Biathlon 2021 - 2022 Discussion Thread

[Grassmarket 3,408]

Norwegian races from today & I guess this weekend are not geoblocked on NRK.  
 

We have another of our new generation super-biathletes for us oldies - Kirsti Skjelbreid-Gjelland joins the young Slettemark as a youngster with two biathlon parents.

 

Got a good new shooting graphic - shows you where all five shots fall.  Don’t know if it’s got a special Vittozzi mode for when all five shots are on a neighbour’s target, though.

 

https://tv.nrk.no/serie/skiskyting-nm/2022/MSPO40130122/avspiller

 

 

[JonPhi 250]

9 hours ago, RobtheAggie said:

Thomas Krupcik from the Czech Republic has retired.

 

Norwegian National Championships

Women's Sprit Results - Most of the big names were not around.  

 

Norwegian Women's Sprint National Championship 2022.pdf 493.65 kB · 4 downloads

Because they are all Covid-positive 

[Werloc 3,164]

4 hours ago, Grassmarket said:

 

Got a good new shooting graphic - shows you where all five shots fall.  Don’t know if it’s got a special Vittozzi mode for when all five shots are on a neighbour’s target, though.

 

She is in an IBU league of her own, a legend of her time 

 

We can only hope to understand her one day

[RobtheAggie 340]

Lisa Vittozzi won the Italian National Championship.  She shot 18/20.  Zingerle won the men's.

 

Norwegian Men's Mass Start - Vebjoern Soerum won with A.F. Andersen in 2nd place.

[Werloc 3,164]

If anybody finds this interesting, here are the results for the Lithuanian biathlon championships, individual race.

 

Everybody is tired and nobody is really trying  

 

https://biathlonltu.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/LBC-2022-03-26-Individualios-rungties-rezultatai-1.pdf

[RobtheAggie 340]

Sweden National Championships Single-Mixed Relay - Tobias Arwidson and Stina Nilsson won.

[RobtheAggie 340]

US National Results are here.  Clare Egan has won both races so far.  Susan Dunklee has not raced.  Paul Schommer won the Pursuit today.  One more race tomorrow.

[Monzanator 4,501]

One week after the season ended there's a ton of positive COVID tests among Norwegians, Swedes and Germans Eckhoff, Tandrevold, E. Oeberg, Herrmann, Preuss, you name it. I suppose there was some major socializing in Holmenkollen?

[RobtheAggie 340]

A few more results from National Championships:

 

Italian Single Mixed - Vitozzi wins again with Michele Molinari.  Dominik WIndisch finished his career with a bronze.

Sweden Mass Start - Tobias Arwidson won for the men.

Sweden Mass Start - Johanna Skottheim finished in 1st ahead of Monna Brosson and Stina Nilsson

Norwegian Men's Relay

 

 

Here was Windisch in his last race - 

[JonPhi 250]

No Super Sprint in World Cup next Season, but 4 individuals. No Opening Weekend anymore, World Cup starts on Tuesday. Hochfilzen again on 4 Days. Early Start Times in Kontiolahti and Hochfilzen due to the Football World Cup.

Kontiolahti (FIN) 
Individual / Relay / Sprint / Pursuit

Hochfilzen (AUT) 
Sprint / Pursuit / Relay

Le Grand Bornand (FRA)
Sprint / Pursuit / Mass Start

Bled-Pokljuka (SLO)
Sprint / Pursuit / Mixed Relay

Ruhpolding (GER)
Individual / Relay / Mass Start

Antholz-Anterselva (ITA)
Sprint / Pursuit / Relay

WM Oberhof (GER)
Mixed Relay / Sprint / Pursuit / Individual / Single Mixed / Relay / Mass Start

Nove Mesto na Morave (CZE)
Sprint / Pursuit / Mixed Relay

Östersund (SWE)
Individual / Relay / Mass Start

Oslo-Holmenkollen (NOR)
Sprint / Pursuit / Mass Start

4x Individual
8x Sprint
8x Pursuit
5x Mass Start
6x Relay
3x Mixed Relay