JonPhi

However, the tracks are not really comparable in terms of profile and the athletes are also used to this in terms of training volume. And the World Cup starters could certainly start two 50ks in two weeks, but after that they would definitely be out and if the next race is two days later, it's just not feasible.

The Norwegians prefer individual starts The calendar is actually a bit confusing. The last classic sprint is in Falun in mid-February, then only three skating sprints, can't you add some variety? And then there's the World Cup in Falun in mid-February. One week before the World Championships, where the Swedish national team, the home team, has already announced that the majority of the World Championship starters will be in training camp. Seriously? I can already see that almost none of the World Cup starters will be competing there ...

Cogne (ITA) has prevailed over Ulricehamn (SWE) and will replace the World Cup in Nove Mesto (CZE). This means that a total of 10 World Cup races are planned in Italy next season.

The IBU has announced some stupid rules for the new season. Among other things, the top 15 in the overall World Cup will start with a 60-second delay with bib numbers 42 to 70. If there are low conditions again, this is a huge disadvantage for the athletes with the high numbers. https://www.biathlonworld.com/news/rule-changes-2024-2025-season/4Y2Ck3I9b3oprKBerFIlyQ

And in the Nordic events, they were very creative again... yet they once again copied the same crap from the previous games. For the cross-country skiers, the first week is completely packed, so not everyone competed in every event, and the entire second week consisted only of team sprints and the 50 km race … Unfortunately, there were no night events for the Alpine skiers in Bormio, even though there were floodlights available.

A maximum of three Nordic combined athletes per country are allowed to compete at the Olympics, so there is no possibility of fielding two teams. The field of participants has been reduced to 36 athletes.

Certainly not a second. But France, the Netherlands and Germany were only just behind and these relay teams can still add to their tally. And first they have to get through, that already went wrong in Munich.

Jordier is their best runner? Never ... He didn't run at the World Championships last year either.

Germany has exchanged two athletes for the preliminary round (both men). Don't the rules stipulate that only one athlete may be changed?

The first competitions are already listed in the venues description on the organizer's homepage, for example ... Biathlon: Mixed Relay 08.02 Alpine: Downhill Women 07.02 Alpine: Downhill Men 08.02 Ski Jumping: 07.02 Cross Country Skiing: 07.02 https://milanocortina2026.olympics.com/en/places/ There isn't a complete schedule yet, is there?

Dahlqvist is out

Some updates from the IBU meeting: - the Super Sprint will be deleted from all IBU race series - the Mixed Relay will always be 4x6km in the future, no matter if women or men start

France will not take part in the Junior European Championships in Poland in February as the journey there would be too far and expensive. https://www.nordicmag.info/biathlon-trop-loin-et-trop-cher-la-saison-prochaine-la-france-nira-pas-en-pologne-pour-la-junior-cup-1005/

Women National Team BRAISAZ-BOUCHET Justine – Douane / Club des Sports des Saisies (Savoie) – (A) CHAUVEAU Sophie – Armée de Champions / Ski Club Grand Bornand (Mont Blanc) – (A) CHEVALIER Chloé – Armée de Champions / CO des 7 Laux Grésivaudan (Dauphiné) – (A) COLOMBO Caroline – Ski Club Mouthe (Massif Jurassien) – (A) JEANMONNOT Lou – Armée de Champions / Olympic Mont d’Or (Massif Jurassien) – (A) SIMON Julia – Douane / Club des Sports des Saisies (Savoie) – (A) BOTET Paula – Armée de Champions / La Bressaude Section Ski (Massif des Vosges) – (B) GUIGONNAT Gilonne – Ski Club Villard sur Boëge (Mont Blanc) – (B) IBU-Cup Team BENED Camille – Ski Club Chablais Nordic (Mont Blanc) – (B) BENED Chloé – Ski Club Chablais Nordic (Mont Blanc) – (B) BERTRAND Fany – Club des Sports de Méribel (Savoie) – (B) BONDOUX Anaëlle – GUC Grenoble Ski (Dauphiné) – (B) COUPE Camille – Club des Sports La Féclaz (Savoie) – (B) JEANNIER Léonie – Ski Club Les Verrières – La Cluse (Massif Jurassien) – (B) MICHELON Océane – Bauges Ski Nordique (Savoie) – (B) RICHARD Jeanne – Les Gets Ski Compétition (Mont Blanc) – (B) Men National Team CLAUDE Fabien – Armée de Champions / Basse sur Le Rupt Ski Nordique (Massif des Vosges) – (A) FILLON MAILLET Quentin – Douane / Ski Club du Grandvaux (Massif Jurassien) – (A) GUIGONNAT Antonin – Armée de Champions / Ski Club Morzine Avoriaz (Mont Blanc) – (A) JACQUELIN Émilien – Douane / CS Nordique Villard de Lans (Dauphiné) – (A) PERROT Éric – Armée de Champions / Ski Club Peisey-Vallandry (Savoie) – (A) CLAUDE Émilien – Armée de Champions / Basse sur Le Rupt Ski Nordique (Massif des Vosges) – (B) LOMBARDOT Oscar – Entente Sportive Saugette (Massif Jurassien) – (B) IBU-Cup Team BROUTIER Rémi – Bauges Ski Nordique (Savoie) – (B) FONTAINE Paul – Ski Club Grand Bornand (Mont Blanc) – (B) GENY Edgar – Ski Club Sallanches Tête Noire (Mont Blanc) – (B) GUIRAUD POILLOT Théo – Ski Club Villard sur Boëge (Mont Blanc) – (B) JEFFERIES Jacques – Les Gets Ski Compétition (Mont Blanc) – (B) LEJEUNE Valentin – Basse sur Le Rupt Ski Nordique (Massif des Vosges) – (B) MAHON Sébastien – Entente Sportive Saugette (Massif Jurassien) – (B) MEUNIER Ambroise – Club des Sports La Féclaz (Savoie) – (B) THIEVENT Lou – Ski Nordique Chartreuse (Dauphiné) – (B)

Da wären die Staffelquoten aber knapp bemessen. Normalerweise sind es ja mind. 6 Sportler für die 4x100 und 3 Sportler für die 4x400. Aber vielleicht werden Ersatzsportler ja nicht berücksichtigt in der Quote.