JonPhi

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.

I wouldn't have seen Weng here either, 15km is too long for her. I basically do not count her among the candidates for a medal here. I also don't think that she will run the 10km with regard to the relay.

Jules

Fantastic

At the moment it is very cold in Canmore, so they decided to Chance the Programme: New Programme: Fri 24.02 Sprint Sat 25.02 Super Sprint Tue 28.02 Mass Start 60 Wed 01.03 Sprint Fri 03.03 Pursuit Sat 04.03 Mixed Relay

And less starters. France will be there only with 3 women and 3 men.

Öberg Elvira will also not Start.

No points for the World Cup at the world championships.

That's also a big point of criticism, that chauveau only had one single appearance in the season and Colombo none at all. Of course, you can't gain any experience if Chloe is always given preference. And Chloe shot very poorly and slowly throughout the entire World Championships.

Seems to be so. Without the new quota system, she would have been allowed to run all the races here and Chauveau would only have been allowed to watch. At least it would be fair if Chauveau could run the mass start tomorrow instead of her.