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@SingleMaltBiath On the one hand it shows a clear path for the athletes outside of the national training groups. But reducing the qualification to two races, requires coach decisions to balance health or form issues on the weekend.

The results list of the selection races and 2 by coaches decision. What do you think about this system? I personally think it's a really good one! 6/6

🇩🇪German World and IBU Cup qualifications will take place in the alpine region, venue not certain yet. The German Championships won't count a percentage for the qualification anymore. The system will work as follows: 1/6 #biathlon

@penaltyloop @RedGiorgio81 Sport federations like the German Ski Federations have much more control over Perspective Cadre (PK) and Reserver Cadre (EK) and can define their own criteria.

@penaltyloop @RedGiorgio81 Don't read too much into it. The new criteria of the German Olympic Sport Federation for Olympic Cadre are rank 1 to 8 in the Olympic Games or World Championships of the last season. There is no distinction between team and individual events. World Cup results don't count.

🇩🇪 German team announcement! #biathlon

@dirk_adam Ducke mich nun.

Bestes Deutschland-Trikot aller Zeiten. Was sind Eure Favoriten? #DFBTeam #WM #Deutschland #Germany 🇩🇪

@penaltyloop Don't forget Marlene Fichtner. She improved from +4.5% to +0.8% ski speed behind median.

I will be totally honest. I probably missed a few. This was a classic project I thought I could knock out in a few days. Several weeks later I just decided I need to be done so this is what I've got. I did my best but I'm sure I missed a few so I apologize! #biathlon

2025-2026 Most Improved. Wondering who is the most improved skier this year? Most improved shooter? Most improved shooting speed? I tried to tackle this comparing each athlete to their prior career best to see who were the top 5 in each category #biathlon penaltyloop.com/2026/04/16/202…

@dirk_adam Aus im Achtelfinale.

Meine einzige Hoffnung ist Jamal Musiala, wenn er 100 Prozent fit ist und hoffentlich wieder so spielt, wie vor seiner schweren Verletzung. Was denkt Ihr? Wie schneidet Deutschland bei der WM 2026 ab? #DFBTeam #WM2026

@SingleMaltBiath @penaltyloop @lukas_nov_afc @olabranholm @biathstats Might not be a bad thing. Would give some younger athletes the chance to grow. It definitely didn't help Horn's and Fratzscher's careers that they never could rely on staying on the world cup team.

@UKunitz @penaltyloop @lukas_nov_afc @olabranholm @biathstats Nawrath, Horn and Hettich-Walz have said similar things, for Zobel it also doesn't sound impossible. And should Rees keep going for now, that's 100% his last year too.

@penaltyloop @biathstats @SingleMaltBiath Help me out here. Which athletes have confirmed that this is their last season (and week) in top Biathlon?

@SingleMaltBiath @olabranholm @penaltyloop @biathstats Dexie said that the truck is 14 years old and will be replaced. It caught fire last year on the way to Oslo.

@UKunitz @olabranholm @penaltyloop @biathstats Oh?

@SingleMaltBiath @penaltyloop @lukas_nov_afc @olabranholm @biathstats I know about Justus Strelow, but otherwise I don't think so.

@UKunitz @penaltyloop @lukas_nov_afc @olabranholm @biathstats I mean, a lot of athletes have named next year...

@SingleMaltBiath @penaltyloop @lukas_nov_afc @olabranholm @biathstats You jinxed it now.

@penaltyloop @lukas_nov_afc @olabranholm @biathstats 100%. The big German wave will probably be next year.

@biathlon23 @biathstats Mats Øverby

@biathstats A good one!

I recently discovered that Johannes Dale-Skjevdal, Martin Uldal and Renars Birkentals all have the same birthday- 23rd May (great date!), so I wondered if I gave a #biathlon birthday twin and I do! It's Marek Mackels! Let me know if you have one! 🎂🎁

@dirk_adam Ich erinner mich noch als ob es gestern war. Am nächsten Tag bin ich ganz in schwarz in die Schule gegangen.

Wunderbares Interview mit Ralf Minge und Wolfgang Schäfer über das verrückteste – und für mich als Kind schlimmste – Fußballspiel aller Zeiten. #Uerdingen #Dynamo #Dresden #Grotenburg #sgd1953 #Europacup #Pokalsieger #Viertelfinale

@penaltyloop We read that she will take over a role in another team. Her native Austria is an option or even Germany. In both teams there are young promising talents.

🇨🇭 Just waking up to see Sandra Flunger is retiring as head coach of the Swiss biathlon program. This is a loss. All of her athletes have spoken with genuine warmth about her. Not to mention both men’s and women’s teams achieved new record heights! #biathlon

@penaltyloop Pfund, Kink, Fichtner and Tannheimer won 4 Gold and two Silver medals in Otepää at the Junior World Championships two years ago.

🇩🇪 For team Germany in Otepää: Anna Weidel is sick and Julia Kink is coming up to replace her. This could critical as the gap between Germany in 5th and Finland 🇫🇮 and Czechia 🇨🇿 in the nations cup is narrowing Justus Strelow returns to bring the men to a full 6 #biathlon

@penaltyloop Sorry, I read the timeline always from the top.

@UKunitz I know. I posted about it earlier 😊. Thank you though!!

Thinking about who I would like to get the "extra" women's bibs from the IBU Cup top 10's: 🇫🇷 Voldiya Galmace Paulin 🇫🇷 Amandine Mengin (Paula Botet is out) 🇸🇪 Emma Nilsson - such a great season! 🇩🇪 Hanna Kebinger 🇳🇴 Karoline Erdal 🇮🇹 Samuela Comola #biathlon

@SingleMaltBiath @penaltyloop It will take some time to heal our national relay trauma.

@penaltyloop Definitely!

@penaltyloop Julia Kink will get the place because Anna Weidel will start in Oslo. Kink will start for Weidel in Otepää.

These aren't necessarily who I think will get picked. And aren't even necessarily about who "deserves" it most

@biathlon23 I'm very happy about this. It is not all doom and gloom in German Biathlon.

Youth/Junior World Championships-Arber🇩🇪 Junior Women's Relay: 🥇Germany 🇩🇪 🥈France 🇨🇵 🥉Ukraine 🇺🇦 #biathlon

@dirk_adam Ich schaue mir vielleicht noch mal ein Länderspiel an. Die Champions League hat alles kaputt gemacht und verhindert ja weiterhin irgendeine rationale Veränderung für mehr Wettbewerb in der Bundesliga.

Die Bundesliga muss DRINGEND, ich betone DRINGEND überlegen, dass sie wieder spannender wird. Es kann nicht das Ziel der Liga sein, dass nur eine Mannschaft ALLES dominiert. Da sinkt das allgemeine Interesse weiter gegen Null. PS: Das sollte auch das Ziel des FC Bayern sein.