Biathlon IBU World Cup 2020 - 2021

[RobtheAggie 340]

It is now only Anton Babikov, who has a positive test, and Evgeniy Garanichev, who lives with him in the room that can not race.  

 

Russians are unhappy with the decision of the Finnish. They don't understand, why Finnish health authorities can't doing a second test. The chief coach Yuri Kaminskij outraged: 

«Babikov passed the tests four times before departure, within eight days. It all is negative. Now we have only one positive test, and we can't reach an agreement to retake it.»

[phelps 6,860]

it's confirmed that Dominik Windisch is out of the Italian team at the moment because he had an unclear result in a covid test...

 

he should be tested again tomorrow to see if he's really positive or not...

 

most likely, however, he's infected and so he's gonna be out for a while...

[Gianlu33 3,572]

I would never read this news, but the italian team have 1 positive to covid-19

 

[Gianlu33 3,572]

Update about the last post:

 

 

The IBU has conducted further SARS-CoV-2 PCR tests for event participants at the BMW IBU World Cup Biathlon in Kontiolahti, Finland. Team members from Italy and Poland have tested positive. The team members and their contacts have been alerted and isolated.

The Finnish health authorities have evaluated the positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR tests in the Italian team and decided that no quarantine is required.

[RobtheAggie 340]

Some how, I feel that this will become normal this season.  We are less than 24 hours before the first race, and the startlist has not been published yet. 

 

 

Also, despite plans, there will be no spectators for this weekends events.

 

 

[Werloc 3,127]

1 hour ago, RobtheAggie said:

Some how, I feel that this will become normal this season.  We are less than 24 hours before the first race, and the startlist has not been published yet. 

 

 

Also, despite plans, there will be no spectators for this weekends events.

 

 

The startlist is never published 24 hours before the race, they usually publish it in the evening, doesn't matter when the race starts the next day. 

[RobtheAggie 340]

7 minutes ago, Werloc said:

The startlist is never published 24 hours before the race, they usually publish it in the evening, doesn't matter when the race starts the next day. 

I thought it was 24 hours ahead of time.  My mistake.  Thanks for the correction.

[Werloc 3,127]

3 minutes ago, RobtheAggie said:

I thought it was 24 hours ahead of time.  My mistake.  Thanks for the correction.

I'd expect it no earlier than 3 to 4 hours probably.

[RobtheAggie 340]

Maybe it was just wishful thinking!  Somehow if they get the start list out, it means that the race will actually happen!

[heywoodu 13,555]

46 minutes ago, Werloc said:

The startlist is never published 24 hours before the race, they usually publish it in the evening, doesn't matter when the race starts the next day. 

Yep, always right after the Team Captain's Meeting (where the draw is done), which is usually held roughly between 17:00 and 19:00 local time. They do the draw at the TCM and once the TCM is finished, the lists are published rather quickly.

 

Usually there is a PDF for the allocation of the shooting range for trainings a day earlier, which is usually mostly interesting in the IBU Cup to see if there's any new or rare nation participating