Nordic Skiing/Biathlon Thread

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while Braisaz now can shoot like Tandrevold and probably still win.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Tandrevold with another Tandrevold. She can't hit a barn door atm

She was also already suffering a lot on the skis, probably went a bit too deep.

 

[titan31]

She managed to hit the last 5 at least which is good. Really needs some help if she wants to claim the overall though

 

[Samu Cuenca]

It will be interesting to see if the French domination will continue after these championships. Unlike Tandrevold, Vittozzi is quite consistent right now, but with the big WC points being given to the race winners, I think it will be difficult for her to win the overall title.

 

[kingjr]

She managed to hit the last 5 at least which is good. Really needs some help if she wants to claim the overall though

And fastest skiing time on the last lap

 

[titan31]

Ooh, come on Rastorgujevs

 

[titan31]

A medal for Rastorgujevs. Hopefully silver but will be bronze at least

 

[titan31]

Excellent for Rastorgujevs.

Also, what the hell happened to Kuehn. Crossed the line bleeding from his head

 

[KZD]

Huge performances from Braisaz and Rastorgujevs to close these World Championships.

Johannes Bø bailed out Norway big time but they were still dominated by France in Nové Mesto.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Also, what the hell happened to Kuehn. Crossed the line bleeding from his head

Maybe he was hit by one of Tandrevold's orbiting bullets. Let's hope he's ok.

I was watching cycling instead, but it's nice to see someone who's showed good form during the championships being able to leave it with a medal.

 

[KZD]

20 gold medals in World Championships for JTB. Equals Bjørndalen that remains the GOAT.

Hope Kühn is ok, he was bleeding quite a lot from his head.

 

[titan31]

Maybe he was hit by one of Tandrevold's orbiting bullets. Let's hope he's ok.

I was watching cycling instead, but it's nice to see someone who's showed good form during the championships being able to leave it with a medal.

They showed a replay after and he fell through the tunnel and the rifle smacked the back of his head. Looked painful

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Do they have more than two cameras in Minneapolis? They really want to show almost everybody at the start.

 

[BigCoward]

Schumacher is going to do it?

 

[BullsFan22]

Congrats to Gus Schumacher on his first WC win.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Absolute lunacy on two fronts. Who would ever have thought Gus Schumacher would hold on to win even regardless that the Americans clearly wanted to target their home events - and even more bizarrre, who would ever have imagined that with a World Championships medal on the line, Andrejs Rastorgujevs would hold his nerves?!?!?!?!?!

 

[dobrien]

Hard to argue with a win in an individual start against the absolute best in the world; did not see that coming but it appears Gus is good at individual starts. Congrats on a huge victory.

 

[dobrien]

Absolute lunacy on two fronts. Who would ever have thought Gus Schumacher would hold on to win even regardless that the Americans clearly wanted to target their home events - and even more bizarrre, who would ever have imagined that with a World Championships medal on the line, Andrejs Rastorgujevs would hold his nerves?!?!?!?!?!

I was there yesterday when he got 4th in the qualifier; the noise levels were insane and apparently Gus takes a lot of motivation from that. This is a huge huge day for him.

 

[BullsFan22]

Hard to argue with a win in an individual start against the absolute best in the world; did not see that coming but it appears Gus is good at individual starts. Congrats on a huge victory.

Of those that are there

 

[BullsFan22]

Absolute lunacy on two fronts. Who would ever have thought Gus Schumacher would hold on to win even regardless that the Americans clearly wanted to target their home events - and even more bizarrre, who would ever have imagined that with a World Championships medal on the line, Andrejs Rastorgujevs would hold his nerves?!?!?!?!?!

And what about Thomas Maloney Westgård? Could be more crazy than Schumacher’s win 😂🤣😂

 

[Libertine Seguros]

And what about Thomas Maloney Westgård? Could be more crazy than Schumacher’s win 😂🤣😂

Only thing that would be crazier would be if Jessie doesn't win later since this is about as perfect a situation for her as she could possibly want

 

[Mayomaniac]

And what about Thomas Maloney Westgård? Could be more crazy than Schumacher’s win 😂🤣😂

Pellegrino 7th in a skating individual start, ahead of guys like Krüger, Moch, Lapalus and 2024 Vermeulen is as crazy as the TMW result.

Schumacher has always been a huge talent (Imo always more than Ogden) and I've always liked him. That said, looking at the fast times and small gaps it looks like it was a pretty specific race with fast conditions.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Pretty damn amazing by Schumacher. Today the boy became a man.

It wouldnt surprise me if Diggins mess it up. Emotional overload, too much trying to push as hard as possible and not enough focus on the technique. If she repeats her performances from Gällivare and Östersund she’ll win clearly, but it still wouldnt surprise me if she mess it up.

And shame on the FIS interviewer for forgetting Bill Koch. Schumacher is the first since Koch, not the first.

 

[dobrien]

Of those that are there

Ok, granted, the Russians are missing, I'm there too. But don't tell me a victory over Golberg, Klaebo, Amundsen, and Krueger isn't at the very tippy top of the sport because it is.

edit: and in an individual start; that's the truest test.

 

[dobrien]

US coverage of this is literally unwatchable. I wish Peacock would have left their f***ing hands off this, jeezus.