JonPhi

In a way, Voigt confirms my thesis that it is a disadvantage for the German girls to train in the national team. You also say that most of the time there is no more step out of the junior level and this stagnation often happened recently with the transition to the national team with the training under Mehringer. Of the women who trained completely under him this season (Voigt, Hinz, Hettich, Weidel), it has to be said that the season was not that great and there was no hoped-for improvement. Denise Herrmann-Wick is officially part of the team, but she went her own way for a large part of the season's preparation and during the season she often did her training camps alone. Kebinger and Schneider, who were the only convincing athletes this season besides Denise, trained under Peter Sendel and Andreas Birnbacher. That's why I have hope, in a way, that Grotian won't be sent to the national team right away, but can continue to develop independently under Kröll. The second really successful lady of the last few years, Preuss, also often trained away from the national team. And also on the men's side, the development under Kirchner is not really positive.

But tactically Sundling was a disaster in the final and only came second. She was correspondingly pissed off.

Patrick Favre and Vincent Vittoz will no longer be coaches of the French men's team next season. They would probably have continued, but the athletes in particular had wanted changes.

The FIS will intervene drastically for the first time on Tuesday at the City Sprint in Tallinn. There will be a first approach towards equal conditions for all. https://www.nrk.no/sport/testar-ut-felles-smorjing-i-langrenn---utlendingane-jublar-over-nytt-grep-mot-norsk-dominans-1.16336009

Going to be a very very long Women's Sprint tomorrow, at least until Bib 90 https://ibu.blob.core.windows.net/docs/2223/BT/SWRL/CP09/SWSP/C51A_v1.pdf

Frenchmen with catastrophic skis, that can make Julia Simon's weekend a drama.

No 4: Tiril Eckhoff

And the third one is Chevalier-Bouchet

Both Chevalier‘s also might end their career, especially Anais.

There is not much left of Johannes Luka's pre-season announcement that they are the strongest women's team in the World Cup. With the exception of Hanna Oeberg, they have completely lost their form.

NO Julie Simon in the relay, she will be Rest for the Mass Start. So good chances for Sweden and Germany to take the Crystal clobe.

Simon should definitely show a good mass start here, in Oslo that is not so her‘s.. Otherwise outstanding skiing times especially from the French ladies today: Simon 1st, Chevalier-Bouchet 2nd, Colombo 3rd, Chevalier 7th, Chauveau 10th, Jeanmonnot 17th. France can also more or less close the Nations Cup on Saturday, the Swedes seem to have completely lost the form after the World Championships. There is also an exciting fight for the relay World Cup between Sweden, France and Germany. The German ladies were today collectively the best. Also in the men's event, one must actually expect a victory of the German men's relay. The Norwegian men were not so convincing today behind Christiansen and Bö and Laegreid will still be missing for the relay. Sweden will need Samuelsson and France must somehow bring Lombardot through. Who actually showed very well today until the third shooting.

The Bö brothers will now fly home after all and will start again at the earliest for the mass start in Östersund.

Both Bö brothers also ran with positive Covid tests today. Johannes felt extremely tired during the pursuit and therefore flies home.

No pursuit for Elvira Oeberg, she is completely off form.

And Dahlqvist as expected chanceless to work forward The Norwegians and Germans are very happy

Laegreid and Simon both tested positive on Covid-19. Laegreid will definitely miss the races this weekend, Simon is unsure.

But even more shock in the Swedish Team, no Jonna Sundling! Ribom, Andersson, Karlsson and Dahlqvist is the team.

Tiril Udnes Weng Astrid Oeyre Slind Ingvild Flugstad Oestberg Anne Kjersti Kalvaa Quite surprising order.

It's totally boring and has nothing to do with the race later. And it's just stupid that 16 qualify, so here all run only slowly in front.

16 Teams in the final at this course, really???

Surprise! We will see Kalvaa instead of Lotta Udnes Weng: https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/results.html?sectorcode=CC&raceid=41644 Men: https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/results.html?sectorcode=CC&raceid=41646#results

Sweden will be going in the Team Sprint with Ribom and Sundling. Definetly the top favorites, both are also very good in the distance races. France on the men side lying on Jay and Jouve, so no Jules Chappaz.

Frankly, she is too heavy for these conditions.

47 Women and 60 Men, so no qualification for the Mass Start.