Winter Olympic Games Beijing 2022 News

[Werloc 3,164]

2 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

Yep, same here, but I'm dying to know exactly how they're planning on making qualifying for the non top-20/25 nations even more impossible.

Easy. No non top 20/25 nations at all. 20 quotas saved so that Germany can send 12 athletes and start with 8.

[heywoodu 15,148]

2 minutes ago, Werloc said:

Easy. No non top 20/25 nations at all. 20 quotas saved so that Germany can send 12 athletes and start with 8.

I'm gonna learn how to shoot a biathlon rifle then...  

[Werloc 3,164]

Just now, heywoodu said:

I'm gonna learn how to shoot a biathlon rifle then...  

Who are you going to shoot? The IBU officials? The Germans? Or are you going to put The Netherlands on the Biathlon map and represent your country?

[heywoodu 15,148]

7 minutes ago, Werloc said:

Who are you going to shoot? The IBU officials? The Germans? Or are you going to put The Netherlands on the Biathlon map and represent your country?

Maybe if I manage to get a top-8 in the World Cup  

[Werloc 3,164]

2 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

Maybe if I manage to get a top-8 in the World Cup  

Or you can build a super relay around yourself and become nr.1 in the world just like Belgium. There are still some Claude brothers to choose from. Then, I would have suggested to borrow something from Germany, but sadly Florian Graf is retiring this season, buuuut you could try Christiansen or Gjesbakk, because Norway's world cup team seems to hate them. Lastly, top it all off with someone washed up or a potential youngster from Austria and Olympics, here you come.

[heywoodu 15,148]

2 minutes ago, Werloc said:

Or you can build a super relay around yourself and become nr.1 in the world just like Belgium. There are still some Claude brothers to choose from. Then, I would have suggested to borrow something from Germany, but sadly Florian Graf is retiring this season, buuuut you could try Christiansen or Gjesbakk, because Norway's world cup team seems to hate them. Lastly, top it all off with someone washed up or a potential youngster from Austria and Olympics, here you come.

Maybe I can convince Mesotitsch to make a comeback. And heck if Brazil can get a young Austrian to compete for them due to one of his parents being Brazilian, surely there's some Austrian with decent biathlon talent and a Dutch parent? 

[Werloc 3,164]

1 minute ago, heywoodu said:

Maybe I can convince Mesotitsch to make a comeback. And heck if Brazil can get a young Austrian to compete for them due to one of his parents being Brazilian, surely there's some Austrian with decent biathlon talent and a Dutch parent? 

I remember someone put forth a suggestion to fund Lithuanian Swedish/Norwegian immigrants so that they'd take up winter sports there and become super stars. Still waiting for that plan to be set in motion

[EselTheDonkey 824]

vor 5 Minuten schrieb heywoodu:

Maybe I can convince Mesotitsch to make a comeback. And heck if Brazil can get a young Austrian to compete for them due to one of his parents being Brazilian, surely there's some Austrian with decent biathlon talent and a Dutch parent? 

 

Maybe Marcel Hirscher is searching for new challenges?

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Just now, EselTheDonkey said:

 

Maybe Marcel Hirscher is searching for new challenges?

His skiing style is a little too agressive for me to trust him with a rifle  

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4 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

Maybe I can convince Mesotitsch to make a comeback. And heck if Brazil can get a young Austrian to compete for them due to one of his parents being Brazilian, surely there's some Austrian with decent biathlon talent and a Dutch parent? 

 

Mesotitsch, Graf, another Claude, Heywoodu. Sounds reasonable. Much like Lahaye-Goffart, you will start the final leg of relay with at least a minute of lead.