Biathlon 2023 - 2024 Discussion Thread

[Grassmarket 4,030]

Just a reminder: we get summer biathlon from  Thursday - Sunday.  Looks like all 16 races, even the Juniors are covered.

 

https://www.eurovisionsports.tv/

 

https://www.biathlonworld.com/calendar

[Werloc 3,191]

From a Lithuanian perspective, I don't think that I'm excited for this upcoming season of biathlon.

 

Think that we're just in for more of the same.

 

Women's team falling apart again and undoing all of the progress again, plus other retirements.

 

Vytautas won't be getting any stronger, Tomas and Karol probably are going to be more of the same and Banys, Fomin and Mačkinė don't seem to be improving as fast to expect anything other than a pursuit race and not much more. 

 

Adding to that, not a single exciting young prospect on the horizon for like 5-6 years. 

[rybak 3,303]

On 8/11/2023 at 12:26 AM, Monzanator said:

Kamila Żuk suffered a fall in training and will be out several weeks with what looks like a cracked tibia.

 

 

Additionaly Kinga Zbylut decided to retire from sport. If Hojnisz-Staręga will not comeback this winter then I believe that our mens team will be better than womens, or at least on an equal level...

[RobtheAggie 340]

Daria Virolanen's move to Finland has been approved.  She will be able to represent them this season.

[Grassmarket 4,030]

Hey, more live Biathlon from the Forbidden Zone!  This time courtesy of the БФБ - Belarus Federation of Biathlon.

 

https://youtube.com/@belarusbiathlon?si=7l5q4Vph8EuHVAKF

[Grassmarket 4,030]

Got at least one live source for the Martin Fourcade Festival this weekend.   Keep expecting this Channel to be  by YouTube like SimonTV was, but not happening so far.  The proper source is L’Equipe TV, but you need a mighty VPN to get it.

 

 

[Grassmarket 4,030]

Good news, the Fourcade Fest is on Discovery Plus today!

[Grassmarket 4,030]

And the last of the Summer meets, the Friendship Cup from Sochi 

 

https://youtube.com/@russianbiathlon?si=2BVTZht2Nzd7aWl6

[RobtheAggie 340]

In case you care, you can now legally bet on Biathlon in the state of Arkansas!  Along with a whole list of of other activities.

[Werloc 3,191]

Lithuanian Summer biathlon championships at Maduona, Latvia - Sprint results:

 

W 7.5 km

 

1. Lidija Žurauskaitė LTU 0+0 

2. Annija Sabule LAT 0+1 +1:43.7

3. Sanita Bulina LAT 4+0 +2:01.4

 

4. Judita Traubaitė LTU 2+2 +2:53.1

6. Sara Urumova LTU 1+1 +5:22.7

Natalija Kočergina DNS

 

M 10 km 

 

1. Vytautas Strolia LTU 1+0

2. Tomas Kaukėnas LTU 1+1 +1:13.1

3. Edgars Mise LAT 0+0 +1:29.2

 

4. Maksim Fomin LTU 3+0 +1:30.4

5. Karol Dombrovski LTU 1+1 +1:31.9

7. Stepan Teretjev LTU 1+1 +2:05.7

8. Jokūbas Mačkinė LTU 2+1 +2:47.9

10. Lukas Jakeliūnas LTU 4+1 +5:40.9

 

 

I think that it is safe now to claim that Gabrielė Leščinskaitė, Marija Kresik, Nikita Romanov and possibly Linas Banys don't seem to be coming back to our national biathlon team in the upcoming 2023/24 season. This is one of the most massive loses that our biathlon team has faced in a very long while. Especially since we would have been able to run a women's relay team this season after many many years of absence.

 

Other Lithuanian successes in different age groups:

 

W15

 

3. Eveta Šidlauskaitė 1+0 +10.6

 

M19

 

4. Mikas Vildžiūnas 1+1 +29.8

 

M22

 

1. Nikita Čigak 3+2

2. Darius Dinda 3+2 +44.4

 

 

I will follow up with results from the mass start when I have access to them.