justony 442 Posted February 9, 2021 #11 Share Posted February 9, 2021 2 hours ago, rybak said: Anyone know what is reason that tomorrow in relay men's will run as first instead womens as is it was in all previous races? I think they always turn around at WCH, just so they make it different, I guess. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,172 Posted February 9, 2021 #12 Share Posted February 9, 2021 1 hour ago, hckošice said: Also W legs will be also 7.5km ...good job IBU, a certain Bach will be happy So a penalty loop for the women will be much less influential than the usual. Always great to have something untested at big events. #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rybak 2,672 Posted February 9, 2021 #13 Share Posted February 9, 2021 1 hour ago, hckošice said: Also W legs will be also 7.5km ...good job IBU, a certain Bach will be happy He won't be, this race still won't be enough youthful and urban, in addition we still have equal number of men's and women's, that is scandal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckošice 13,129 Posted February 9, 2021 #14 Share Posted February 9, 2021 1 minute ago, rybak said: He won't be, this race still won't be enough youthful and urban, in addition we still have equal number of men's and women's, that is scandal! yeah I know, IBU still ignoring laser guns ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,418 Posted February 9, 2021 #15 Share Posted February 9, 2021 22 minutes ago, dcro said: So a penalty loop for the women will be much less influential than the usual. Always great to have something untested at big events. It’s a relay, so the penalty loop has basically no influence anyway “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,172 Posted February 9, 2021 #16 Share Posted February 9, 2021 17 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said: It’s a relay, so the penalty loop has basically no influence anyway Yeah, just ask Sweden, Norway, France, Germany, RBF... RobtheAggie 1 #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,172 Posted February 9, 2021 #17 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Will Totallympians receive warnings for using the R word instead of RBF and such? #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,418 Posted February 9, 2021 #18 Share Posted February 9, 2021 6 minutes ago, dcro said: Will Totallympians receive warnings for using the R word instead of RBF and such? I’m assuming RBF is the Russian Biathlon Federation (I thought they were the RBU)? RBF means something a little different in the US (or in California at least) “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrv86 2,852 Posted February 9, 2021 #19 Share Posted February 9, 2021 2 hours ago, hckošice said: Also W legs will be also 7.5km ...good job IBU, a certain Bach will be happy It was about time they race the same distance as men. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,172 Posted February 10, 2021 #20 Share Posted February 10, 2021 9 hours ago, mrv86 said: It was about time they race the same distance as men. Well, I would disagree. Biathlon is about skiing/shooting combo. Penalty loops are flat, so relatively speaking, women do not lose as much time to men compared to downhills and especially climbs. So unless penalty loops are made bigger for women, skiing will become (even) more important than shooting. Aside from being inconvenient, using different penalty loops will again bring up the distance inequality, so there is no reason to change it. As for the individual, 1 min of penalty can be made up considerably more easily in a 55 min-race than in a 45 min-race. mrv86 1 #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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