 29th to 9th.

Hoegburg moved up 21 spots from 34th to 13th.

Deigentiesch moved up 25 spots from 40th to 15th.

Lind moved up 25 spots from 53rd to 18th.

 

Gwizdon was the fell the most positions as she started in 15th, and ended in 50th, 35 spots.  She missed 7 shots.

Kruchinkina dropped of places from 9th to 39th, 30 spots.  She had 7 misses.

Todorova also lost 30 places from 11th to 41st, she had 5 misses.

 

Three went clean including Zuk, Bekh and Schmidt.

 

Both Americans improved their places, in her first Senior level pursuit, Chloe Levins moved up two spots, shot 17 for 20, and finished in 42nd.  Maddie Phaneuf gained 13 spots in 16 for 20 shooting to finish in 44th place.

 

 

[RobtheAggie 340]

In the men's 14 are still clean after shoot #2.