There is not enough points given for a victory. Two 11th place finishes should not be as valuable as a win! I’d say the points system should look something like this: 1st: 80p 2nd: 65p 3rd: 53p 4th: 43p 5th: 40p ...and normal scale from there on.
Wolfgang Pichler is a miracle worker! Sweden has EXTREMELY few biathletes and they are all failed cross country skiers. Helena Ekholm used to finish last in every cross country race she entered. Björn Ferry was a terrible skier in the skate technique according to world champion Per Elofsson who is amazed that Ferry has made it this far. When Anna-Carin Zidek first started biathlon as a 29-year old, experienced cross country skier from one of the most prominent nations in cross country skiing, she would typically lose about 1 minute in 7.5 km. But after training under Pichler, she became the best skier in the sport for a few years before Neuner arrived, at which point she was still the second best skier and close to Neuner. So what Pichler has done with such talentless skiers is quite remarkable.
Ekholm is excellent, but the other swedes? Not so much... The problem is that every talented skiewr in Sweden wants to be a cross country skier rather than a biathlete. So all swedish biathletes are failed cross country skiers.
It is not about how many targets you miss, but how many targets you miss compared to your opponents. If you miss 4 and they miss 3, this is like you missing 1 and them missing 0. Every fast skier missed at least 3 targets unfortunately.
Ridiculous loser attitude! Domracheva would have won comfortably with 3 mistakes if she had shooting speed of Neuner because she was only 12 seconds behind in skiing. She also would have won if she didn’t fall on the first loop, so this was very unlucky. Berger and Mäkäräinen would have won with 2 mistakes.
Ridiculous loser attitude! Domracheva would have won comfortably with 3 mistakes if she had shooting speed of Neuner because she was only 12 seconds behind in skiing. She also would have won if she didn’t fall on the first loop, so this was very unlucky. Berger and Mäkäräinen would have won with 2 mistakes.
Wilddog2: I have read your posts for awhile and noticed that you have deluded yourself into thinking the swedes are heroes. This is ridiculous! The team doctor of the swedish cross country ski team has said that more than 50% of swedish skiers use the very same asthma drug that Marit Bjorgen uses. Swedish skier Anna Haag has admitted using athma medicine and claims that 90% of swedish skiers use some kind of asthma medicine. Swedish biathlete Anna-Carin Zidek has also admitted using asthma medicine. I can provide sources (in swedish) for all of this.
There is not enough points given for a victory. Two 11th place finishes should not be as valuable as a win! I’d say the points system should look something like this:
1st: 80p
2nd: 65p
3rd: 53p
4th: 43p
5th: 40p
...and normal scale from there on.
Wolfgang Pichler is a miracle worker! Sweden has EXTREMELY few biathletes and they are all failed cross country skiers. Helena Ekholm used to finish last in every cross country race she entered. Björn Ferry was a terrible skier in the skate technique according to world champion Per Elofsson who is amazed that Ferry has made it this far. When Anna-Carin Zidek first started biathlon as a 29-year old, experienced cross country skier from one of the most prominent nations in cross country skiing, she would typically lose about 1 minute in 7.5 km. But after training under Pichler, she became the best skier in the sport for a few years before Neuner arrived, at which point she was still the second best skier and close to Neuner. So what Pichler has done with such talentless skiers is quite remarkable.
Ekholm is excellent, but the other swedes? Not so much... The problem is that every talented skiewr in Sweden wants to be a cross country skier rather than a biathlete. So all swedish biathletes are failed cross country skiers.
Darya would have won if she did not fall in first lap! Very unlucky! :(
It is not about how many targets you miss, but how many targets you miss compared to your opponents. If you miss 4 and they miss 3, this is like you missing 1 and them missing 0. Every fast skier missed at least 3 targets unfortunately.
Neuner is nothing compared to the best skiers like Bjorgen, Kowalczyk and Kalla!
Ridiculous loser attitude! Domracheva would have won comfortably with 3 mistakes if she had shooting speed of Neuner because she was only 12 seconds behind in skiing. She also would have won if she didn’t fall on the first loop, so this was very unlucky. Berger and Mäkäräinen would have won with 2 mistakes.
Ridiculous loser attitude! Domracheva would have won comfortably with 3 mistakes if she had shooting speed of Neuner because she was only 12 seconds behind in skiing. She also would have won if she didn’t fall on the first loop, so this was very unlucky. Berger and Mäkäräinen would have won with 2 mistakes.
90% of swedes have asthma says olympic and world championship silver medalist, Anna Haag!
Wilddog2: I have read your posts for awhile and noticed that you have deluded yourself into thinking the swedes are heroes. This is ridiculous! The team doctor of the swedish cross country ski team has said that more than 50% of swedish skiers use the very same asthma drug that Marit Bjorgen uses. Swedish skier Anna Haag has admitted using athma medicine and claims that 90% of swedish skiers use some kind of asthma medicine. Swedish biathlete Anna-Carin Zidek has also admitted using asthma medicine. I can provide sources (in swedish) for all of this.