JonPhi

will definitely not start at the World Champs in Ruhpolding.

Saalbach (AUT) loses Men‘s World Cup 2023 (to Garmisch) and probably World Cup Final 2024 just before the World Championships 2025 to Aspen (USA).

Ruka (FIN): Sprint C / 10km Individual C / 20km Pursuit F Lillehammer (NOR): 10km Individual F / Sprint F / 20km Skiathlon Beitostolen (NOR): Sprint C / 10km Individual C / 4x5km Mixed Relay Davos (SUI): Sprint F / 20km Individual F Val Müstair (SUI): Sprint F / 10km Pursuit C Oberstdorf (GER): 10km Individual C / 20km Pursuit F Val Di Fiemme (ITA): Sprint C / 15km Mass Start C / Final Climb F Milano (ITA): Sprint F / Team Sprint F Les Rousses (FRA): 10km Individual F / Sprint C / 20km Mass Start C Toblach (ITA): Sprint F / 10km Individual F / 4x7.5km Relay Holmenkollen (NOR): 50km Mass Start F Drammen (NOR): Sprint C Falun (SWE): 10km Individual C / Sprint F / 4x5km Mixed Relay Tallinn (EST): Sprint F Lahti (FIN): Mixed Team Sprint F / Sprint C / 20km Mass Start C

New distances: Sprint 10km Individual/Mass Start 20km Individual 20km Skiathlon 50km Mass Start World Cup 2022/2023 Ruka (FIN) Lillehammer (NOR) Beitostolen (NOR) Davos (SUI) Tour de Ski (Val Mustair (SUI), Oberstdorf (GER), Val Di Fiemme (ITA)) Milano (ITA) Les Rousses (FRA) Toblach (ITA) WCH Planica (SLO) Drammen (NOR) Holmenkollen (NOR) Falun (SWE) Tallinn (EST) Lahti (FIN)

She also had good distance results, but rather classical. Overall, I remember her as a better classic runner than freestyle. But you should keep in mind that for example Denise Herrmann or Stina Nilsson were never really top distance runners and mainly had podium finishes in sprint.

Anais Chevalier will continue for at least one another season.

Athletics is missing?

Championships Mass Start: Women: 1. Chevalier C (1) 2. Jeanmonnot (0) +5.9 3. Bescond (3) +10.9 4. Chauveau (4) +50.6 5. Guigonnat (4) +1:09.5 Men: 1. Lombardot (3) 2. Fillon Maillet (6) +16.0 3. Guigonnat (3) +16.1 4. Fontaine (1) +46.4 5. Perrot (3) +1:14.9

Looks like Decathlon will be directly on Friday and Saturday at the first weekend

No City Event in Wiesbaden this year, because no free date was found.

Maribor has finally been removed from the calendar for next season. The problems and uncertainties there are just too big. Whether the races will return again in 2024 or later is open.

Germany used Fluor Wax in IBU Cup this season https://www.biathlonworld.com/news/biathlon-schedule-2022-2023/6R9cw1xIiyey9pDRt4qcXw

No Super Sprint in World Cup next Season, but 4 individuals. No Opening Weekend anymore, World Cup starts on Tuesday. Hochfilzen again on 4 Days. Early Start Times in Kontiolahti and Hochfilzen due to the Football World Cup. Kontiolahti (FIN) Individual / Relay / Sprint / Pursuit Hochfilzen (AUT) Sprint / Pursuit / Relay Le Grand Bornand (FRA) Sprint / Pursuit / Mass Start Bled-Pokljuka (SLO) Sprint / Pursuit / Mixed Relay Ruhpolding (GER) Individual / Relay / Mass Start Antholz-Anterselva (ITA) Sprint / Pursuit / Relay WM Oberhof (GER) Mixed Relay / Sprint / Pursuit / Individual / Single Mixed / Relay / Mass Start Nove Mesto na Morave (CZE) Sprint / Pursuit / Mixed Relay Östersund (SWE) Individual / Relay / Mass Start Oslo-Holmenkollen (NOR) Sprint / Pursuit / Mass Start 4x Individual 8x Sprint 8x Pursuit 5x Mass Start 6x Relay 3x Mixed Relay

Because they are all Covid-positive

Chloe Chevalier will also might retire, she said in an interview.

Nice race from Emilien Claude today. Despite two mistakes still World Cup points. Eric only 60th with one mistake. This confirms my thesis that Eric could have been replaced. Whether Julia Simon is doing herself a favor at the moment? From a skating point of view, it looks Not good after her fall. She should skip the pursuit tomorrow, at least she can still fight for the globe in the mass start. And with her current skiing form she has no chance tomorrow anyway. Otherwise quite a curious race. For the women from bib number 10 onwards there is no chance for reasonable running times. Especially the collapse on the last lap of some speaks for itself. In the men's race it was a bit better, but Sturla was simply a class of his own today, but that was already apparent in Kontiolahti and Otepää.

Jeanmonnot yes, but Colombo was not selected. Why I do not know. In sprinting she is certainly higher rated than Jeanmonnot. Instead, Botet was nominated again.

Knotten on fire!

Because Magnusson gets always a wild card …

To be realistisc, she should be able to do it, Diggins would have to be well beyond herself tomorrow. I saw the sprint in Falun next week is also classic, there it will probably be nothing with a victory. If Klaebo doesn't start in Falun, Richard Jouve can still win the Sprint World Cup, it's the only open ranking then. He is currently 95 points behind Klaebo. For the individual sprint there are still 115 points, for the team sprint there should be another 25 points.

QFM doesn't seem to have top form anymore, so the overall World Cup is not secured yet. Vetle is simply a grenade in the direct duel

Therese Johaug will end her career after the 30K tomorrow: https://www.nrk.no/sport/therese-johaug-legger-opp-1.15879317

Diggins and classic just doesn't work this season. She will have to try to take as many points as possible in the first bonus sprints on Saturday. The 100 points at the finish will definitely go to Johaug. The main points have to come next week in Falun. If possible win the prologue in the sprint (will be hard against Sundling) and then at least a podium in the sprint and individual start on Saturday. Her disadvantage will be that she will have a hard time to get big points in the mixed relays, because the male part is probably not strong enough. The gap should ideally not be bigger than 150 points before Falun so that she still has a chance.

Les Rousses (FRA) wanted to take over the World Cup Final, but was turned down because the TV window would overlap with the Alpine World Cup Final. Thus it will probably have been that after Falun.

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