Hey Jay,



sorry...I thought you guys would know about it. Here in Europe there's big
talk about it.

Yes, there was a World Cup scheduled for Fort Kent. I guess since two years
or sth. it was said that there would be a stop in FK because it would just
make sense, since they are already in North America. So they worked hard in
Maine to get everything ready. And now the IBU just kicked the World Cup
out. Of course it would have been hard on the athletes to have ten events
throughout the whole winter BUT it would have made more sense to cancel
Norway or Russia. But no, they have their lobby, so they're still in the
program.



Now the athletes just travel to Vancouver after the World Champs in Korea
and after Vancouver they go to Trondheim. 1st of all it's a lot of
travelling and 2nd of all: Why the heck couldn't they decide that earlier? I
saw it in Presque Isle to the Junior WCHs how the people up there put their
heart and soul into those events . and now, with most of the preparation
already done, there will be no World Cup.



Well.that's the situation.. ;o) Now you know it



Viktoria



From: biathlonnorthamerica@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:biathlonnorthamerica@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jay Bender
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 6:31 PM
To: biathlonnorthamerica@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: Biathlon North America - World Cup Fort Kent



Hi Viktoria,
You say that "they just kicked the World Cup in Fort Kent out of the
program". Do you mean that a World Cup event was scheduled for Fort Kent
next season, and now it has been moved somewhere else? If so, when was it to
have been, and where did they move it? (I assume the "they" is the IBU,
yes?)
I know there will be a World Cup race on the opposite end of this continent
at the new Olympic Venue (Whistler Olympic Park, north of Vancouver BC) next
March. It would seem that it is logical to have several World Cup races over
in North America, rather than just one, since the teams have traveled over
here already.
Can you give us a little more information on what you are talking about,
please?
Jay
in Washington State
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From: Lotterhose
To: biathlonnorthamerica@yahoogroups.com
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Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 9:09 AM
Subject: Biathlon North America - World Cup Fort Kent

Hey guys,

I'm doing the German biathlon website <http://www.biathlon-online.de>
www.biathlon-online.de

After one year that I spent in Boston two years ago, I'm quite into the US
biathlon as well. Now they just kicked the World Cup in Fort Kent out of the
program without any notice. The planning was already 80% done and now???....

Since I'm working on a piece about that right now I just wanted to ask for
your opinions concerning that matter. (If you have an opinion on that.haha)

Viktoria

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