RobtheAggie

A small but nice return to Friday´s Ema Kapustová 3rd place in the Sprint.
 

 

 

Ceci Dominguez on the start list and actually not listed as DNS, but since she started in the cross-country World Cup in Toblach 45 minutes or so ago, I highly doubt she'll start. Obertilliach is close, but not that close  

Team Sweden to World Championships 2023
 
Women
Elvira Öberg
Hanna Öberg
Linn Persson
Anna Magnusson
Mona Brorsson
 
Men
Martin Ponsiluoma
Sebastian Samuelsson
Jesper Nelin
Peppe Femling
Emil Nykvist

France have already selected their female Starters for the Races, if nobody gets sick. 
Chevalier, Chevalier-Bouchet, Jeanmonnot and Simon will start in the Sprint and the Individual. So no Start for Chauveau and Colombo at the championships.
 
 

Team Slovakia
 
Mens
 
Matej Kazár
Tomáš Sklenárik
Michal Šima
 
Womens
 
Paulína Bátovská-Fialková
Ivona Fialková
Júlia Machyniaková
Mária Remeňová
 
Team for the WCh announced, Júlia Machyniaková beat Zuzana Remeňová and Henrieta Horvátová for the last 4th spot in the internal qualifiers.
 
Already retired Matej Kazár will compete at the WCh to help the country starting in both Mixed relays He will start also in the Sprint/Purusit as well, the Individual will be reconsidered according his result(s) in the sprint
 

US Team:
Deedra Irwin (Pulaski, Wis./National Guard Biathlon)
Joanne Reid (Grand Junction, Colo.) - has been sick on and off this season, like a lot of people.
Chloe Levins (Rutland, Vt.)
Tara Geraghty-Moats (West Fairlee, Vt./Craftsbury Green Racing Project)
Kelsey Dickinson (Winthrop, Wash./Craftsbury Green Racing Project)
 
 
Jake Brown (St. Paul, Minn./Craftsbury Green Racing Project)
Sean Doherty (Center Conway, N.H./National Guard Biathlon)
Paul Schommer (Appleton, Wis./Crosscut Mountain Sports Center Elite Team)
Maxime Germain (Chamonix-Mont Blanc, FRA/National Guard Biathlon)
Vincent Bonacci (Salt Lake City, Utah/Crosscut Mountain Sports Center Elite Team)

US Team:
Deedra Irwin (Pulaski, Wis./National Guard Biathlon)
Joanne Reid (Grand Junction, Colo.) - has been sick on and off this season, like a lot of people.
Chloe Levins (Rutland, Vt.)
Tara Geraghty-Moats (West Fairlee, Vt./Craftsbury Green Racing Project)
Kelsey Dickinson (Winthrop, Wash./Craftsbury Green Racing Project)
 
 
Jake Brown (St. Paul, Minn./Craftsbury Green Racing Project)
Sean Doherty (Center Conway, N.H./National Guard Biathlon)
Paul Schommer (Appleton, Wis./Crosscut Mountain Sports Center Elite Team)
Maxime Germain (Chamonix-Mont Blanc, FRA/National Guard Biathlon)
Vincent Bonacci (Salt Lake City, Utah/Crosscut Mountain Sports Center Elite Team)

On a podcast called Threshold, Campbell Wright announced that as of the 2023-2024 season, he will be skiing for the USA.  He has been training and traveling with the US all season.  New Zealand has given him little if any support.  Wright has a US passport and is a US citizen.  He almost skied for the US in the Olympics, but NZ stepped up a the last moment. 

On a podcast called Threshold, Campbell Wright announced that as of the 2023-2024 season, he will be skiing for the USA.  He has been training and traveling with the US all season.  New Zealand has given him little if any support.  Wright has a US passport and is a US citizen.  He almost skied for the US in the Olympics, but NZ stepped up a the last moment. 

And definitely the best World Cup result ever for  blood!
 
In biathlon, that is, obviously there have been a whole bunch of podiums and wins in alpine skiing by now.

What a great race this was, I love this podium
Big congratulations to Vittozzi, finally back on top, and with a clear shooting, after the troubles from last week where it looked like her old demons from last season were back. What a great way to bounce back just a few days later!
 
I'm thrilled for Lou Jeanmonnot's first podium  I gotta be honest, between the 2 French ""youngsters"", I was expecting Sophie Chauveau to be the first one on a podium, although Lou's season has been really good so far as well, she has more experience in the world cup and she's definitely more consistent in her shooting than Sophie is (who had a bad day on the shooting range today ).
 
And of course I'm happy about Julia Simon's 3rd place which means she wins a few points against Elvira Oeberg and keeps the yellow bib

Individual will be on the 4K, they could made enough snow
 

Looks like Selina Gasparin is not entirely done yet, easily winning today's Alpencup sprint in Lenzerheide  
https://winter.racetime.pro/en/biathlon/international/2022-2023/event/400/results/competition/919/course/7447

All - WOW!  I was able to be at the Pursuits yesterday.  The only way to relate the atmosphere in Le Grand Bornand is a football/soccer match.  I was on the course, and when Julia Simon and Eric Perrot shot yesterday, it was like a rocket taking off it was so loud.  Lots of fun to watch, even those near the end.  I am not sure if you could tell, or if it even made it on the broadcast, but the last downhill, followed by the sharp left hand turn into the steep uphill right before the range was really icy.  Lots of concentrated faces at that spot.  I was there for the women.  The men I was where the long climb makes the turn around.  That is a really long climb, and for the Mass start even longer.  
 
Fun experience.

All - WOW!  I was able to be at the Pursuits yesterday.  The only way to relate the atmosphere in Le Grand Bornand is a football/soccer match.  I was on the course, and when Julia Simon and Eric Perrot shot yesterday, it was like a rocket taking off it was so loud.  Lots of fun to watch, even those near the end.  I am not sure if you could tell, or if it even made it on the broadcast, but the last downhill, followed by the sharp left hand turn into the steep uphill right before the range was really icy.  Lots of concentrated faces at that spot.  I was there for the women.  The men I was where the long climb makes the turn around.  That is a really long climb, and for the Mass start even longer.  
 
Fun experience.

All - WOW!  I was able to be at the Pursuits yesterday.  The only way to relate the atmosphere in Le Grand Bornand is a football/soccer match.  I was on the course, and when Julia Simon and Eric Perrot shot yesterday, it was like a rocket taking off it was so loud.  Lots of fun to watch, even those near the end.  I am not sure if you could tell, or if it even made it on the broadcast, but the last downhill, followed by the sharp left hand turn into the steep uphill right before the range was really icy.  Lots of concentrated faces at that spot.  I was there for the women.  The men I was where the long climb makes the turn around.  That is a really long climb, and for the Mass start even longer.  
 
Fun experience.

All - WOW!  I was able to be at the Pursuits yesterday.  The only way to relate the atmosphere in Le Grand Bornand is a football/soccer match.  I was on the course, and when Julia Simon and Eric Perrot shot yesterday, it was like a rocket taking off it was so loud.  Lots of fun to watch, even those near the end.  I am not sure if you could tell, or if it even made it on the broadcast, but the last downhill, followed by the sharp left hand turn into the steep uphill right before the range was really icy.  Lots of concentrated faces at that spot.  I was there for the women.  The men I was where the long climb makes the turn around.  That is a really long climb, and for the Mass start even longer.  
 
Fun experience.

All - WOW!  I was able to be at the Pursuits yesterday.  The only way to relate the atmosphere in Le Grand Bornand is a football/soccer match.  I was on the course, and when Julia Simon and Eric Perrot shot yesterday, it was like a rocket taking off it was so loud.  Lots of fun to watch, even those near the end.  I am not sure if you could tell, or if it even made it on the broadcast, but the last downhill, followed by the sharp left hand turn into the steep uphill right before the range was really icy.  Lots of concentrated faces at that spot.  I was there for the women.  The men I was where the long climb makes the turn around.  That is a really long climb, and for the Mass start even longer.  
 
Fun experience.

All - WOW!  I was able to be at the Pursuits yesterday.  The only way to relate the atmosphere in Le Grand Bornand is a football/soccer match.  I was on the course, and when Julia Simon and Eric Perrot shot yesterday, it was like a rocket taking off it was so loud.  Lots of fun to watch, even those near the end.  I am not sure if you could tell, or if it even made it on the broadcast, but the last downhill, followed by the sharp left hand turn into the steep uphill right before the range was really icy.  Lots of concentrated faces at that spot.  I was there for the women.  The men I was where the long climb makes the turn around.  That is a really long climb, and for the Mass start even longer.  
 
Fun experience.

All - WOW!  I was able to be at the Pursuits yesterday.  The only way to relate the atmosphere in Le Grand Bornand is a football/soccer match.  I was on the course, and when Julia Simon and Eric Perrot shot yesterday, it was like a rocket taking off it was so loud.  Lots of fun to watch, even those near the end.  I am not sure if you could tell, or if it even made it on the broadcast, but the last downhill, followed by the sharp left hand turn into the steep uphill right before the range was really icy.  Lots of concentrated faces at that spot.  I was there for the women.  The men I was where the long climb makes the turn around.  That is a really long climb, and for the Mass start even longer.  
 
Fun experience.

All - WOW!  I was able to be at the Pursuits yesterday.  The only way to relate the atmosphere in Le Grand Bornand is a football/soccer match.  I was on the course, and when Julia Simon and Eric Perrot shot yesterday, it was like a rocket taking off it was so loud.  Lots of fun to watch, even those near the end.  I am not sure if you could tell, or if it even made it on the broadcast, but the last downhill, followed by the sharp left hand turn into the steep uphill right before the range was really icy.  Lots of concentrated faces at that spot.  I was there for the women.  The men I was where the long climb makes the turn around.  That is a really long climb, and for the Mass start even longer.  
 
Fun experience.

All - WOW!  I was able to be at the Pursuits yesterday.  The only way to relate the atmosphere in Le Grand Bornand is a football/soccer match.  I was on the course, and when Julia Simon and Eric Perrot shot yesterday, it was like a rocket taking off it was so loud.  Lots of fun to watch, even those near the end.  I am not sure if you could tell, or if it even made it on the broadcast, but the last downhill, followed by the sharp left hand turn into the steep uphill right before the range was really icy.  Lots of concentrated faces at that spot.  I was there for the women.  The men I was where the long climb makes the turn around.  That is a really long climb, and for the Mass start even longer.  
 
Fun experience.

There is hope for the Slovak future!!!