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| 19.04.2010 |
| Bonus Time in Kamchatka |
| Athletes, IBU Officials Enjoying Extra Time |
| With European air space still closed, the athletes and IBU officials, including President Anders Besseberg and Vice-President-Information Ivor Lehotan remained in Kamchatka today. |
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| 18.04.2010 |
| Athletes Waiting to Return to Europe |
| Wilhelm, Tcherezov win Kamchatka Pursuits |
| Kati Wilhelm of Germany won the final competition of her career picking up only one penalty in the 10K Pursuit competition on Saturday, while Russia’s Ivan Tcherezov topped Sprint winner Emil Hegle Svendsen in the Men’s 12.5K Pursuit competition. |
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| 14.04.2010 |
| Back to Winter in Kamchatka |
| Long Flight from Europe to Eastern Russian Region |
| An aircraft landed today at Petropavlovsk, Kamchatka in the middle of a snow storm after a 13 hour flight from Munich via Novosibirsk. On board the Gazprom-chartered aircraft as it touched down in the capital city of the Russin Kamchatka region, were some of the best biathletes in the world. |
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| 17.06.2009 |
| Extreme training for the Swedish and British ... |
| Shooting, Rollerskiing and Biking comprise unusual triathlon |
| The Swedish and British Biathlon teams along with guest Andi Birnbacher embarked on an unusual triathlon competition last Friday. Just like every year, Swedish Coach Wolfgang Pichler planned an extreme training competition for his athletes. Not only were the athletics challenging, but also the start time was unusually early. At six o’clock in the morning, the athletes were at the shooting range in Ruhpolding’s Chiemgau Arena for zeroing. |
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| 14.02.2009 |
| Korean Team Thrilled to Host World Championsh... |
| It is Time to Compete in Pyeongchang |
| Anticipation has been building here in Korea ever since the Pyeongchang won the right to host these 2009 Biathlon World Championships back in September 2004. |
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| 24.01.2009 |
| Italy wants to jump into the relay by Vancouv... |
| Thanks to "Italianita" |
| Italy has unquestionably seen some great times in biathlon. The names Zingerle, Pallhuber, and Taschler were well known on the biathlon circuit until the mid 90's. Over the past 15 years, those names and their success have faded into history. Now a small but powerful team guided by Paolo Riva, Armin Auchentaller, and Francesco Berlendis is now trying to recapture the glory of the past.. The basis of their success is the unique "Italianita" in Italian biathlon. |
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| 23.01.2009 |
| Italian media neglects Squadra Azzura |
| No TV broadcast from biggest Italian winter sport event |
| At their home World Cup in Antholz, the Italian team presented itself united to the press. The meeting did not attract much attention of the Italian mass media, though. |
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| 15.12.2008 |
| Inside the Hochfilzen VIP House |
| Like all major sporting events in the world, a staple on the Biathlon World Cup circuit is the VIP Hospitality area. |
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| 02.12.2008 |
| Anna Carin Olofsson -- Hoping For “Good Res... |
| Olympic Gold Medalist Anna Carin Olofsson has modest goals for the new biathlon season, but only because she is a bit short on training. The birth of her son Liam just over five months ago cut into her preparation for this season, but not too much. |
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