Dorothea Wierer's arithmetic game with an uncertain future

It is currently uncertain whether the World Cup final from March 20th to 22nd in Oslo will be canceled due to the effects of the coronavirus or will be held without spectators. Events with more than 500 people have been banned in Norway since Tuesday. If the races at the traditional Holmenkollen are canceled, it would be possible for the ski hunters to stay in Finland and hold the final races there. However, there is also a possibility of rejection without replacement. 4 South Tyroleans in Kontiolahti The men start the sprint in Kontiolahti on Thursday (15.30:15.30 p.m.). In addition to the South Tyroleans Dominik Windisch and Lukas Hofer, Thomas Bormolini and the youngsters Tommaso Giacomel and Didier Bionaz are also at the start for Italy. In the women's category, Lisa Vittozzi, Michela Carrara, Federica Sanfilippo from Ridnaun and Dorothea Wierer were nominated. They also start with a sprint on Friday (XNUMX:XNUMX p.m.). The focus is primarily on Wierer, who could potentially win the overall World Cup for the second time in a row this weekend. She is currently a whopping 69 points ahead of Tiril Eckhoff in the ranking. Wierer's problem with the cancellation results However, this snapshot is deceptive because in biathlon every athlete has two results to eliminate. If you subtract this, you get a completely new World Cup standings and a reduced gap between the top three. Wierer is the only one who has always scored points. So she has to delete a 23rd and a 24th place and thus 35 World Cup points. Eckhoff, on the other hand, did not have a single point canceled with her worst results, and third-placed Hanna Öberg also did not lose a point. Accordingly, Wierer is still 34 points ahead of the Norwegian in the virtual ranking and 36 points ahead of her opponent from Sweden. However, even with the canceled results, a lot still depends on the performance of the three rivals in the last races. As a reminder: the winner of a biathlon race receives 60 points, the tenth place still receives 31. So there is absolute high tension in the Women's World Cup with five individual races before the end of the season - assuming there are five more races and the World Cup continues after this weekend. The planned program in Kontiolahti (FIN): Thursday, March 12th 15.30 p.m.: Sprint men Friday March 13th 15.30 p.m.: Sprint women Saturday March 14th 13.45:XNUMX p.m.: Pursuit of men 15.45:XNUMX p.m.: Persecution of women Sunday March 15th 13.15 p.m.: Single mixed relay 15.15 p.m.: Mixed relay

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Dorothea Wierer's arithmetic game with an uncertain future

After the ghost races in Nove Mesto, spectators are (for now) allowed at the penultimate Biathlon World Cup of the season in Kontiolahti, Finland. What happens afterwards is completely open. Dorothea Wierers also knows this, whose fight for the overall World Cup could be decisively influenced.

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