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Benny Weger has announced that he will retire at the end of the Season.  I had hoped he would hang on until Switzerland hosted the World Championships.  He is skipping the stop in Kontiolahti, but will race in Estonia and Oslo.

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13 hours ago, RobtheAggie said:

Jakov Fak has announced that he plans on returning next season.

In my opinion the wrong decision. Only when he retires our biathlon will finally be able to move forward and the people running it will finally be forced to do something about the stagnation and deterioration that has been happening for the past few years. 

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Uroš Velepec says it's the end of the season for Ukrainian biathletes. Says some of them have been drafted into the army. 

 

https://siol.net/sportal/zimski-sporti/varovanci-slovenskega-trenerja-vpoklicani-v-ukrajinsko-vojsko-573684

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And another one, Denise Herrmann has announced that she will decide on her career "in peace and at the right time for me.  The 2023 home World Cup in Oberhof can be a great motivation, as an active athlete usually only experiences something like this once in his career.  But if I continue, the overall package has to be right, I have to be convinced of the composition of the team."

 

She has committed to finish out this season.

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24 minutes ago, JonPhi said:

No more Start for Athletes under :RUS and :BLR flag for this season:

 

Could you repost? As far as I can see the story is that Estonia won’t let them into the country, therefore they can’t compete at Otepää but not more than that.

 

Ah, no, update here.  So the story is: No Russian or BLR teams at all, but all forthcoming host nations can ban the competitors from entering their country altogether if they wish.
 

https://www.biathlonworld.com/news/ibu-russia-ukraine-war/50crYBiHnYhvDFc57crpgg

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43 minutes ago, Grassmarket said:

Could you repost? As far as I can see the story is that Estonia won’t let them into the country, therefore they can’t compete at Otepää but not more than that.

 

Ah, no, update here.  So the story is: No Russian or BLR teams at all, but all forthcoming host nations can ban the competitors from entering their country altogether if they wish.
 

https://www.biathlonworld.com/news/ibu-russia-ukraine-war/50crYBiHnYhvDFc57crpgg

I understand it so:

- No Russian/Belarus Athletes in Otepää anyway 

- Start for them under neutral flag in Kontiolahti and Oslo (so far), if the IBU invites them 

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