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Great weather in Sweden for snow! Östersund, Jämtland County, Sweden 10 Day Weather DAY DESCRIPTION HIGH / LOW PRECIP WIND HUMIDITY TONIGHT NOV 4 Partly Cloudy --18° 10% SSE 4 mph 86% TUE NOV 5 Partly Cloudy 24°18° 10% NNE 4 mph 80% WED NOV 6 Cloudy 25°24° 20% ESE 7 mph 81% THU NOV 7 Cloudy 27°21° 20% E 8 mph 82% FRI NOV 8 Snow Showers 25°20° 40% ENE 8 mph 84% SAT NOV 9 Snow Showers 23°19° 50% ENE 9 mph 85% SUN NOV 10 Snow Showers 22°19° 40% N 8 mph 87% MON NOV 11 Snow Showers 22°17° 40% NNE 8 mph 86% TUE NOV 12 Snow Showers 21°18° 40% NNE 6 mph 88% WED NOV 13 Snow Showers 22°21° 40% ENE 7 mph 92% THU NOV 14 Snow Showers 26°22° 50% NE 7 mph 90% FRI NOV 15 Snow Showers 26°22° 40% NNE 7 mph 89% SAT NOV 16 PM Snow Showers 25°21° 40% NE 6 mph 91% SUN NOV 17 AM Snow Showers 24°20° 40% ENE 7 mph 89% MON NOV 18 Mostly Cloudy 24°19° 20% SE 7 mph 91%

Sjusjoen, Norway 10 Day Weather - Look at all of that snow! DAY DESCRIPTION HIGH / LOW PRECIP WIND HUMIDITY TONIGHT NOV 4 Partly Cloudy --12° 0% NE 3 mph 81% TUE NOV 5 Partly Cloudy 20°11° 0% NNE 2 mph 68% WED NOV 6 Mostly Cloudy 18°11° 10% ESE 2 mph 78% THU NOV 7 Mostly Cloudy 17°10° 10% NNE 2 mph 81% FRI NOV 8 PM Snow Showers 17°14° 40% NNE 4 mph 86% SAT NOV 9 Snow Showers 20°13° 50% NE 3 mph 87% SUN NOV 10 Snow Showers 19°12° 40% NNE 4 mph 88% MON NOV 11 Snow Showers 18°12° 40% NNE 4 mph 86% TUE NOV 12 Snow Showers 19°15° 40% NE 3 mph 86% WED NOV 13 Snow Showers 20°17° 50% NE 4 mph 86% THU NOV 14 Snow Showers 22°17° 50% NNE 5 mph 87% FRI NOV 15 Snow Showers 21°16° 40% NNE 4 mph 89% SAT NOV 16 PM Snow Showers 20°15° 40% NNE 3 mph 91% SUN NOV 17 Snow Showers 19°13° 50% NE 3 mph 91% MON NOV 18 AM Snow Showers 18°12° 40% NE 3 mph

I do like the new jackets. Those are nice.

So true. Very different looking.

Good point, I forgot that the rules are new. Does that mean that Mari Laukkanen now Eder could switch if she wanted to Austria because her husband is Austrian.

I was wondering the same thing. Also, what was Lapshin and Avvakumova connection with Korea?

IBU has their Women's Team prediction up. Top 5 Norway Germany France Italy Sweden Russia

Interesting article about the composition and problems of the Russian biathlon team. According to the article, Olga Podchufarovia did not receive any opposition from the Russian team as she moved to Slovenia. Also Ekaterina Avvakumova intended to move to Serbia. However, in the coming season, the Russian woman will not be able to make her debut under the flag of a new country. This decision was made by the IBU. “The IBU Secretary General informed us that Avvakumova will not play for Serbia this season. IBU explained its decision by saying that the biathlete did not demonstrate a genuine, close and reliable connection with our country, ”TASS quoted Velimir Vukadin, President of the Biathlon Union of Serbia, as saying. And Maigurov explained that, according to the new IBU rules, Avvakumova has no chance at all to play for Serbia, since now a biathlete can only change sports citizenship once in a career.

Two procedural changes with the IBU. They have finally joined the CAS anti-doping division. I did not know that they had not done so. Also, Para Biathlon will either need to join IBU or create their own organization. Do not forget to do the IBU Fan Survey.

The US announces their IBU Cup squad for the first few races. They had their trials last weekend. The teams are: Kelsey Dickinson (Winthrop, Wash.) Hallie Grossman (South Burlington, Vt.) Maddie Phaneuf (Old Forge, N.Y.) Lars Hammernes Leopold (Truckee, Calif.) Max Durtschi (Ketchum, Idaho) Paul Schommer (Appleton, Wis.) Jake Brown (St. Paul, Minn) Dickison and Leopold are new names on the IBU Cup.

The held trials this past weekend at Soldier Hollow to determine teams for both the World Cup and IBU Cup teams. It was rollerski, but was postponed a few hours on the third day due to snow! Here are the US athletes for the first three World Cup events: Clare Egan (Cape Elizabeth, Maine) Susan Dunklee (Barton, Vt.) Joanne Reid (Grand Junction, Colo.) Emily Dreissigacker (Morrisville, Vt.). Sean Doherty (Center Conway, N.H.) Leif Nordgren (Hinesburg, Vt.) Travis Cooper (Kenai, Alaska) Alex Howe (Gilford, N.H.) The women's team looks solid, the men's soso. Neither team will do really well in the relay, I would love anything in the top 10, that that would be a minor miracle.

I am in. Currently sitting in an airport, so I will need to reread the rules, but it sounds like a lot of fun.

I also agree that more specifics would be great. I have even reached out to the USBA to see if they could send me a copy of the 400 page document to try and get some more specifics. My point about the editorial was more that at least there is an acknowledgement that changes were needed, and there seems to be some in the works. The 12 year maximum term is a good idea, I think a tad too long, but still a good idea. The creation of the Biathlon Integrity Unit is another step in the right direction.

Pretty good editorial about the changes at the IBU. I am not saying I agree with everything, but the author does put some good points out.

I think that it was in the summer thread.

Some more info about Target 26 has been published. It does appear that there will be some structural changes, as well as extended reach of the IBU. I know we have joked about an official third tier of races, some more regional for example in East and Central Asia. This might be where this comes in. Also it appears that there will be a greater emphasis on youth development and possible funding from the IBU to national organizations to help develop the sport.

No, Lapshin and Avvakumova both switched to Korean to be able to race in the 2018 Olympics. Comma in the wrong place,

And another former Russian biathlete is changing the national affiliation. Ekaterina Avvakumova, who previously changed her nationality to Korean, think Timothy Lapshin prior to the 2018 Olympics, has changed to Serbia.

So this past weekend the French had their Summer Rollerski Biathlon championships in the Doubs town of Arcon. Martin Fourcade finished behind Simon Desthieux in both the sprint and pursuit. Not the best sign.

Notes from the IBU Congress: 1. Acceptance of a new constitution. 2. Creation of a Biathlon Integrity Unit that will "manage all integrity related matters concerning biathlon, including anti-doping, ethical breaches, betting-related issues and any other kind of result manipulation." 3. The Executive Board suggest hosts of World Championships to Congress after an evaluation of candidates. 4. The IBU will have to make public all future minutes from Congress and Executive Board meetings, while a minimum of two women must feature on the Executive Board, Technical and Athletes Committee. 5. More information on Target 26 - 6. Russian women lost their maximum number of slots as Margarita Vasilyeva had her results nullified due to doping. So only 5 slots for Russia.

Also, see how you can do on this quiz - Name the top 60 men from the 2018-2019 season. I got 41 of the 60.

Belarus picked up a new female biathlete - Adelina Sabitova has switched from Russia to Belarus. From the article - "The 22-year-old athlete comes from the Russian republic of Udmurtia. She has never been on the roster of the Russian national team at international biathlon tournaments. At the most recent Russian Biathlon Championship, Sabitova competed in the individual sprint event and ended up 44th. The change of Sabitova’s sports nationality must now be approved by the International Biathlon Union (IBU), which earlier imposed a temporary moratorium on the transfers of athletes between the national teams."

Few notes: IBU has its Extraordinary Congress this weekend. New constitution on tap as well as the Target 26, which is " a commitment to building on the sport's strong foundations and maximising its huge global potential. Centred on five key targets, the strategic plan provides a clear framework and tangible objectives for the IBU to fulfil between now and 2026." This is being called the "blueprint for the sport's future." There are "five key targets" included in the 400 page handbook. I would love to see what these are. Also check out the red locks on US Youth Olympian Van Ledger -

A few more random bits of news. Olga Podchufarova the retired Russian biathlete, who came out of retirement this past summer, will ski for Slovenia. I also found this discussion fun, a random West Australian on his blog announced how excited he was about biathlon and snow. The comments are where it becomes fun. I think that all of us have had a conversation like this one.

For What it is worth, the Quota's are here on the IBU website - MEMBERCENTER Jr men.htmlMEMBERCENTER Jr Women.html