Nordic Skiing/Biathlon Thread

[BigCoward]

It's really weird how france have by far the strongest women's biathlon team, but Sweden have 3 of top 4 in standings.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Beautiful visibility in Holmenkollen today.

 

[BigCoward]

Norway going to top 8 or 9 even without Klaebo. Healthy.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Hedegart wins!

 

[KZD]

Hedegart wins, incredible season from him.

 

[Libertine Seguros]

It is wild. A man who finished 28th on 10/10 here in his biathlon career - losing 2 minutes on the skis to Johannes Thingnes Bø, and losing out despite better shooting to high speed luminaries like Anton Vidmar, Lucas Fratzscher and Antonin Guigonnat - is now smashing the World Cup in XC (Klæbo obviously excepted) to all parts in any distance skate.

 

[Mayomaniac]

All those Norwegian twinks with their salmon coloured cheeks look the same to me.

 

[YavorD]

I'm watching the 50k and wonder how can a mass start be considered more interesting than an interval, especially in a sport like CX?
You watch for ove an hour and next to nothing happens..

 

[kingjr]

All those Norwegian twinks with their salmon coloured cheeks look the same to me.

They do, don't they. No one looks like Thomas Wassberg or Juha Mieto these days.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

It‘s 15 degrees in Otepää today, after a low of 5C, so I expect a lot of short sleeves.

 

[dobrien]

Juha Mieto

Now there was a beast! If this was MMA instead of XC Juha could take on about 15 Hedegarts at the same time!

 

[Libertine Seguros]

All those Norwegian twinks with their salmon coloured cheeks look the same to me.

NGL I can just hear "Pumped Up Kicks" to that.

All the Norwegian twinks with their salmon-coloured cheeks better run, better run, outrun my gun...

 

[KZD]

Deserved win for Karlsson after having to miss the Olympic 50k due to illness.

Svahn and Sundling completing the podium.

 

[dobrien]

Deserved win for Karlsson after having to miss the Olympic 50k due to illness.

Svahn and Sundling completing the podium.

Dominant from Frida; the awesome Olympic 50k Bronze fight would never have happened had Frida not missed the race obviously.

Really impressed with Sundling and Svahn here.

Ebba feeling the effects of a little too much long racing it seems.

 

[YavorD]

Lægreid clearly the best biathlete since the Olympics. That's 8th podium in a row.
This should be one of the biggest margins in a pursuit, I guess.

 

[Mayomaniac]

They do, don't they. No one looks like Thomas Wassberg or Juha Mieto these days.

Tbf, Mieto had an almost mythical status among the oldschool fans.
At least one could keep the likes of Sundby, Northug and Krogh apart from eachother cause they all had a distinct look.

 

[Mayomaniac]

It is wild. A man who finished 28th on 10/10 here in his biathlon career - losing 2 minutes on the skis to Johannes Thingnes Bø, and losing out despite better shooting to high speed luminaries like Anton Vidmar, Lucas Fratzscher and Antonin Guigonnat - is now smashing the World Cup in XC (Klæbo obviously excepted) to all parts in any distance skate.

Yeah, rather unexpected. I could see Giacomel actually beating nearly all Italian Xc skiers in a 10km skating race, but that is a world class biathlete vs thd small fry talent pool that is modern Italian xc skiing.

 

[BigCoward]

Last time the top 10 averaged 4.1 misses?

 

[Libertine Seguros]

Last time the top 10 averaged 4.1 misses?

My guess would be March 2021, women's Mass Start in Östersund.

Tandrevold won with 15/20 (first win with sub-80% shooting at the top level since Miriam Gössner's maiden win, that's how long it has been). Hettich (not yet -Walz) in 9th was the best shot of the day - with 16/20. Alimbekava and Preuß both podiumed with 14/20 (Franzi even hit 1/5 in the first stand), and Hanna Sola made the flower ceremony with 12/20. Julia Simon finished last with a catastrophic 5/20, after missing all but one of her prone targets.

 

[KZD]

Lægreid clearly the best biathlete since the Olympics. That's 8th podium in a row.
This should be one of the biggest margins in a pursuit, I guess.

It was the biggest margin ever indeed.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Last time the top 10 averaged 4.1 misses?

4.3 in the Oberhof pursuit, not that long ago.

 

[Mayomaniac]

NGL I can just hear "Pumped Up Kicks" to that.

All the Norwegian twinks with their salmon-coloured cheeks better run, better run, outrun my gun...

Hey, I wouldn't go that far...

 

[BigCoward]

Ingrid having best ski time is nice to see.

 

[BullsFan22]

NGL I can just hear "Pumped Up Kicks" to that.

All the Norwegian twinks with their salmon-coloured cheeks better run, better run, outrun my gun...

You do know what that song is about, don’t you?

 

[Libertine Seguros]

You do know what that song is about, don’t you?

It was more about the meter and phrasing of Mayo's post reminding me of the song than any GRAPES comment.