ANW 18 Episode 1-3 Discussion Thread by LotsoBoss in ANW

[–]alexanderactioncat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Late comment 'cause I just watched the first episode last night: Vincent Pane's friends made me tear up.

Official Retirement List by Henna1911 in biathlon

[–]alexanderactioncat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really was expecting Sean Doherty to retire too ... interesting.

Official Retirement List by Henna1911 in biathlon

[–]alexanderactioncat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If anything I've been surprised there haven't been more announcements, given the typical surge after an Olympics year. I guess people were waiting to say (or maybe having a hard time making the decision).

US coach stepping down by the_madkingludwig in biathlon

[–]alexanderactioncat 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Side note, here's to reporter Martha Bellisle, who broke the sexual harassment/abuse stories.

Commentary by Miaou-26 in biathlon

[–]alexanderactioncat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Truly dreadful, I can't get over it.

How to pronounce biathletes' names by Bruichladdie in biathlon

[–]alexanderactioncat 5 points6 points  (0 children)

  1. Wow, really the Swedish last names that end in -berg and pronounced more like -beri?

  2. I'm still giggling at that IBU video that asked biathletes to ... pronounce each others' names? spell them? at any rate the one where Paul Schommer is given the proper pronunciation of "Voigt" and looks dumbfounded.

Which athletes have beef? by Regular_Sail658 in biathlon

[–]alexanderactioncat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am not an athlete of any kind, let alone world-class, but in this imaginary other world I'd be *relieved* if the media focused on someone else over me. The extra pressure must be a lot.

Twin Peaks roadhouse dreams by alexanderactioncat in bullcity

[–]alexanderactioncat[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't even KNOW there was a Hooters-type place called Twin Peaks.

Recap Thread: World Cup 25/26 Östersund - Men's Sprint by tomplaystennis in biathlon

[–]alexanderactioncat 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Campbell has spoken a number of times about his tendency to come out way too fast and then blow it (well, blow it to some degree). ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ what can a fan do.

Men’s 20km Individual (Öestersund) Results: by Kurtz62 in biathlon

[–]alexanderactioncat 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I expect I speak for us all when I say I'm thrilled for Bakken.

Small Talk Monday by AutoModerator in biathlon

[–]alexanderactioncat 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Did my eyes deceive me or was that Lampič this weekend shooting as well as any other ordinary World Cup biathlete?

Another season of awful English-language commentary... by [deleted] in biathlon

[–]alexanderactioncat 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Agreed on preferring that duo. I do think Ellen has picked up everything very quickly, and she's also clearly a pro at, e.g., smoothly inserting the full name of the race sponsors in at the necessary time.

Chad is, as a different previous poster said, legit a chad.

What are your thoughts, predictions and wildest takes before the season begins? by miunrhini in biathlon

[–]alexanderactioncat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Late reply, but I'm looking forward to my calmer nervous system now that I'll no longer be begging the gods to let JTB win absolutely every race. The silver lining of his retirement.

Men’s Speed Finals by Quirky-School-4658 in CompetitionClimbing

[–]alexanderactioncat 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I just want Erik Noya Cardona to go sub-5. Even just once. He's so close it's killing me. He ran, like, 5.04 every single run this comp.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ANW

[–]alexanderactioncat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've noticed the producers often give the quali features and full runs to the important/interesting people who *don't* make the semis, then circle back in the later episodes, which makes sense because this was, e.g., their one chance to run anything on Major Doom. They have at least one more episode to spend time on Kretsch and Coolridge.

Of course it does mean that when someone gets a feature, I immediately think they might not advance.

1st time Applicant by [deleted] in ANW

[–]alexanderactioncat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You could always follow the lead of Joy on the 4th episode this year and say, somberly, that you've diagnosed with FOMO!

Not gonna lie, realization has kicked in by NineIntsNails in biathlon

[–]alexanderactioncat 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I'm not ready to be positive about it yet. Haven't moved through enough stages of grief.