JonPhi

She shoots too slowly for the first relay position. She shoots on average between 30-35 seconds, while athletes like Knotten or Jeanmonnot shoot 2x just over 20 seconds. They would have been totally on the defensive at the start.

To be honest, they certainly didn't expect to have such a big lead after Chloe. And yes, Chloe was very strong at the shooting range today. Especially when she's standing, she likes to start thinking and sometimes has 5 seconds between the shots. Today she pulled through.

And in the last 4 season highlights the French women's relays went thoroughly in the pants (Östersund 2019: 8th, Antholz 2020: 14th, Pokljuka 2021: 8th, Beijing 2022: 6th), because they always had a lapse at the shooting range, with the exception of Pokljuka, where they had completely screwed up. A medal is a must this year, and Chauveau would be the biggest risk factor at the shooting range next to Colombo, especially if you think about the wind in Oberhof.

Elvira oeberg is out for the relay, she doesn't feel quite fit. Now Linn Persson has to step in who only had one day of training yesterday. The problem is, there is nobody else left, who could race.

France will rest Julia Simon tomorrow. Therefore, first world cup relay for Sophie Chauveau!
Jeanmonnot - Chevalier C. - Chauveau - Chevalier A.

Individual will be on the 4K, they could made enough snow
 

Individual will be on the 4K, they could made enough snow
 

Time for the World Team challenge at Veltins Arena
 
Defending Champions :  Hauser and Leitner
Favourites  :  Claude and Simon
Home Favourites:  Doll and Hermann 
Other Contenders: ,

All - WOW!  I was able to be at the Pursuits yesterday.  The only way to relate the atmosphere in Le Grand Bornand is a football/soccer match.  I was on the course, and when Julia Simon and Eric Perrot shot yesterday, it was like a rocket taking off it was so loud.  Lots of fun to watch, even those near the end.  I am not sure if you could tell, or if it even made it on the broadcast, but the last downhill, followed by the sharp left hand turn into the steep uphill right before the range was really icy.  Lots of concentrated faces at that spot.  I was there for the women.  The men I was where the long climb makes the turn around.  That is a really long climb, and for the Mass start even longer.  
 
Fun experience.

But there is other good news today. Le Grand Bornand got the green light from the IBU thanks to numerous truckloads of snow from the mountains. Nevertheless, there is still a lot of work ahead of the organizers. Thus, there should be quite a folk festival again, even if it should be a bit more wintry outside .

 

World Team Challenge will be back at "Schalke" this year in Gelsenkirchen on 28.12:
 
Denise Herrmann-Wick / Benedikt Doll Vanessa Voigt / Philipp Nawrath Julia Simon / Fabien Claude Dorothea Wierer / Lukas Hofer Lisa Theresa Hauser / Felix Leitner Mari Eder / Tero Seppala Marketa Davidova / Michal Krcmar Lena Häcki-Gross / Joshua Burkhalter Julia Dzhima / Dmytro Pidruchniy  
One team is still missing!

So many athletes will be missing: Andersson, Klaebo, Ostberg, Fossesholm, Roethe, Pellegrino, complete French Distance Team.
 

Roeiseland  will not come back before Pokljuka, at least!

But there is other good news today. Le Grand Bornand got the green light from the IBU thanks to numerous truckloads of snow from the mountains. Nevertheless, there is still a lot of work ahead of the organizers. Thus, there should be quite a folk festival again, even if it should be a bit more wintry outside .

 

Roeiseland  will not come back before Pokljuka, at least!

Roeiseland  will not come back before Pokljuka, at least!

Roeiseland  will not come back before Pokljuka, at least!

Roeiseland  will not come back before Pokljuka, at least!

Hanna of course couldn’t be worse than her boyfriend!

Bionaz, Rastorgujevs, Brown, Todev and Pryma DNS … quite a lot 

The World Cup in Le Grand Bornand is currently very much on the line. There is currently no snow at all and none is in sight.
 

The World Cup in Le Grand Bornand is currently very much on the line. There is currently no snow at all and none is in sight.
 

The World Cup in Le Grand Bornand is currently very much on the line. There is currently no snow at all and none is in sight.
 

The World Cup in Le Grand Bornand is currently very much on the line. There is currently no snow at all and none is in sight.
 

Hinz was sick and injured in the preparation, and could not prevail against Frühwirth, Schneider and Weidel in the test races now. Therefore, she must first in the IBU Cup.
 
 

Germany
Juliane Frühwirth
Denise Herrmann-Wick
Franziska Preuss
Sophia Schneider
Vanessa Voigt
Anna Weidel
 
Benedikt Doll
Johannes Kühn
Roman Rees
Philipp Nawrath
Justus Strelow
David Zobel

Team Sweden
Elvira Öberg, Piteå Skidskytteklubb
Hanna Öberg, Piteå Skidskytteklubb
Linn Persson, SK Bore
Johanna Skottheim, Lima SKG
Anna Magnusson, Piteå Skidskytteklubb
Stina Nilsson, Lima SKG
 
Martin Ponsiluoma, Tullus SG
Sebastian Samuelsson, I 21 IF
Jesper Nelin, Piteå Skidskytteklubb
Peppe Femling, Piteå Skidskytteklubb
Oskar Brandt, I 2 IF
Emil Nykvist, SK Bore