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German Team for the Season Opening + WC 1 Women: - Denise Herrmann - Janina Hettich - Vanessa Hinz - Maren Hammerschmidt - Franziska Preuß - Sophia Schneider (Sprint, Season Opening) - Anna Weidel (Individual, Season Opening) Men: - Benedikt Doll - Lucas Fratzscher - Philipp Horn - Johannes Kühn - Erik Lesser - Arnd Peiffer - Roman Rees https://www.deutscherskiverband.de/detail_news_de,1069,1370544,detail.html

Ignore that part. I copied last year's rules and I somehow forgot to delete that part. This is now the rules for selection of your team: Selecting your biathlon team Your biathlon team will consist of 5 female and 5 male biathletes. You are only allowed to select 2 biathletes from the same nation. Only 1 male and 1 female biathlete from the same nation are allowed. 2 male or 2 female biathletes are not allowed. For the first World Cup round, managers have 160 points to their disposal to buy their 10 biathletes for his/her team. For every World Cup Round, managers select one male captain and one female captain. I have now edited the opening post with the new rules. Sorry for the confusion!

You MUST hide your post. To do that, you only have to delete the space between the bracket "[" and the text "hide" in "[ hide]" at the beginning of the post. Do the same at the end of the post with "[ /hide]" too. [ hide] Nation Captains Nation Women Nation Men [ /hide]

2020/21 Biathlon Manager Game is now open After being silent for some months, and with the start of the Biathlon World Cup this weekend, I will present to you the new format and rules for BMG 2020/21: I will mention some of the changes here briefly and the rest you will be able see in the 2020/21 Biathlon Manager Game contest thread - This season we will go with a grading system of each biathlete - Managers will have 160 points from the start of the season to select their 10 biathletes - Only one male and one female biatlete from the same nation are allowed on your manager team - Managers select one male captain and one female captain for each WC round - Point systems will be kept the same as last year, except Top 10 Fastest Course Times in Mass Starts will not be counted this season. Only Individuals and Sprints will award points for the 10 fastest course times - After each trimester, the current Top 10 of the Overall WC will be awarded points which equal the same amount that will be awarded for the Top 10 Fastest Course Times - By the end of the season, if a manager have 5 or more biathletes in the Overall WC Top 10 on his/her team, he/she will be awarded 50 additional points to his/her total - The transfer system will see the most radical change. Managers will no longer be able to earn or lose points through transfers - Managers will be given 8 transfers throughout the season for their use. Managers are allowed to use 3 transfers per trimester. Of course not using more than the 8 transfers allowed in total - Mangers are not allowed to have a team where the total point grade is over 160 points. Keep that mind when you use transfers - The BMG manager will no longer update the points of all biathletes. Only an updated provisional standing will be provided with the manager's total points after each race I tried to make this season feel different than the last one. I hope you will find the grading system to be an interesting addition to the format. Due to me being busy with studies and a personal life I want to have focus on, I had to cut down on how much time I would use on this. That is why I decided to no longer update the points for every single biathlete. I hope you all understand this. To be honest, I really did consider not making a new season at all due to being unsure if I could manage it beside everything else. But I did see fairly positive feedback when I presented this back in April, so I will give it a shot africaboy, @toulousain, @heywoodu, @brunamoura, @Dunadan, @Federer91, @Vojthas, @Monzanator @hckosice, @IoNuTzZ, @Henry_Leon, @Agger, @RobtheAggie, @Kirkpatrick, @Olympian1010, @Ufilov

Selecting your biathlon team Your biathlon team will consist of 5 female and 5 male biathletes. You are only allowed to select 2 biathletes from the same nation. Only 1 male and 1 female biathlete from the same nation are allowed. 2 male or 2 female biathletes are not allowed. For the first World Cup round, managers have 160 points to their disposal to buy their 10 biathletes for his/her team. For every World Cup Round, managers select one male captain and one female captain. Biathlete Price Lists: BMG 2020-21 Grades.xlsx The deadline for managers to select their team for the first WC is November 28th, h. 11:00 (GMT +1) Calender for the 2020/21 season: Point and Transfer systems, Standing etc. Explained here: https://totallympics.com/index.php?/topic/1571-prediction-contests-biathlon-manager-game-discussion-thread/&do=findComment&comment=252111 The BMG Manager will post an updated standing after each individual race in the World Cup. Exception! In case of two races are held on the same day, the standing will be updated after the last race of the day have been completed. The standing will include each manager's total points. If you want to comment on Biathlon Manager Game, please write your comment in the Biathlon Manager Game Discussion Thread. Every manager MUST HIDE its own team. To do that, you only have to delete the space between the bracket "[" and the text "hide" in "[ hide]" at the beginning of the post. Do the same with "[ /hide]" at the end of the post. If you have any questions concerning Biathlon Manager Game, please contact the contest manager via personal message or post your questions in the Biathlon Manager Game Discussion Thread.

@heywoodu As @Illya wrote earlier, the Russian Climbing Federation will livestream all events, both qualifications, semifinals and finals. It also seems that there will be replays from all events: https://www.youtube.com/c/Russiaclimbing Also English commentary is available there

https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/events/detail/2020-ifsc-european-championship-moscow/

It seems new dates for the European Olympic Singles Qualification have been confirmed. 10-14 February 2021 in Moscow. https://www.ettu.org/en/events/european-olympic-singles-qualification/general-information/

Stephanie Morton has announced her immediate retirement from track cycling https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/stephanie-morton-announces-retirement-from-track-cycling/

1) B 2) B (If we extend it)

The Norwegian Handball Federation has informed EHF that they will not be able to host Women's EURO which begin in just 17 days. "Alternatives are being sought with the Danish Handball Association and additional information will be released on Tuesday at the latest" - EHF https://www.eurohandball.com/en/news/en/women-s-ehf-euro-2020-will-not-be-played-in-norway/

Open Race (14/17) Non-Olympic Event Grand Prix Results Lewis Hamilton 1:42:19.313 Sergio Perez +31.633 Sebastian Vettel +31.960 Rank Athletes Nation Result 4 Charles Leclerc +33.858 5 Carlos Sainz +34.363 6 Max Verstappen +44.873 7 Alexander Albon +46.484 8 Lando Norris +1:01.259 9 Lance Stroll +1:12.353 10 Daniel Ricciardo +1:35.460 11 Esteban Ocon +1LAP 12 Daniil Kvyat +1LAP 13 Pierre Gasly +1LAP 14 Valtteri Bottas +1LAP 15 Kimi Räikkönen +1LAP 16 George Russell +1LAP Kevin Magnussen DNF Romain Grosjean DNF Nicholas Latifi DNF Antonio Giovinazzi DNF

Open Race (14/17) Non-Olympic Event Qualifying Results Rank Athletes Nation Result 1 Lance Stroll 1:47.765Q3 2 Max Verstappen 1:48.055Q3 3 Sergio Perez 1:49.321Q3 4 Alexander Albon 1:50.448Q3 5 Daniel Ricciardo 1:51.595Q3 6 Lewis Hamilton 1:52.560Q3 7 Esteban Ocon 1:52.622Q3 8 Kimi Räikkönen 1:52.745Q3 9 Valtteri Bottas 1:53.258Q3 10 Antonio Giovinazzi 1:57.226Q3 11 Lando Norris 1:54.945Q2 12 Sebastian Vettel 1:55.169Q2 13 Carlos Sainz 1:55.410Q2 14 Charles Leclerc 1:56.696Q2 15 Pierre Gasly 1:58.556Q2 16 Kevin Magnussen 2:08.007Q1 17 Daniil Kvyat 2:09.070Q1 18 George Russell 2:10.017Q1 19 Romain Grosjean 2:12.909Q1 20 Nicholas Latifi 2:21.611Q1

My personal Top 12 + Reserves 1. Great Britain - 12 points 2. Lithuania - 11 points 3. India - 10 points 4. Ireland - 9 points 5. United States - 8 points 6. China - 7 points 7. New Zealand - 6 points 8. Romania - 5 points 9. Croatia - 4 points 10. Czech Republic - 3 points 11. Mexico - 2 points 12. Malta - 1 point Reserves: 1. Hungary 2. Canada 3. Serbia

@thepharoah Thank you so much for the 12 points!

@Wanderer Thanks for the 11 points and our first medal! Denmark can always trust a healthy support of points from our long distance friend in the South

As many of you I didn't expect the entry to win (nothing is certain yet of course), I had it among my reserves and thought it was a quite good song. My parents adore Celtic and Irish-inspired music. Johnny Logan (his folk material) and Runrig in particular. Maybe due to my overexposure to this type of music, I didn't score it higher because my mind was tired of it. But then again, a lot of my favourite music comes from Ireland and Great Britain

Your entry was 11th in my ranking. I'm glad to see it made the cut for points from the Danish Jury. Really liked the instrumentation, the vocal and the classical feel it had.

Open Race (14/17) Non-Olympic Event Practice 3 Results Rank Athletes Nation Result 1 Max Verstappen 1:48.485 2 Charles Leclerc +0.945 3 Alexander Albon +1.574 4 Esteban Ocon +5.412 5 Lando Norris +5.510 6 Sebastian Vettel +6.005 7 Sergio Perez +7.092 8 Valtteri Bottas +7.181 9 Kevin Magnussen +7.393 10 Lance Stroll +8.339 11 Daniel Ricciardo +9.990 12 Carlos Sainz +11.063 13 Antonio Giovinazzi +13.840 14 Pierre Gasly +13.988 15 Romain Grosjean +16.263 16 Kimi Räikkönen +17.866 17 Daniil Kvyat +20.883 George Russell NoTime Nicholas Latifi NoTime Lewis Hamilton NoTime

According to SVT all test events could be cancelled to due the current 14-days quarantine restriction for athletes/people travelling to China. Courses, tracks and hills would instead be tested by Chinese athletes only. This information comes from Jürg Capol, Marketing Director of FIS, in a interview with SVT Sport. https://www.svt.se/sport/vintersport/kina-os-vintersport

The Norwegian Ski Association and FIS have decided to postpone the Cross-Country, Nordic Combined and Ski Jumping World Cups planned from December 4-6 to later in the season due to the current COVID-19 prevention measures in Norway. https://www.fis-ski.com/en/nordic-combined/nordic-combined-news-multimedia/news-multimedia/news/2020-21/nordic-world-cup-in-lillehammer-postponed-until-later-in-the-season

Ingvild Flugstad Oestberg will not compete this season. She and her medical staff have stated they are still concerned over her health issues when it comes to her overall energy intake which is still not sufficient to compete for a whole season. Her insufficient energy intake also raises concerns about her being more prone to injuries. She will focus on training this winter and put her focus towards Beijing 2022. https://www.nrk.no/sport/ingvild-flugstad-ostberg-dropper-vinterens-konkurranser-1.15243014

Open Race (14/17) Non-Olympic Event Practice 2 Results Rank Athletes Nation Result 1 Max Verstappen 1:28.330 2 Charles Leclerc +0.401 3 Valtteri Bottas +0.575 4 Lewis Hamilton +0.850 5 Alexander Albon +1.033 6 Daniil Kvyat +1.359 7 Pierre Gasly +1.614 8 Sebastian Vettel +1.692 9 Lance Stroll +1.967 10 Lando Norris +2.577 11 Sergio Perez +2.774 12 Esteban Ocon +3.050 13 Antonio Giovinazzi +3.163 14 Carlos Sainz +3.168 15 Daniel Ricciardo +3.330 16 Kimi Räikkönen +3.602 17 George Russell +3.972 18 Romain Grosjean +4.240 19 Kevin Magnussen +4.477 20 Nicholas Latifi +5.158

Open Race (14/17) Non-Olympic Event Practice 1 Results Rank Athletes Nation Result 1 Max Verstappen 1:35.077 2 Alexander Albon +0.241 3 Charles Leclerc +0.430 4 Pierre Gasly +0.466 5 Sebastian Vettel +0.543 6 Daniil Kvyat +1.661 7 Lando Norris +2.139 8 Antonio Giovinazzi +2.426 9 Valtteri Bottas +2.552 10 Esteban Ocon +3.351 11 Nicholas Latifi +3.431 12 Sergio Perez +3.535 13 Lance Stroll +4.407 14 Romain Grosjean +4.948 15 Lewis Hamilton +5.148 16 Kimi Räikkönen +5.958 17 Kevin Magnussen +6.777 18 Daniel Ricciardo +10.079 19 Carlos Sainz +11.385 20 George Russell +14.179

Events Open Race (14/17) Official Schedule Turkey Time (GMT +3) Olympic Event Final | Non-Olympic Event Final Friday, November 13th 11:00 Open Race Practice 1 15:00 Open Race Practice 2 Saturday, November 14th 12:00 Open Race Practice 3 15:00 Open Race Qualifying Sunday, November 15th 13:10 Open Race Grand Prix