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Less than 24 hours between the races, you'd probably expect the teams to not go too crazy and not switch around the athletes during a Covid year, but it happened. Oryashkov (101st) for Bulgaria out, Todev, 19yo in Millar (98th) out for Canada, Burnotte, 23yo in Krupcik (76th) out for Czech Republic, Mikyska, 20yo in Siimer (85th) out for Estonia, Raenkel, 30yo in Ranta (66th) out for Finland, Hiidensalo, 29yo in Beletskiy (95th) out for Kazakhstan, Sirik, 26yo in Balodis (58th) and Slotins (96th) out for Latvia, Matjuhins 19yo, Birkentals 19yo in Skorusa (94th) out for Poland, Szwajnos, 22yo in Trsan (69th) out for Slovenia, Cisar, 20yo in Hartweg (54th) out for Switzerland, Tambornino, 34yo in Baloga (92nd) out for Slovakia, Bartko, 24yo in Dudchenko (99th) out for Ukraine, Lesiuk, 24yo in Women, imagine that, have 104 starters compared to 101 men. Which sport can actually boast about that? Sola (66th) out for Belarus, Kruchinkina I., 25yo in Vobornikova (82nd) out for Czech Republic, Tepla, 21yo in Lehtonen (79th) out for Finland, Laari, 30yo in Weidel (68th) out for Germany, Schneider, 23yo in Kolomiyets (86th) out for Kazakhstan, Klimina, 31yo in Ko (100th) and Kim (101st) out for South Korea, Mun 32yo, Frolina 36yo in Puce, 21yo is in for Latvia, moving them up to two starters Goreeva (56th) out for Russia, Mironova, 26yo in Selina Gasparin did not start in the individual for unknown reasons, but she is in the startlist for the sprint Bekh (64th) out for Ukraine, Valj Semerenko, 34yo in Phaneuf (75th) out for United States, Irwin, 28yo in So remember, you have to do good or you might get replaced by an IBU cup athlete.

Stina Nilsson taking out the pins out of Magnusson's voodoo doll

Magnusson was so bad, you didn't even notice her Horberg with 19th ski speed though. Slower than both Oebergs only.

What I wouldn't do

You got to be kidding me Lithuanian women are in 20th place in the nation cup We only have two, what are we gonna do guys? Does anybody know a Russian in need of citizenship for next year, just in case we qualify to the Olympics?

Maren Hammerschmidt is probably my best cost-efficient purchase of this biathlon manager season.

Gabrielė Leščinskaitė is running towards her 2nd best result ever in the World Cup. I told you guys she was training

Elisabeth Hogberg is in the World Cup not because Sweden selected her she is using the wildcard from her IBU cup overall win

Good frikkin luck Stina Nilsson, you're gonna need it

Ok, this is unfair. I could have had all 5 female Swedish biathletes and still won this whole thing.

Olsbu is second in command for me, Hanna Oeberg the captain.

Lisa Theresa Hauser is gonna get the boot after this shoot.

If there were no nation restrictions, I would have had Oeberg, Brorsson and Persson in my team.

Chloe Chevalier knows what she has to do now...

Did Braisaz and Chevalier marry each other, to both end up with the same surname?

Vittozzi with her Natalija Kočergina cosplay

My main priority is keeping the 4 starting spots So I'm always keeping an eye on Finland, Latvia, Estonia, Slovakia, Poland and Belgium.

All time best nation cup start. Nearly 300 points, 13th place and that's without Tomas.

Wow, if anybody offered me two Lithuanians in the top 40 before today, I would have taken it. A personal best result from Vytautas Strolia in 16th place. His previous best from last season was a 20th place, so he keeps improving with every season. Karol Dombrovski a little slow as always, but with a 19/20 and in points, which doesn't happen often, so you have to be happy when it does. It's his 5th time in the top 40 and the 4th time in the individual. Linas Banys is relatively fresh for the Lithuanian team. He's been running relays for two seasons, but has only raced 3-4 World Cup races on his own, probably first WC Individual race for him though. 17/20 shooting, but also, not the fastest guy in the tour, outside of top 80 for today. Maksim Fomin, World Cup debut, has not even ran in relays before today, got this chance to start because Kaukėnas was tested positive for Covid. 16/20 shooting, but he left 10 men behind him, so that's a start towards his development. We usually start our new talents with a few last places before we actually beat anyone Very happy with today's results, the women won't be able to ruin my day with whatever they do.

Leitner really let me down today. Might have to drop him from the team

She has an 8th place in Oberhof too

For once, the 0.0 seconds are on our side

If Vytautas Strolia remains in the top 20, it's going to be a PB for him. If he remains in the top 12, it's gonna be the best Lithuanian men result ever It doesn't feel like he can beat Diana Rasimovičiūtė's record today though.

We're in the right universe after all

Vytautas Strolia never had a good individual performance. I picked Dombrovski to my team over him, because we had an individual