Werloc 3,127 Posted September 22, 2020 #211 Share Posted September 22, 2020 On the 25th-27th of September, the Lithuanian Summer Biathlon Championships are going to be held. Since the travelling bans in Latvia, the competition was re-scheduled to take place in Ignalina, Lithuania. It will be that time of the year where we can somewhat find out which of our athletes are still biathletes RobtheAggie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobtheAggie 337 Posted September 23, 2020 #212 Share Posted September 23, 2020 Biathlon course in China is completed on time and ready for the test event this Winter and the Olympics next yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grassmarket 2,739 Posted September 23, 2020 #213 Share Posted September 23, 2020 16 minutes ago, RobtheAggie said: Biathlon course in China is completed on time and ready for the test event this Winter and the Olympics next yet. I’m sure athletes & fans will be eager to flock to Plaguelandia to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobtheAggie 337 Posted September 23, 2020 #214 Share Posted September 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Grassmarket said: I’m sure athletes & fans will be eager to flock to Plaguelandia to see it. I wonder if the Test event will happen this Winter. With the previous IBU regime, I could see it going forward. This group seems to be more open to concerns from the athletes, etc. I would not be surprised if that is one of the World Cup stops that is cancelled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,536 Posted September 23, 2020 #215 Share Posted September 23, 2020 3 hours ago, RobtheAggie said: I wonder if the Test event will happen this Winter. With the previous IBU regime, I could see it going forward. This group seems to be more open to concerns from the athletes, etc. I would not be surprised if that is one of the World Cup stops that is cancelled. Why would that one be cancelled, and those in more risky areas wouldn't? If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grassmarket 2,739 Posted September 23, 2020 #216 Share Posted September 23, 2020 13 minutes ago, heywoodu said: Why would that one be cancelled, and those in more risky areas wouldn't? Wow! A man who believes Chinese health stats! Can’t be many of those around. M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werloc 3,127 Posted September 23, 2020 #217 Share Posted September 23, 2020 2 hours ago, Grassmarket said: Wow! A man who believes Chinese health stats! Can’t be many of those around. M Unrelated note, but China is actually pretty strict and they would be capable to make the World Cup work out, but if nothing changes in the near future, it will be completely impossible for the athletes themselves. Right now, there's an eSports World Championship being held in Shanghai, with European, North American, Korean, Southeast Asian, Russian, South American, Japanese, Australian and Turkish teams that have travelled there. All of them were individually locked up in a hotel room that they couldn't leave for 14 days and would only open their door to pick up their food delivery. In the further stages of the tournament it's also mentioned that a smaller, spread out audience will be able to attend the stadium live. I've been following the journey of the pros closely on Twitter, Instagram, Twitch and other media, so this is one of those rare times when I can say that China is really doing their best to make such a huge event happen. Since they are e-athletes, they could've practiced from the room and that's why I wouldn't put my money on a World Cup happening there, because it would screw up all of the athletes to be in lockdown for 14 days and I'm not too optimistic that their strict regime towards travelling is going to severy change in the following 3-4 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,465 Posted September 23, 2020 #218 Share Posted September 23, 2020 @RobtheAggie Do you have any good photos of the new Mt. Van Hovenberg Biathlon Center? I tried to post some the other day, but it didn’t work for whatever reason. The facility (which includes the bobsleigh track, lodge, and biathlon/cross country center) looks really nice, is that the one they plan to use for Lake Placid 2023? “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grassmarket 2,739 Posted September 23, 2020 #219 Share Posted September 23, 2020 9 minutes ago, Werloc said: Unrelated note, but China is actually pretty strict and they would be capable to make the World Cup work out, but if nothing changes in the near future, it will be completely impossible for the athletes themselves. Since they are e-athletes, they could've practiced from the room and that's why I wouldn't put my money on a World Cup happening there, because it would screw up all of the athletes to be in lockdown for 14 days and I'm not too optimistic that their strict regime towards travelling is going to severy change in the following 3-4 months. Well, exactly. That couldn’t be scaled up for the average World Cup winter sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobtheAggie 337 Posted September 24, 2020 #220 Share Posted September 24, 2020 No post Christmas race in Germany. I will miss that event. Interesting interview with Hanna Oeberg. Noting groundbreaking, but she does provide some context for her start in biathlon. J.T. Boe pledges to take over as the voice of clean sport from Martin Fourcade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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