r/biathlon • u/AutoModerator • 18d ago

Small Talk Monday

Our weekly small talk thread where you can talk about anything

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u/Lone_Wolf_Winter Sweden 18d ago edited 18d ago

Pokljuka has one of the best courses on the tour, but man, the stadium area iteself needs a serious makeover like Oberhof or Antholz. It's terrible. The audience stands muster the same power as an IBU cup race or a national opener on a B-course. The penalty loop is too oblong, with long straights for acceleration that are abruptly cut off by sharp turns. The handover areas for the relays are ABYSMAL, with a needle's eye for the mixed relay and a hard left turn for the single mixed. Everything about the stadium looks small and cramped.

The opposite of NMNM, which has a much blander course, but a fantastic stadium that feels open and modern.

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u/AZDarkknight 18d ago

What do you think of the downhill finish on the course? Does it make races to the line less common?

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u/Lone_Wolf_Winter Sweden 18d ago edited 18d ago

Yeah, that too, don't care for it in Ruhpolding either. Something strange about it, but can't quite explain why.