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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

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAa THIS IS GONNA BE A PB

Rastorgujevs only reason for existence is to always steal our thunder, no one can convince me otherwise.

WHAT IS GOING ON

STOP THE RACE

Let's see if Vytautas Strolia works his Makarainen birthday magic with a top result on his birthday. Although he was injured in September, so he might not be at his best in the first stages of the World Cup.

Can't believe we're 7 minutes away from the start

I don't know why I'm tagged in this, I counted up to 154, unless we need to count the captains twice?? I saved up some leeway for transfers.

I got peer pressured into joining

[hide] Nation Captains SWEDEN Hanna Oeberg FRANCE Emilien Jacquelin Nation Women NORWAY Marte Olsbu Roeiseland GERMANY Maren Hammerschmidt AUSTRIA Lisa Theresa Hauser BELGIUM Lotte Lie Nation Men AUSTRIA Felix Leitner SWEDEN Sebastian Samuelsson LITHUANIA Karol Dombrovski NORWAY Tarjei Boe [/hide]

No surprises on the starlists today. Don't know why Swedish women have 7 quotas, but hey, it's Hogberg on an actual World Cup start list for once, so I'll take it.

Welcome to the life of those 5 Korean biathlon fans.

Speaking of range allocation, I see China missing, Romania. There's Serbia and Greece in though

I'd expect it no earlier than 3 to 4 hours probably.

The startlist is never published 24 hours before the race, they usually publish it in the evening, doesn't matter when the race starts the next day.

I'm starting to think a retirement is on the way, because he's been taking so many L's these past couple of seasons, that he might just put an end to it.

Damn, Schempp can't catch a break :/

The startlist might be compensated by IBU cup nations that have nowhere else to start until the New Year.

It feels like there is impending doom in the air