Nordic Skiing/Biathlon Thread

[BigCoward]

No Riiber makes the NC more interesting. Oftebro looks favourite currently.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

No Riiber makes the NC more interesting. Oftebro looks favourite currently.

Oftebro is in insane ski form at the moment and he probably won‘t fall for Vinzenz Geiger wheelsucking because he isn‘t that far down and because Geiger has played that trick a few times. Don‘t see Lamparter winning but he can sprint, the other Oftebro also has a good chance at a medal. Stefan Rettenegger doesn‘t have the sprint and Ilves hasn‘t been strong enough this season in my opinion. Anyone behind Oftebro/Geiger needs to hope for some track stands, which isn’t totally unrealistic at least. Such a great sport to watch (at least without Riiber).

 

[BigCoward]

Oftebro is in insane ski form at the moment and he probably won‘t fall for Vinzenz Geiger wheelsucking because he isn‘t that far down and because Geiger has played that trick a few times. Don‘t see Lamparter winning but he can sprint, the other Oftebro also has a good chance at a medal. Stefan Rettenegger doesn‘t have the sprint and Ilves hasn‘t been strong enough this season in my opinion. Anyone behind Oftebro/Geiger needs to hope for some track stands, which isn’t totally unrealistic at least. Such a great sport to watch (at least without Riiber).

Oftebro is hardly breathing. Everyone else looks dead.

 

[BigCoward]

Lampic is down 10s after 1k to nobodies. Did she fall?

 

[BigCoward]

Didn't help her in the shooting. Ffs.

 

[BigCoward]

Ingrid, what's happened to you?

 

[kingjr]

Gold medal for Julia Simon, insane skiing from the French athletes, and her especially. Poor skiing from the Swedes again, by contrast.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Simon's about to steal the (MasterCard) gold from her teammates and everyone else, unless Preuß has another clean shooting and a very fast final lap left in her.

 

[kingjr]

Preuss mentally too weak once again. Medal for Hristova. And silver for Jeanmonnot.

 

[kingjr]

Jeanmonnot/Simon are practically guaranteed a gold in either sprint or pursuit, or both, and the Relay will be a pretty boring affair as well.

 

[Brullnux]

Nice to see Bulgaria with a medal! The French, as expected, supreme.

Sweden so slow... what's happening?

 

[kingjr]

Poor skiing from Preuss as well, almost as bad as Voigt.

 

[Brullnux]

Jeanmonnot/Simon are practically guaranteed a gold in either sprint or pursuit, or both, and the Relay will be a pretty boring affair as well.

Jeanmonnot is fallible in a last lap shoot IMO. In the sprint, if either hit 10/10 they've won so we are basically just hoping that they hit 90% and Vittozzi skis as fast as today's first two laps and doesn't miss, or the Swedes ski fast again.

Actually, if Vittozzi shoots clean and skis Jeanmonnot +5s, I think she can (almost) match her in the sprint because of her shooting speed. Two huge conditionals though.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Hristova's medal is quite the story, but you also have to feel for Voigt finishing 4th for the second Olympics in a row (Preuß did it in 2018, Wilhelm in 2010 and Henkel in 2006, so question is which German will achieve it in 2030).

 

[KZD]

The French might very well take all golds in women's biathlon just like the Swedes will probably do in women's XC skiing and Norwegians in men's XC skiing. Not good when this happens.

Fantastic bronze medal for Hristova, disappointing skiing performance from the Öberg sisters, Vittozzi and Wierer.

 

[Brullnux]

The French might very well take all golds in women's biathlon just like the Swedes will probably do in women's XC skiing and Norwegians in men's XC skiing. Not good when this happens.

Fantastic bronze medal for Hristova, disappointing skiing performance from the Öberg sisters, Vittozzi and Wierer.

Vittozzi's issue was the shooting, not the skiing... 80% in an individual just isn't good enough, especially among the women.

 

[BigCoward]

The French might very well take all golds in women's biathlon just like the Swedes will probably do in women's XC skiing and Norwegians in men's XC skiing. Not good when this happens.

Fantastic bronze medal for Hristova, disappointing skiing performance from the Öberg sisters, Vittozzi and Wierer.

Better than Norway winning all the golds in men's and women's Biathlon, XC and NC. Which was feasible a few years ago.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Hristova has been a solid prospect for a while, did well in last year's World Championship individual similarly. The Bulgarian team, Todorova aside, is full of decent talents but this is quite the shock. And also why purists love the Individual, it gives the best chance of surprises like this.

 

[Brullnux]

Simon shushing at the finish line is very funny, given she did bring her suspension entirely on herself. Biathlon has a good set of characters!

 

[search]

Nice to see Bulgaria with a medal! The French, as expected, supreme.

Sweden so slow... what's happening?

not sure about the others, but Elvira often tends to struggle at high altitude. Probably also a reason why she wasn't selected for the relay

 

[kingjr]

Hristova has been a solid prospect for a while, did well in last year's World Championship individual similarly. The Bulgarian team, Todorova aside, is full of decent talents but this is quite the shock. And also why purists love the Individual, it gives the best chance of surprises like this.

Iliev was running like it was 2015 yesterday, but made a mess of things at the range, unfortunately.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Simon shushing at the finish line is very funny, given she did bring her suspension entirely on herself. Biathlon has a good set of characters!

And the French authority did suspend most of it, give her a shortened time out of racing then apply it at a time so that she only missed one race weekend. I think it is only fair some people might think that she got off incredibly lightly, especially with Justine off the team, even if the others who've voiced issues of a similar manner with her, like the Chevaliers, are now retired.

Hell, by not going to the Olympics (primarily cos Bened has been so good), arguably Jeanne Richard has actually suffered more for her sins than Simon has.

 

[YavorD]

Iliev was running like it was 2015 yesterday, but made a mess of things at the range, unfortunately.

And Vasilev was top 20 in ski speed, whereas Todorova had the fastest ski time in her leg during the muxed relay. Although ski speeds in relay legs are a bit skewed, that's impressive from the whole team.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I find it a little crazy that Bendika would have had a chance of winning today if she had hit 19/20, provided she hadn't skied/shot slower knowing she was fighting for a medal.

 

[Mayomaniac]

About Laegreid, you know you're a clown when Northug making fun of you on social media is 100% deserved.