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| 28.10.2009 |
| Aiming for Career Highlights in Vancouver |
| Interview with the Ukrainian Biathlon Team |
| The Ukrainian team was, as were many others, in Ramsau for training on the Dachstein Glacier. However, they had the worst luck. When they arrived at the beginning of October, there was only dirty ice on the glacier and normal skiing was virtually impossible. Then a snowstorm hit the plateau and the glacier. For two days, hardly any training was possible. When the glacier reopened with perfect conditions, the team was about ready to leave. |
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| 23.10.2009 |
| Belarus bionic athlete |
| With the help of Olympic Solidarity, Belarusian biathlete Darya Domracheva is targeting a medal at the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver,as Dzmitry Kamashka discovers: |
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| 19.06.2009 |
| Team Sweden: Carpenters Competing against IKE... |
| Interview with Wolfgang Pichler |
| Wolfgang Pichler is known as a hard working coach who expects the same effort and attitude among his athletes. The German has been the Coach Swedish Biathlon Coach since 1995 and just renewed his contract for another four years. Biathlonworld.com met him while his team was doing an extreme training competition (see our earlier report). He told us about his team’s training program and explained why the team is not the IKEA of Biathlon. |
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| 21.04.2009 |
| Hitting the Bulls Eye is a Question of the Mi... |
| The Practicalities and Difficulties of Shooting Training |
| Five small, black circles, 50 meters away, are supposed to turn white in as little time as possible. To do this efficiently, biathletes have to pay attention to many small details. Although the season just ended, shooting training starts again in May. German Women’s Coach Uwe Müßiggang, explained the nuances of shooting training, how some shots stray despite thousands of training rounds, and answered the age-old question, “Are women better shots than men?” |
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| 21.04.2009 |
| Different in Many Ways, But Brothers Just the... |
| Simon and Martin Fourcade |
| Simon Fourcade, 15th in the Overall World Cup just completed his fifth World Cup season, while brother Martin Fourcade ended his rookie season ranked 25th. Martin is about half a head taller, and several kilos heavier than his brother. Simon is quick to smile, while Martin is a bit more reserved. Although as different as night and day in some ways, these two brothers hold one thing in common: both are tenacious competitors and part of the youth movement in French Biathlon. |
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| 24.01.2009 |
| Interview with Kaisa Mäkäräinen |
| "I´m always a bit pessimistic" |
| Kaisa Mäkäräinen, who turned 26 two weeks ago, is Finnlands only potential podium finisher in Biathlon right now. |
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| 22.01.2009 |
| Domracheva-Interview: "Sports - rather than h... |
| Belorussian climbs higher and higher on the podium |
| After the mishap two weeks ago in Oberhof, when Darya Domracheva, in the lead of the mass start race, shot standing up in a prone session, things are finally going her way. The 22-year-old Belarusian has reached the podium twice in the last two sprint races. |
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| 13.12.2008 |
| Interview with Ukranian coach Ievgenii Kolupa... |
| The team from the Ukraine did well in Östersund. The first two days in Hochfilzen were not quite as good. In his interview with Biathlonworld.com, head coach Ievgenii Kolupaiev allows a little insight into his team |
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