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Classic German TV directing in Ruhpolding. They miss JTB to focus on Benedikt Doll closing on the finish. And Doll missed T.Boe's time by less than 2 secs.

Shiffrin with a relaxed 2nd run and still 1,21 secs ahead. Worley 2nd. Bassino 3rd.

Shiffrin 1,39 secs. faster than anyone in Top 7 group in Kronplatz

Krystyna Guzik would be available. She's 36 this year and obviously shut down from our A team.

Grr... why don't you call her Eva then?

Bye Herrmann.

How many penalty loops for Herrmann? I'd be shocked if she holds off Yurlova.

K.Piton two penalties. Expected.

And Preuss crumbles... this unknown Russian has owned her on this leg.

Gontier 0/8

Bulgaria in 2nd place

I asked the same a few weeks back and it turns out she's recovering from an ankle surgery. Hauser with a fall and Austria DNF (no spare rifle at this level?).

I wonder if that backfires on them though? Taking the whole month off is strange regardless of the circumstances. And how is the weather in Oestersund in March? Probably warmer than late November/early December?

Pauina Fialkova gave even a bigger gift to the Italians - 32nd! Wierer might look sluggish lately but she hasn't had a truly off weekend yet.

Bescond and Wierer collide...

Vittozzi with 30 secs. lead and Wierer up to 2nd after the 3rd shoot!

Spot on. Freestyle wrestling is only there to please the Americans. Greco-Roman is the core of all the combat sports at the Olympics. Removing this would mark the start of the true commercial era in Olympics. It's commercial enough already but some niche sports otherwise practiced for thousands of years are still there. Adding e-sports is so lame I can't even think of what drives these people to even considering such a stupid choice ($$$).

I like the Italian logo better. And I hope OG alpine skiing is finally held at a proper alpine skiing resort. Enough with this artificial snow & slopes crap. I can't even imagine how bad Beijing will look like.

Stephanie Brunner suffered a torn ACL in training and is out for the season.

Not surprising, his defensive style was brutal to his body which eventually broke down. If he's still in pain despite the surgery, it's all over. Makes you admire how long Nadal is going given his knees issues.

Reducing quotas in gymnastics would hamper one-event speciallists, right? Do they still qualify via all-around (minus the WC gold medallists).

These Swiss guards could become useful, maybe in shooting or some obscure sport nobody pays attention to outside of the Olympics? Athletics? Not so much. Maybe in Mediterranen Games?

[hide] Preliminary Round January 10th - January 17th, 2018 24 Nations, 4 Groups, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Nations from each Group will qualify for the Main Round Group A Date & Time (GMT +1) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 January 10th 2019, h. 18:15 Germany 15 Korea January 11th 2019, h. 18:00 Serbia 3 Russia January 11th 2019, h. 20:30 Brazil 5 France January 12th 2019, h. 15:30 Russia 13 Korea January 12th 2019, h. 18:15 Germany 3 Brazil January 12th 2019, h. 20:30 France 2 Serbia January 14th 2019, h. 15:30 Serbia 4 Brazil January 14th 2019, h. 18:00 Russia 1 Germany January 14th 2019, h. 20:30 France 16 Korea January 15th 2019, h. 15:30 Russia 7 Brazil January 15th 2019, h. 18:00 Korea 11 Serbia January 15th 2019, h. 20:30 Germany 3 France January 17th 2019, h. 15:30 Brazil 9 Korea January 17th 2019, h. 18:00 Germany 2 Serbia January 17th 2019, h. 20:30 France 3 Russia Group B Date & Time (GMT +1) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 January 11th 2019, h. 15:00 Japan 12 Macedonia January 11th 2019, h. 18:00 Iceland 5 Croatia January 11th 2019, h. 20:30 Bahrain 11 Spain January 13th 2019, h. 14:00 Macedonia 10 Bahrain January 13th 2019, h. 16:30 Croatia 17 Japan January 13th 2019, h. 19:00 Spain 1 Iceland January 14th 2019, h. 15:30 Iceland 13 Bahrain January 14th 2019, h. 18:00 Croatia 5 Macedonia January 14th 2019, h. 20:30 Spain 14 Japan January 16th 2019, h. 15:30 Japan 11 Iceland January 16th 2019, h. 18:00 Croatia 12 Bahrain January 16th 2019, h. 20:30 Macedonia 1 Spain January 17th 2019, h. 15:30 Bahrain 6 Japan January 17th 2019, h. 18:00 Macedonia 1 Iceland January 17th 2019, h. 20:30 Spain 1 Croatia Group C Date & Time (GMT +1) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 January 10th 2019, h. 20:15 Chile 15 Denmark January 11th 2019, h. 18:00 Saudi Arabia 10 Austria January 11th 2019, h. 20:30 Tunisia 14 Norway January 12th 2019, h. 15:00 Austria 10 Chile January 12th 2019, h. 17:30 Norway 17 Saudi Arabia January 12th 2019, h. 20:15 Denmark 11 Tunisia January 14th 2019, h. 15:00 Tunisia 7 Chile January 14th 2019, h. 17:30 Norway 9 Austria January 14th 2019, h. 20:15 Denmark 18 Saudi Arabia January 15th 2019, h. 16:15 Saudi Arabia 6 Tunisia January 15th 2019, h. 18:30 Norway 11 Chile January 15th 2019, h. 20:45 Austria 9 Denmark January 17th 2019, h. 15:00 Chile 2 Saudi Arabia January 17th 2019, h. 17:30 Austria 1 Tunisia January 17th 2019, h. 20:15 Denmark 1 Norway Group D Date & Time (GMT +1) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 January 11th 2019, h. 15:30 Angola 10 Qatar January 11th 2019, h. 18:00 Argentina 12 Hungary January 11th 2019, h. 20:30 Egypt 12 Sweden January 13th 2019, h. 15:30 Qatar 7 Egypt January 13th 2019, h. 18:00 Hungary 11 Angola January 13th 2019, h. 20:30 Sweden 9 Argentina January 14th 2019, h. 15:30 Hungary 5 Qatar January 14th 2019, h. 18:00 Argentina 3 Egypt January 14th 2019, h. 20:30 Sweden 10 Angola January 16th 2019, h. 15:30 Angola 5 Argentina January 16th 2019, h. 18:00 Hungary 11 Egypt January 16th 2019, h. 20:30 Qatar 6 Sweden January 17th 2019, h. 15:30 Egypt 4 Angola January 17th 2019, h. 18:00 Qatar 8 Argentina January 17th 2019, h. 20:30 Sweden 3 Hungary [/hide]

This was probably the most subdued crowd reation at German biathlon venue I've ever witnessed. The women's team really sucks. Preuss & Hinz can't step it up without Dahlmeier and the Horchlers are just meh.

Yeah, Oeberg's PB was 5th so far. Aymonier with only 1 miss and a Top 10.