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I was surprised that Nove Mesto became a cult classic after being gone from the calendar for so long. Even pushing out Ostersund in one year and Kontiolahti in the other.

We can go to Nemenčinė in Lithuania, there are a lot of people speaking Russian there, but we can't promise that we'll have 30 functional shooting lanes and snow.

I literally have 0 excuses to not start saving money for a trip to Otepaa in 2025

He wouldn't miss it for the world.

I might be blind, but I think I'm missing @heywoodu in the scorecard?

I was really thinking of going for Austria, but got too scared and went with a safer choice for my prediction.

[hide] Nation Captains SWEDEN Hanna Oeberg NORWAY Tarjei Boe Nation Women NORWAY Marte Olsbu Roeiseland GERMANY Janina Hettich AUSTRIA Lisa Theresa Hauser BELARUS Dzinara Alimbekava Nation Men ITALY Lukas Hofer FRANCE Emilien Jacquelin SLOVENIA Jakov Fak SWEDEN Sebastian Samuelsson

[hide] Event & Date Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Mixed Relay 4x7.5km Day 1 February 10th, 2021 Austria Belarus Czech Republic France Germany X Italy Norway X Russian Biathlon Federation Sweden X Switzerland Ukraine United States Any Other Nation Men's 10km Sprint Day 2 February 12th, 2021 Quentin Fillon Maillet X Emilien Jacquelin Any Other French Athlete Arnd Peiffer Any Other German Athlete Lukas Hofer Johannes Thingnes Boe X Sturla Holm Laegreid Any Other Norwegian Athlete X Jakov Fak Martin Ponsiluoma Sebastian Samuelsson Benjamin Weger Any Other Athlete Women's 7.5km Sprint Day 3 February 13th, 2021 Lisa Theresa Hauser Dzinara Alimbekava Marketa Davidova Anais Chevalier-Bouchet Any Other French Athlete X Denise Herrmann Franziska Preuss Any Other German Athlete Dorothea Wierer Lisa Vittozzi Marte Olsbu Roeiseland X Tiril Eckhoff Any Other Norwegian Athlete Elvira Oeberg Hanna Oeberg X Any Other Swedish Athlete Any Other Athlete Men's 12.5km Pursuit Day 4 February 14th, 2021 Quentin Fillon Maillet X Emilien Jacquelin Any Other French Athlete Benedikt Doll Arnd Peiffer Any Other German Athlete Johannes Thingnes Boe X Johannes Dale Sturla Holm Laegreid Any Other Norwegian Athlete Sebastian Samuelsson Benjamin Weger Any Other Athlete X Women's 10km Pursuit Day 4 February 14th, 2021 Lisa Theresa Hauser X Dzinara Alimbekava Justine Braisaz-Bouchet Julia Simon Any Other French Athlete Denise Herrmann Franziska Preuss Dorothea Wierer Marte Olsbu Roeiseland X Tiril Eckhoff Any Other Norwegian Athlete Elvira Oeberg Hanna Oeberg X Any Other Swedish Athlete Any Other Athlete Women's 15km Individual Day 5 February 16th, 2021 Anais Chevalier-Bouchet Justine Braisaz-Bouchet Denise Herrmann Franziska Preuss Dorothea Wierer Marte Olsbu Roeiseland Tiril Eckhoff Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold Any Athlete Representing Russian Biathlon Federation Hanna Oeberg X Linn Persson Any Other Swedish Athlete Yuliia Dzhima X Any Other Athlete X Men's 20km Individual Day 6 February 17th, 2021 Simon Eder Quentin Fillon Maillet Antonin Guigonnat Any Other French Athlete Benedikt Doll Arnd Peiffer Any Other German Athlete Lukas Hofer Johannes Thingnes Boe X Sturla Holm Laegreid X Any Other Norwegian Athlete Alexander Loginov Any Other Athlete Representing Russian Biathlon Federation Any Swedish Athlete Any Other Athlete X Mixed Single Relay 6km + 7.5km Day 7 February 18th, 2021 Austria Belarus Canada Czech Republic France Germany Italy X Norway X Russian Biathlon Federation Sweden X Switzerland Ukraine United States Any Other Nation Women's 4x6km Relay Day 8 February 20th, 2021 Austria Belarus Czech Republic France X Germany X Italy Norway Russian Biathlon Federation Sweden X Switzerland Ukraine Any Other Nation Men's 4x7.5km Relay Day 8 February 20th, 2021 Austria Czech Republic Finland France X Germany X Italy Norway X Russian Biathlon Federation Sweden Switzerland Ukraine Any Other Nation Women's 12.5km Mass Start Day 9 February 21th, 2021 Lisa Theresa Hauser Dzinara Alimbekava Marketa Davidova Julia Simon X Any Other French Athlete Denise Herrmann Franziska Preuss Any Other German Athlete Dorothea Wierer Lisa Vittozzi Marte Olsbu Roeiseland Tiril Eckhoff X Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold Any Other Norwegian Athlete Hanna Oeberg X Any Other Swedish Athlete Any Other Athlete Men's 15km Mass Start Day 9 February 21th, 2021 Simon Eder Quentin Fillon Maillet Emilien Jacquelin Any Other French Athlete Arnd Peiffer Any Other German Athlete X Lukas Hofer Johannes Thingnes Boe X Tarjei Boe X Sturla Holm Laegreid Any Other Norwegian Athlete Jakov Fak Martin Ponsiluoma Sebastian Samuelsson Any Other Athlete [/hide]

Thanks for the support fam The last 3-4 weeks were absolutely insane, I'm so overworked that I hope I find the energy and brain power to enter the Biathlon prediction contest At least I'll have an excuse for finishing last

thanks guys for the support

Okay, Natalija Kočergina is heading for her biggest career achievement today

Well, I've been saying to my friend that this is definitely the final year for Simon after his performance in the World Cup this year. I was honestly surprised that he held out for so long, it must've been difficult psychologically, because he was at the peak of his career and it all went downhill with illnesses and other problems.

It is absolutely nuts, I barely had any time to myself since the 20th. FB, Insta, Youtube, Spotify and Twitter blew up and everybody started contacting me, then there's still rehearsals and filming both Eurovision and its montages. With every year there's more and more Eurovision related blogs that want a piece and this year even Lithuania is interested. I have three interviews scheduled for tomorrow and people are already booking me on Sunday, Monday, because everyone just assumes that I'm in the final even though nothing is guaranteed at all. I'm missing nearly every single biathlon race and trying to jump around spoilers on Twitter and Instagram whilst I'm catching up on esports. I did not think this would happen before releasing the song.

Thanks for the support guys, it's absolutely nuts. Didn't really think I could land first place at all

I think this is his first time trying out Antholz

Maksim Fomin might actually grow into the next Lithuanian biathlon star with time. He handled his first ever and second ever relays magnificently. 14th place for Lithuania is really amazing

Tomas Kaukėnas ran an absolute masterclass today in the relay He might be competitive when we come into Pokljuka.

Skottheim's injury was just a lot more serious than it seemed. As for the rest of the Swedish girls, yeah, huge underperformances, Persson looks closest to her actual level right now.

This season is pretty weird and surprising to me. I've followed and supported Hauser for a while now. I saw her as a young and up and coming star that lead the Austrian women's team, yet Innerhofer somehow got her win, whilst Hauser couldn't get into top 5 for years. I always thought she could get on the podium, she was one of the best shots, but last year I've started wondering if top 10s are her peak and this year she is blowing away all of her critics and even managed her first win. Let's see if there will be more, there's too many one time winners in biathlon, having at least two is much more fun. Lukas Hofer, this is your season.

Lithuanian biathlon and missed opportunities. Name a more iconic duo

Thanks dude, the dreaded heat is this Saturday

If anyone is interested, my song just dropped today

I don't think I did a good enough job to actually bid for hosting rights I'll host the contest though if Lithuania wins again, if that were to ever happen.

Filmed my show today, I think I actually did a pretty good job

Today marks the halfway mark of the season and I thought it would be interesting to look at athletes that have managed to get themselves into points in every single race of the season. Also, I'll be adding honourable mentions to athletes that scored, but didn't get into mass starts if there are any, so let's go. Men's list: Johannes Thingnes Boe Sturla Holm Laegreid Tarjei Boe Johannes Dale Sebastian Samuelsson Emilien Jacquelin Jakov Fak Benedikt Doll Benjamin Weger Matvey Eliseev Alexander Loginov (missed 1 mass start) Women's list: Marte Olsbu Roeiseland Hanna Oeberg Dorothea Wierer Franziska Preuss Elvira Oeberg Dzinara Alimbekava Marketa Davidova Anais Chevalier-Bouchet Denise Herrmann Linn Persson Karoline Offigstad Knotten Dunja Zdouc