SalamAkhi 278 Posted November 22, 2020 #21 Share Posted November 22, 2020 2 hours ago, heywoodu said: And the young Slettemark girl, but I doubt we'll see her in the World Cup yet. Same thing for Lotte Lie and Rieke de Maeyer Don't know what you mean by "yet" but she's actually due to start her WC career in Hochfilzen (source : an answer to her last IG post) Wumo, heywoodu and RobtheAggie 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,557 Posted November 22, 2020 #22 Share Posted November 22, 2020 1 minute ago, SalamAkhi said: Don't know what you mean by "yet" but she's actually due to start her WC career in Hochfilzen (source : an answer to her last IG post) That news is a happy, happy end to the weekend, merci! It's been a long time since I've been so excited to see someone's World Cup debut in any sport. RobtheAggie 1 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...
SalamAkhi 278 Posted November 22, 2020 #23 Share Posted November 22, 2020 1 minute ago, heywoodu said: That news is a happy, happy end to the weekend, merci! It's been a long time since I've been so excited to see someone's World Cup debut in any sport. Looking forward to it too, though I doubt she will appear anywhere near the top spots (even the points), arguably since there will be no individual. Newt week in the Norwegian Cup also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,557 Posted November 22, 2020 #24 Share Posted November 22, 2020 3 minutes ago, SalamAkhi said: Looking forward to it too, though I doubt she will appear anywhere near the top spots (even the points), arguably since there will be no individual. Newt week in the Norwegian Cup also. Sure, but she's only 19 and it's her debut, she does have a bit of time to start growing into that Last season she has already shown she can very much hold her own in the IBU Cup upper half. Which is not a promise of a top-30 finish in the World Cup, but definitely shows she has the potential to at least challenge for a top half finish. Which would be a more than excellent start. 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...
RobtheAggie 340 Posted November 22, 2020 #25 Share Posted November 22, 2020 I cheer for the Americans, the Swiss, the French and those from "smaller" biathlon nations. I lived in France and Switzerland. I actually just published a paper about the first of many woeful decades of Swiss biathlon. I do not have strong feelings against anyone, mostly because in the US the coverage we get, if any, is never the sultry details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobtheAggie 340 Posted November 22, 2020 #26 Share Posted November 22, 2020 33 minutes ago, heywoodu said: Sure, but she's only 19 and it's her debut, she does have a bit of time to start growing into that Last season she has already shown she can very much hold her own in the IBU Cup upper half. Which is not a promise of a top-30 finish in the World Cup, but definitely shows she has the potential to at least challenge for a top half finish. Which would be a more than excellent start. I will also be pulling for her. I love the Greenland flag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werloc 3,127 Posted November 22, 2020 #27 Share Posted November 22, 2020 50 minutes ago, heywoodu said: We've got common ground as well, as I generally cheer for Sarah Beaudry And for one of the Chinese girls, but sadly she's not in the World Cup that often. Wierer....let's just say I feel sort of the same about her as @Werloc does about Ilmars Bricis which married man or woman did Dorothea date? heywoodu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rybak 2,694 Posted November 22, 2020 #28 Share Posted November 22, 2020 13 minutes ago, RobtheAggie said: I cheer for the Americans, the Swiss, the French and those from "smaller" biathlon nations. I lived in France and Switzerland. I actually just published a paper about the first of many woeful decades of Swiss biathlon. I do not have strong feelings against anyone, mostly because in the US the coverage we get, if any, is never the sultry details. How I could forgot about those Greek and Turkish biathletes and Victoria Padial Hernandez! I cheer them too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werloc 3,127 Posted November 22, 2020 #29 Share Posted November 22, 2020 21 minutes ago, rybak said: How I could forgot about those Greek and Turkish biathletes and Victoria Padial Hernandez! I cheer them too. It's probably a larger nation syndrome. I'm happy when there's new countries joining the sport, but I can't say that I ever openly cheered for those smaller nations when I sometimes feel like a smaller nation myself with our juniors racing for 80th place RobtheAggie and rybak 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,557 Posted November 22, 2020 #30 Share Posted November 22, 2020 2 minutes ago, Werloc said: It's probably a larger nation syndrome. I'm happy when there's new countries joining the sport, but I can't say that I ever openly cheered for those smaller nations when I sometimes feel like a smaller nation myself with our juniors racing for 80th place That's the regions of the IBU Cup where I've spent more time on analyzing it than the top of the World Cup 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...
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