Biathlon 2023 - 2024 Discussion Thread

[heywoodu 15,351]

  On 11/22/2023 at 4:17 PM, Monzanator said:

Did IBU also ban the fluor wax like FIS?

 

Even if that's the case, looks like it won't hamper the Norwegian dominance in biathlon whatsoever?

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They already did that a while ago, including checks. Or at least they prepared it and started with the checks. Which in at least one occassion led to a bottle of fluor being found in the Brazilian wax cabine at an IBU Cup  

Edited November 22, 2023 by heywoodu

[heywoodu 15,351]

Still something needs to be done about the whole equipment saga. Whether that's neutral wax, very strongly limiting the number of skis, whatever. It is absolutely batshit crazy that most of the big-country athletes have 40 or even 50 pairs of skis with them. Limit it to a maximum of say 4-5 pairs of skis per athlete per World Cup round, that is really, without a doubt more than enough.

 

Add something like a neutral wax provider to that, with a limit number of waxes one can use. It takes out at least some of the insane advantage the big teams have with their research budgets, while still including the actual skills of the waxers in applying them correctly and choosing correctly (from the limited number of options that are available to everyone).

Edited November 22, 2023 by heywoodu

[Grassmarket 3,619]

  On 11/22/2023 at 4:43 PM, heywoodu said:

Still something needs to be done about the whole equipment saga. Whether that's neutral wax, very strongly limiting the number of skis, whatever. It is absolutely batshit crazy that most of the big-country athletes have 40 or even 50 pairs of skis with them. Limit it to a maximum of say 4-5 pairs of skis per athlete per World Cup round, that is really, without a doubt more than enough.

 

Add something like a neutral wax provider to that, with a limit number of waxes one can use. It takes out at least some of the insane advantage the big teams have with their research budgets, while still including the actual skills of the waxers in applying them correctly and choosing correctly (from the limited number of options that are available to everyone).

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Simpler even than that. No-one but the athlete is allowed to test skis on raceday.

[Grassmarket 3,619]

Russian Biathlon also starts tomorrow with a Single Mixed Relay from Khanty.  Конечно, they cannot do a full mixed relay on the same day, so that’s on Sunday

 

 

[Grassmarket 3,619]

And there is MORE for fans of biathlon in Cyrillic!

 

Belarus! . Includes all sort of age group races.

 

 

[Grassmarket 3,619]

And even Qazaqstan!  
 

 

 

[Grassmarket 3,619]

  On 12/22/2023 at 4:55 PM, Grassmarket said:

And there is MORE for fans of biathlon in Cyrillic!

 

Belarus! . Includes all sort of age group races.

 

 

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Would you believe that this is the first winter sports event I have seen since the October Big Air to be held on a brown field track?

[hckošice 15,114]

Paja is a mother Romana was born the 24th December

 

 

[Grassmarket 3,619]

  On 12/25/2023 at 2:02 PM, hckošice said:

Paja is a mother Romana was born the 24th December

 

 

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So back in time for Soldier Hollow, then?  

[Grassmarket 3,619]

Just a bump & reminder about the annual Gelsenkirchen race on Thursday!