Biathlon 2017 - 2018 Discussion Thread

[heywoodu 13,540]

Lena Arnaud (only 21) and Coline Varcin have retired as well.

[Werloc 3,127]

Mario Dolder added to the quickly growing list of retired athletes.

[hckošice 13,217]

Gabriela Koukalova will miss also the whole next season reported today the czech medias https://www.sport.cz/ostatni/biatlon/clanek/978508-cesky-biatlon-prichazi-o-nejzarivejsi-hvezdu-pristi-sezonu-nebudu-zavodit-potvrdila-koukalova.html#topstory

[heywoodu 13,540]

7 minutes ago, hckosice said:

Gabriela Koukalova will miss also the whole next season reported today the czech medias https://www.sport.cz/ostatni/biatlon/clanek/978508-cesky-biatlon-prichazi-o-nejzarivejsi-hvezdu-pristi-sezonu-nebudu-zavodit-potvrdila-koukalova.html#topstory

I also read there are rather strong rumours we won't see her in biathlon at all anymore. 

[heywoodu 13,540]

English source as well:

http://www.biathlonworld.com/news/detail/extended-break-for-koukalova-out-for-the-2018-19-season

 

This is all a rather vague story. 

[Werloc 3,127]

And another blow to the Norwegian women's team, following Hilde Fenne's retirement, Kaia Nicolaisen has shown up on the retirement list as well.

The Romanian legend Eva Tofalvi also is ending her career.

Emoke Szocs for Hungary is also retiring, passing on the Hungarian flag to the youngsters.

[heywoodu 13,540]

Caio Moreira has retired as well, now that we're talking about it anyway. Didn't compete last season already, which was because he retired to focus on life  

 

Too bad, it was a lot of fun to have him around when I visited the Brazilian team, but if other things in life are more satisfying, he deserves to focus on that

 

Edited April 7, 2018 by heywoodu

[heywoodu 13,540]

Kaisa will.....

 

Spoiler

....compete next season as well  

 

[heywoodu 13,540]

Just cross-posting this here as well.

 

6 minutes ago, Skijumpingmaster said:

Emil Hegle Svendsen retires. 

 

[Werloc 3,127]

Team Lithuania is losing Rokas Suslavičius and Natalija Paulauskaitė. There are still questions on whether we'll see Diana Rasimovičiūtė, but the rest of the team seems like they're planning to remain