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Not only a new PB for our resident 39yo grandma (who would have guessed it, in a sprint even), but also the third best performance for Žurauskaitė.
 
The first ever time that two Lithuanian women get points in the same race.
 
The first time that three Lithuanian women qualify for a pursuit.
 
Nations cup record for women as well.
 
And mostly this result happened, because yesterday they got the news that Sara Urumova made world cup qualification at the IBU, we will have a women's relay after a 5 year hiatus and our chances to qualify our first historical women's relay squad to the Olympics is looking much much more likely now.
 
The men might struggle to keep their 20th place a bit more tbh  

Not only a new PB for our resident 39yo grandma (who would have guessed it, in a sprint even), but also the third best performance for Žurauskaitė.
 
The first ever time that two Lithuanian women get points in the same race.
 
The first time that three Lithuanian women qualify for a pursuit.
 
Nations cup record for women as well.
 
And mostly this result happened, because yesterday they got the news that Sara Urumova made world cup qualification at the IBU, we will have a women's relay after a 5 year hiatus and our chances to qualify our first historical women's relay squad to the Olympics is looking much much more likely now.
 
The men might struggle to keep their 20th place a bit more tbh  

Perrot was 11th, a mere 60 points behind Giacomel and he won a race as well.
 
It was already kinda clear he was aiming to be a world class athlete.
 
What's stopping Giacomel right now? He's missing targets, just like Ponsiluoma. If they shoot well, they're definitely podium material, so I really don't understand your negativity  

Ingrid Tandrevold skips mass start and Hochfilzen due to her heart issues. 

Yup, very nice to see Finland on the podium after so many years since Makarainen's retirement
 
Thought this would happen, just didn't expect it so soon and kinda leaned more towards the men's team.
 
On the other hand, it feels like Preuss is one of the unluckiest biathletes of all time. Not to mention the fact that she is sick every season, she might be up there for most 4th and 5th place finishes of all time and I can guarantee that many of them were lost podiums by just a second  

Ingrid Tandrevold skips mass start and Hochfilzen due to her heart issues. 

Ingrid Tandrevold skips mass start and Hochfilzen due to her heart issues. 

Yup, very nice to see Finland on the podium after so many years since Makarainen's retirement
 
Thought this would happen, just didn't expect it so soon and kinda leaned more towards the men's team.
 
On the other hand, it feels like Preuss is one of the unluckiest biathletes of all time. Not to mention the fact that she is sick every season, she might be up there for most 4th and 5th place finishes of all time and I can guarantee that many of them were lost podiums by just a second  

I think you're doom spiraling too hard after just a few races...
 
Giacomel is very strong and I think that he might definitely land on a podium this season. The Italian women's team has a lot of very talented juniors that just need some time to grow. Dorothea Wierer also took her time to grow into her best form, so why is it not possible to give some time to the other talented athletes? Not everyone is bound to crush it at 21-23 y. o. 

I think you're doom spiraling too hard after just a few races...
 
Giacomel is very strong and I think that he might definitely land on a podium this season. The Italian women's team has a lot of very talented juniors that just need some time to grow. Dorothea Wierer also took her time to grow into her best form, so why is it not possible to give some time to the other talented athletes? Not everyone is bound to crush it at 21-23 y. o. 

How many more years will I have to give you points for it to become expected???  

How many more years will I have to give you points for it to become expected???  

How many more years will I have to give you points for it to become expected???  

I ended up doing it in the end, what's your excuse now?  

Well, probably not the greatest, but Lithuanian votes were officially sent 

I ended up doing it in the end, what's your excuse now?  

I ended up doing it in the end, what's your excuse now?  

I ended up doing it in the end, what's your excuse now?  

I'm honestly struggling to find the time or motivation to vote responsibly this year.
 
I feel like I've put a lot of myself into this contest, but I haven't been enjoying it as much lately.
 
I'm not as active on the forum, a lot of users that I knew before are not really around anymore & didn't think that people were particularly enjoying the Lithuanian entries that I was selecting lately as well. 
 
I used to put a lot of effort into my voting, I'm not sure if I can match that this time. 
 
 

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Well, five medals for Lithuania already
 
Difficult to believe that we can top this, but Plytnykaitė, Kaušpėdas, Juška will still be available to start next year too and might even come back stronger.
 
There are still good chances for more medals in 100m Free for Trepočka and Juška, 100m Breaststroke for Plytnykaitė and 100m Backstoke for Kaušpedas.
 
I'd even add the men's 4x100m medley as a decent shot if Trepočka, Juška and Kaušpėdas were swimming in it, but the coaches might save them for their individual finals on the last day. 

Andrius Šidlauskas  100m breaststroke 59.36
 
Qualified with the best time to the European Championship semifinal.

Andrius Šidlauskas  100m breaststroke 59.36
 
Qualified with the best time to the European Championship semifinal.