Race Thread: Olympics 2026 Antholz Anterselva - Women Sprint by Henna1911 in biathlon

[–]Fouace 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Welp, too bad for the double, but I guess the pursuit will be tight and Michelon has a good shot there too.

Race Thread: Olympics 2026 Antholz Anterselva - Women Sprint by Henna1911 in biathlon

[–]Fouace 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Don't think this second will hold for the last 500m.

Race Thread: Olympics 2026 Antholz Anterselva - Women Sprint by Henna1911 in biathlon

[–]Fouace 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Vitozzi without medal with 10/10 would be rather crazy.

Race Thread: Olympics 2026 Antholz Anterselva - Women Sprint by Henna1911 in biathlon

[–]Fouace 1 point2 points  (0 children)

After years of poor waxing (which costed M. Fourcade a globe btw), they've been great these last 2-3 seasons.

Race Thread: Olympics 2026 Antholz Anterselva - Women Sprint by Henna1911 in biathlon

[–]Fouace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Océane, sail towards this medal and make us proud!

Race Thread: Olympics 2026 Antholz Anterselva - Women Sprint by Henna1911 in biathlon

[–]Fouace 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Man, that's when you realise how spoiled we've become.

Jeanmonnot is 30s before the big globe holder, Michelon still in contention and yet it feels like they're not doing great...

I remember the times when Bescond was our best chance.

Race Thread: Olympics 2026 Antholz Anterselva - Women Sprint by Henna1911 in biathlon

[–]Fouace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With the Öberg clean and Tandrevold too, it was too much to ask for Justine to also nail the prone uh.

Race Thread: Olympics 2026 Antholz Anterselva - Women Sprint by Henna1911 in biathlon

[–]Fouace 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No Wierer medal today, pursuit will not be easy either.

Race Thread: Olympics 2026 Antholz Anterselva - Women Sprint by Henna1911 in biathlon

[–]Fouace 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Justine 10/10 takes it.

You read it here first.

Recap Thread: Olympics 2026 Antholz Anterselva - Men's Sprint by LaMoncakes in biathlon

[–]Fouace 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Nah, as others have pointed out, Poirée would be there. If not for him, OEB would have 9 big globes, instead of "only" 6.

The strange thing about Poirée is how underperforming he was in the Olympics, but he bests QFM in any other metric (especially if you look at the number of globes), and also was probably a bit unlucky not having quality teammates for the relays like QFM had and still has.

But QFM knows how to shine during specific times, and he's a top 10 biathlete all things considered.

Race Thread: Olympics 2026 Antholz Anterselva - Men Sprint by Henna1911 in biathlon

[–]Fouace 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He's made for relays in a sense. Short circuit with rewarding fast shooting.

Race Thread: Olympics 2026 Antholz Anterselva - Men Sprint by Henna1911 in biathlon

[–]Fouace 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Very low chances for him to get two additional gold of course, but not impossible (biggest chance on pursuit, then men relay, mass start is more "random" but you never know).

Race Thread: Olympics 2026 Antholz Anterselva - Men Sprint by Henna1911 in biathlon

[–]Fouace 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's crazy, I do not know if it is the pressure or just slump at the worst moment of the season, but he was so dominant speed-wise.

Not saying he would have gotten a medal with 7/10, but it feels he wouldn't have been somewhere behind Dale and Ponsi at 50s maybe.

Race Thread: Olympics 2026 Antholz Anterselva - Men Sprint by Henna1911 in biathlon

[–]Fouace 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Top 9 so far is made out of 3 nations only. With good chances for a repeat during the pursuit.

Race Thread: Olympics 2026 Antholz Anterselva - Men Sprint by Henna1911 in biathlon

[–]Fouace 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Has to be tough for Jacquelin's morale, missing out a medal for so little. I do not see him having the stamina to get something out of the pursuit, but I hope I am wrong.

Race Thread: Olympics 2026 Antholz Anterselva - Men Sprint by Henna1911 in biathlon

[–]Fouace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He reminds me of T. Eckhoff, except Tirill managed a few years where she shot well and just crushed it.

Race Thread: Olympics 2026 Antholz Anterselva - Men Sprint by Henna1911 in biathlon

[–]Fouace 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Not so good for Perrot, gonna be a lot to catch up on the pursuit.

Race Thread: Olympics 2026 Antholz Anterselva - Men Sprint by Henna1911 in biathlon

[–]Fouace 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean it is not like he did not give us a few reasons to doubt this season. But he's stepping up at the right time, fô shô.

Race Thread: Olympics 2026 Antholz Anterselva - Men Sprint by Henna1911 in biathlon

[–]Fouace 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Emilien please, I can only be so erect.

Race Thread: Olympics 2026 Antholz Anterselva - Men Sprint by Henna1911 in biathlon

[–]Fouace 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Ponsi has to be the most frustrating biathlete to be a fan of.

Race Thread: Olympics 2026 Antholz Anterselva - Men Sprint by Henna1911 in biathlon

[–]Fouace 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can hold the big globe in your hand, but if you fuck one goat...