OlympicsFan 791 Posted February 21, 2021 #451 Share Posted February 21, 2021 9 minutes ago, Monzanator said: I wish Poland was doing well with a German coach (Michael Greis) too I think you are asking too much ... even for Greis the polish team is a hopeless case. I think if you only care about results and have no problem with doping, you should try to get Pichler. Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be obtained only by someone who is detached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlympicsFan 791 Posted February 21, 2021 #452 Share Posted February 21, 2021 Absurd skiing time by Eckhoff once again. I hope that IBU will start breaking the Norwegian dominance, sadly I have no hope that they will change anything until their product is dead. Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be obtained only by someone who is detached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monzanator 3,752 Posted February 21, 2021 #453 Share Posted February 21, 2021 2 minutes ago, OlympicsFan said: I think you are asking too much ... even for Greis the polish team is a hopeless case. I think if you only care about results and have no problem with doping, you should try to get Pichler. Would be cool if Kamila Zuk didn't look so awful this season. The gap between her and Davidova is widening with every season. I mean, Zuk won European Championships gold but yeah, it's not 2000 when Poland was excited with such a result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monzanator 3,752 Posted February 21, 2021 #454 Share Posted February 21, 2021 Just now, OlympicsFan said: Absurd skiing time by Eckhoff once again. I hope that IBU will start breaking the Norwegian dominance, sadly I have no hope that they will change anything until their product is dead. Norway enjoyed such a skiing advantage for years now. It's that Frode Andresen and Lars Berger couldn't hit 5/5 to save their lives before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Federer91 2,242 Posted February 21, 2021 #455 Share Posted February 21, 2021 50 minutes ago, Kirkpatrick said: Are mass starts really popular? They are messy, crowded, and short. Yes, perfect for TV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlympicsFan 791 Posted February 21, 2021 #456 Share Posted February 21, 2021 4 minutes ago, Monzanator said: Norway enjoyed such a skiing advantage for years now. It's that Frode Andresen and Lars Berger couldn't hit 5/5 to save their lives before I think back then it was only one of their athletes at best, now you have 2 or 3 on every side. Also no one cared when Berger dominated cross-country but never won any races. One nation dominating is bad for the sport/product. Edit: Also Eckhoff isn’t exactly a sharper shooter but still wins tons of races. I fear that biathlon will turn into a second cross-country. Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be obtained only by someone who is detached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fly_like_a_don 1,002 Posted February 21, 2021 #457 Share Posted February 21, 2021 4 minutes ago, OlympicsFan said: Absurd skiing time by Eckhoff once again. I hope that IBU will start breaking the Norwegian dominance, sadly I have no hope that they will change anything until their product is dead. So what would you suggest? Increasing the penalty loop to 250m ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monzanator 3,752 Posted February 21, 2021 #458 Share Posted February 21, 2021 Just now, Fly_like_a_don said: So what would you suggest? Increasing the penalty loop to 250m ? The gap will stay the same. Others will tire more and Norway keeps the edge anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlympicsFan 791 Posted February 21, 2021 #459 Share Posted February 21, 2021 1 minute ago, Fly_like_a_don said: So what would you suggest? Increasing the penalty loop to 250m ? Cross-country should have less weight -> Longer penalty laps/shorter races in general. I am sure there would be a lot of other options, maybe you could for example make the targets smaller or increase the distance to the targets (not sure how expansive that would be?). Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be obtained only by someone who is detached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monzanator 3,752 Posted February 21, 2021 #460 Share Posted February 21, 2021 2 minutes ago, OlympicsFan said: Cross-country should have less weight -> Longer penalty laps/shorter races in general. I am sure there would be a lot of other options, maybe you could for example make the targets smaller or increase the distance to the targets (not sure how expansive that would be?). It will go the opposite way with TV calling the shots so shorter penalty loops in the individual and super sprint crap. Skiing will be even more important going forward and that plays exactly into Norway's hands. I just hope they keep the individual event in tact for the next 10-15 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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