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French IBU Cup Team Women Caroline Colombo – AS Mouthe (Massif Jurassien) Sophie Chauveau – SC Grand Bornand (Mont-Blanc) Camille Bened – Chablais Nordic (Mont-Blanc) Lou Jeanmonnot – Olympic Mont d’Or (Massif Jurassien) Paula Botet – SC La Bresse (Massif Vosgien) Gilonne Guigonnat – Villard S/Boëge (Mont Blanc) Men Emilien Claude – Bass S/Rupt (Massif Vosgien) Rémi Broutier – Bauges SN (Savoie) Eric Perrot – SC Peisey (Savoie) Hugo Rivail – SC Les Menuires (Savoie) Oscar Lombardot – ESS Montbenoit (Massif Jurassien) Ambroise Meunier – CS La Féclaz (Savoie)

Russian Men's Roster announced: World Cup - Aleksandr Loginov, Matvey Eliseev, Eugeniy Garanichev, Eduard Latypov and Karim Khalili with Aleksandr Povarnitsyn as the 6th athlete. IBU Cup roster: Nikita Porshnev, Daniil Serokhvostov, Ilnaz Mukhamedzynov, Anton Babikov, Vasiliy Tomshin, Kirill Streltsov and Maksim Tsvetkov. Odd to see Babikov and Tsvetkov on the IBU Cup.

This is my list of Biathlon Events for 2021-2022. I had way too much time on my hands. Biathlon Schedule 2021-2022.xlsx

Johannes T. Boe will not race this weekend.

It has been amazing how far the Russian teams have dropped .. yet they are still ahead of the US on most days

Scary news from Sweden as Anna Hedstroem spent two days in intensive care due two blood clots in the lungs. She is on the "B" team. She is better now and will be on blood thinners for 6 months.

Start list for Norway - https://live.eqtiming.com/58225

Finland International Grand Prix from last weekend. Mari Eder did not compete in North Karelia. Women's Sprint 1. Suvi Minkkinen - 10/10 2. Natassia Kunnunen - 7/10 Women's Individual 1. Suvi Minkkinen - 19/20 Men's Sprint 1. Heiki Laitinen - 8/10 2. Tuomas Harjula - 8/10 3. Arttu Heikinen - 9/10 Men's Individual 1. Olli Hiidensalo - 18/20

Looks like I will watch Sweden live and then Norway recorded. Thanks everyone for the responses.

Anyone know if the races in Sjusjoen or Idre will be streamed this weekend?

Here is the women's one: With a season like last year, Eckhoff can raise to 2nd on this list. Wierer is the only other active biathlete on this list.

I saw this today and thought it would be an interesting discussion point. Any chance that Tarjei Boe moves past Dratchev? Does Johannes Tinges Boe pass Martin Fourcade in wins? I do not think that he will compete long enough to pass him in anything other than wins. Any idea who else would be near these numbers? One other thing, with an additional week on the schedule, there is at least 3 more victories/podiums now.

Canada's Team should be announced soon. Results from trials which were on snow in Canmore. Short Individual: 1 - Christian Gow (19/20) 2- Matthew Strum (19-20) 3- Mark Arendz (20/20) 4- Scott Gow (16/20) 5- Trevor Kiers (17/20) 6- Jules Burnotte (16/20) 7- Logan Pletz (17/20) 8- Adam Runnalls (15/20) 9- Reid Lovstrom (19/20) 10- Aidan Millar (16/20) Women: 1 - Emma Lunder (19/20) 2- Nadia Moser (17/20) 3- Pascale Paradis (19/20) 4- Benita Peiffer (16/20) 5- Gillian Gowling (18/20) 6- Sarah Beaudry (16/20) 7- Jenna Sherrington (18/20) 8- Megan Bankes (15/20) 9- Larissa Black (18/20) 10- Emily Dickson (13/20)

Czech Team so far (5 or 10 identified) Marketa Davidova Lucie Charvatova Michal Krcmar Jakub Stvrtecky Mikulas Karlik The other 5 spots will be earned at Sjusjoen on 13-14 November.

German Men's Team: Benedikt Doll, Erik Lesser, Philipp Nawrath and Roman Rees have all been announced as members of the men's team. Johannes Kuehn, Justus Strelow, Philipp Horn, Johannes Donhauser and Philipp Lipowitz are all trying for the last two German team spots.

Very interesting information here - The IBU might formalize a Summer World Cup, with purses close to, if not the same as the winter World Cup series.

US Teams are announced: Women's WC Team: Susan Dunklee (Craftsbury, Vt./Craftsbury Green Racing Project & USBA) Clare Egan (Cape Elizabeth, Maine/USBA) Joanne Reid (Grand Junction, Colo.) Deedra Irwin (Pulaski, Wis./National Guard Biathlon Team & USBA) Kelsey Dickinson (Winthrop, Wash./Craftsbury Green Racing Project) This will be Dunklee and Egan's final season on the World Cup. Men WC Team: Leif Nordgren (Hinesburg, Vt./National Guard Biathlon & USBA) Sean Doherty (Center Conway, N.H./National Guard Biathlon & USBA) Paul Schommer (Appleton, Wis./Team Crosscut & USBA) Jake Brown (Saint Paul, Minn./Craftsbury Green Racing Project & USBA) Vasek Cervenka (Grand Rapids, Minn./National Guard Biathlon & USBA) The final roster for the first two BMW IBU World Cups of the season will be announced at the end of the camp. IBU Cup Rosters for Idre, Sweden (Nov. 25-28) and Sjusjoen, Norway (Dec. 1-4) Chloe Levins (Rutland, Vt./USBA) Hallie Grossman (South Burlington, Vt./Craftsbury Green Racing Project) Lina Farra (Heber City, Utah/National Guard Biathlon Team) Max Durtschi (Ketchum, Idaho/Team Crosscut & USBA) Vincent Bonacci (Salt Lake City, Utah/Team Crosscut & USBA) Luke Brown (Saint Paul, Minn./Team Craftsbury Green Racing Project)

"Maxime Germaine of Anchorage and Helen Wilson of Eagle River are back on the U.S. Biathlon development team, along with first-time selection Maja Lapkass of Anchorage. Germaine, 19, boasts a bronze medal from the 2019 World Junior Championships, a tremendous achievement for an American — his medal was the first in four years for the United States at the prestigious international event. Wilson, 19, is a member of the UAA cross-country ski team. She was the top American in the 12.5-kilometer individual race at the IBU World Junior/Youth Championships last February in Austria, placing 38th in the junior women’s race. She missed one out of 20 targets in that race. Lapkass, 18, also compete in Austria and was the top American finisher in the youth women’s sprint race (51st) and pursuit (45th). All three biathletes are members of the Anchorage Biathlon Club." Source

"Dolcie Tanguay, of Fort Kent, Maine, and Diego Schillaci, of New Paltz, will compete in Lucerne, Switzerland as members of the United States biathlon team." Source

Day 2 results. Schutzenski 2021 Day 2 - Mass Start.pdf

US Schutzenski took place yesterday and concludes today at Soldier Hollow. This is being used for WC and IBU Cup qualifying. No real surprises in the women's races. Top 4 are the same as last season and Geraighty-Moats making progress. Some surprises here Max Durtschi in 2nd. Leif Nordgren and Jake Brown not really doing well yesterday. Jake Brown missed all 5 shots in the stand.

US Schutzenski took place yesterday and concludes today at Soldier Hollow. This is being used for WC and IBU Cup qualifying. No real surprises in the women's races. Top 4 are the same as last season and Geraighty-Moats making progress. Some surprises here Max Durtschi in 2nd. Leif Nordgren and Jake Brown not really doing well yesterday. Jake Brown missed all 5 shots in the stand.

That sounds like a good ole Telenovela!

That is a lot of people for a summer biathlon race. Congrats on that alone.

And now snow in Finland! And new Russian uniforms: