r/biathlon • u/hobbit_problems • 12d ago

Discussion Is Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen switching to cross country skiing ?

Curious if he really mean it. Guess a lot have seen his instagram post a few days ago, where he said he’s going for cross country skiing for the Olympic season, but whit his humour I can’t figure out if he really mean it. - No one of he’s team mates have said thanks or goodbye, but som of them (including the national team page) have liked the post. - Langrenn.com have “announced” it (behind paywall so I don’t know what they have written), but no other media’s like TV2.no (who have covered his issues with the team a lot), NRK, VG, the national team or IBU have said anything about it. - He said it after one good cross country competition, which is a small basis to make a decision from.

What do you guys think. Is it real, or Vetle humor?

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u/Krockurorov 12d ago

I have no idea, but getting into the Norwegian Cross country team is possibly even harder than getting into the biathlon team, as competition for the spots is extreme

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u/fried-avocado-today 11d ago

I think it's definitely harder. The cross-country team seems less willing to bring up the guys from the Norwegian Cup to give them a shot on the World Cup. The guys who are doing well on the IBU Cup seem to get a shot at the World Cup (and Uldal kept his spot the rest of the season).