Baby It’s Cold Outside

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Saturday, February 13, 2016

Flags from various countries throughout the world represented throughout Friday’s crowd. © Dave Allen Graphics

Friday Pursuit ResultsMen’s 12.5 Km PursuitRank Bib Name Nat Start P P S S T Behind1 3 FOURCADE Martin FRA 0:29 1 1 0 0 2 31:04.4 2 1 BOE Johannes Thingnes NOR 0:00 1 0 0 2 3 +24.83 2 SHIPULIN Anton RUS 0:28 1 0 0 1 2 +1:11.5 Women’s 10 Km PursuitRank Bib Name Nat P P S T Result Behind1 1 SOUKALOVA Gabriela CZE 0:00 0 0 3 0 3 31:24.62 5 MAKARAINEN Kaisa FIN 0:25 0 1 2 0 3 +34.03 4 DORIN HABERT Marie FRA 0:21 1 0 4 0 5 +38.8

Amidst a sea of flags, the stadium was packed again with an energetic crowd despite the cold temperature (3oF/16o C). Friday’s men’s pursuit race saw France’s Martin Fourcade with the win, making it his 100th day in the leader yellow jersey. Gabriela Soukalova of Czechoslovakia stood atop the podium for the second time in two days.

Race winners Martin Fourcade (top) and Gabriela Soukalova (bottom) take aim.

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Start Times - Men’s 4 x 7.5 km Relay1 RUS - RUSSIA1-1 r VOLKOV Alexey1-2 g POVARNITSYN Alexander1-3 y MALYSHKO Dmitry1-4 b TSVETKOV Maxim

2 NOR - NORWAY2-1 r BIRKELAND Lars Helge2-2 g BJOENTEGAARD Erlend2-3 y BOE Johannes Thingnes2-4 b BOE Tarjei

3 GER - GERMANY3-1 r LESSER Erik3-2 g BIRNBACHER Andreas3-3 y BOEHM Daniel3-4 b DOLL Benedikt

4 AUT - AUSTRIA 4-1 r GROSSEGGER Sven4-2 g WAEGER Lorenz4-3 y KOMATZ David4-4 b EBERHARD Julian

5 FRA - FRANCE5-1 r FOURCADE Simon5-2 g FILLON MAILLET Quentin5-3 y DESTHIEUX Simon5-4 b BEATRIX Jean Guillaume

6 USA - USA6-1 r BAILEY Lowell6-2 g NORDGREN Leif6-3 y BURKE Tim6-4 b DOHERTY Sean

2.5 Km Biathlon CourseMen

2.0 Km Biathlon CourseWomen

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7 CAN - CANADA 7-1 r PERRAS Scott7-2 g CAMPBELL Carsen7-3 y NEUMANN Matthew7-4 b HUDEC Matthew

8 ITA - ITALY8-1 r DE LORENZI Christian8-2 g HOFER Lukas8-3 y WINDISCH Dominik8-4 b BORMOLINI Thomas

9 SUI - SWITZERLAND9-1 r WIESTNER Serafin9-2 g WEGER Benjamin9-3 y DOLDER Mario9-4 b JAEGER Martin

10 UKR - UKRAINE10-1 r SEMENOV Sergey10-2 g PRYMA Artem10-3 y RUSINOV Dmytro10-4 b ZHYRNYI Oleksander

11 SWE - SWEDEN11-1 r ARWIDSON Tobias11-2 g STENERSEN Torstein11-3 y ARMGREN Ted11-4 b LINDSTROEM Fredrik

12 SVK - SLOVAKIA12-1 r KAZAR Matej12-2 g MATIASKO Miroslav12-3 y SIMA Michal12-4 b KUBALIAK Michal

Relay CompetitionOne of the most exiting competitions is the Relay. Each team has four biathletes, each of whom must ski the course stopping twice to shoot - first prone and then standing. The competition begins with an impressive simultaneous start by each team’s first competitor. The field usually arrives “en masse” at the firing range for the first prone stage, where the competitors fire on the lane corresponding to their starting number. Unlike any other biathlon competition, each biathlete has eight rounds of ammunitions for five targets. The first five rounds are loaded in the normal way - from the magazine. If all the targets are hit with the first 5 rounds, the athlete can immediately continue skiing. If not, the athlete must hand load the extra round one at a time until either all the targets are hit or there are no rounds left. Each extra round takes about 5-7 seconds to load and fire - thereby acting as a partial penalty.

Some of the fastest shooting happens in the relay where athletes know they have extra rounds in case of a miss. This head to head dueling on the range and the course makes the Relay a favorite with spectators. In the hand over zone, the next leg of the Relay team is sent on his way with a tag from his teammate. The best teams finish in about an hour and twenty minutes.

13 BUL - BULGARIA13-1 r KLETCHEROV Michail13-2 g GERDZHIKOV Dimitar13-3 y ILIEV Vladimir13-4 b SINAPOV Anton

14 BLR - BELARUS14-1 r CHEPELIN Vladimir14-2 g DYUZHEV Dmitriy14-3 y BOCHARNIKOV Sergey14-4 b LIADOV Yuryi

15 KAZ - KAZAKHSTAN15-1 r SAVITSKIY Yan15-2 g PANTOV Anton15-3 y BRAUN Maxim15-4 b PODKORYTOV Vassiliy

16 ROU - ROMANIA16-1 r BUTA George16-2 g PUCHIANU Cornel16-3 y POP Gheorghe16-4 b FAUR Remus

17 KOR - KOREA17-1 r JUN Je-Uk17-2 g LEE In-Bok17-3 y KIM Jongmin17-4 b KIM Yonggyu

LEGENDr red g greeny yellow b blue

(Left) US teammates Hannah Dreissigacker and Clare Egan congratulate each other at the finish line.

Lowell Bailey and Sean Doherty leave the range at the same time.

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Competition Schedule *(The women’s relay was moved from Sunday to Saturday due to the cold weather.)

Award ceremonies will be held in the stadium directly following each competition. *Subject to change

Date Time (EST) Competition Course Length Shooting Bouts - Prone(P), Standing(S)Saturday, 13 February 2:20 Relay - Men 4 x 7.5 km P, S each + 3 spare rounds per bout

4:10 Relay - Women* 4 x 6 km P, S each + 3 spare rounds per bout

Start Times - Women’s 4 x 6 km Relay1 ITA - ITALY1-1 r VITTOZZI Lisa1-2 g OBERHOFER Karin1-3 y SANFILIPPO Federica1-4 b WIERER Dorothea

2 UKR - UKRAINE2-1 r VARVYNETS Iryna2-2 g BURDYGA Natalya2-3 y BONDAR Iana2-4 b PIDHRUSHNA Olena

3 GER - GERMANY3-1 r PREUSS Franziska3-2 g KUMMER Luise3-3 y GOESSNER Miriam3-4 b HORCHLER Karolin

4 FRA - FRANCE 4-1 r AYMONIER Celia4-2 g BESCOND Anais4-3 y CHEVALIER Anais4-4 b BRAISAZ Justine

5 CZE - CZECH REPUBLIC5-1 r PUSKARCIKOVA Eva5-2 g CHARVATOVA Lucie5-3 y SOUKALOVA Gabriela5-4 b VITKOVA Veronika

6 RUS - RUSSIA6-1 r VIROLAYNEN Daria6-2 g YURLOVA Ekaterina6-3 y PODCHUFAROVA Olga6-4 b SHUMILOVA Ekaterina

7 NOR - NORWAY 7-1 r NICOLAISEN Kaia Woeien7-2 g FENNE Hilde7-3 y MOERKVE Jori7-4 b LANDHEIM Bente

8 POL - POLAND8-1 r GWIZDON Magdalena8-2 g HOJNISZ Monika8-3 y NOWAKOWSKA Weronika8-4 b GUZIK Krystyna

9 BLR - BELARUS9-1 r KRYUKO Iryna9-2 g DUBAREZAVA Nastassia9-3 y ILCHENKO Kristina9-4 b PANFILOVA Mariya

10 SWE - SWEDEN 10-1 r PERSSON Linn10-2 g BRORSSON Mona10-3 y ANDERSSON Ingela10-4 b NILSSON Emma

11 CAN - CANADA11-1 r KOCHER Zina11-2 g LUNDER Emma11-3 y VAILLANCOURT Audrey11-4 b YUNGBLUT Erin

12 KAZ - KAZAKHSTAN12-1 r RAIKOVA Alina12-2 g KISTANOVA Anna12-3 y USANOVA Darya12-4 b VISHNEVSKAYA Galina

13 SUI - SWITZERLAND 13-1 r GASPARIN Selina13-2 g GASPARIN Aita13-3 y CADURISCH Irene13-4 b MEINEN Susanna

14 USA - USA14-1 r DUNKLEE Susan14-2 g DREISSIGACKER Hannah14-3 y EGAN Clare14-4 b COOK Annelies

15 AUT - AUSTRIA15-1 r ZDOUC Dunja15-2 g HAUSER Lisa Theresa15-3 y RIEDER Christina15-4 b HOFFMANN Susanne

16 BUL - BULGARIA16-1 r YORDANOVA Emilia16-2 g POPOVA Stefani16-3 y STOYANOVA Desislava16-4 b KOEVA Dafinka

17 ROU - ROMANIA17-1 r FORIKA Reka17-2 g TOFALVI Eva17-3 y PISCORAN Luminita17-4 b CIRSTEA Florina Ioana

18 LTU - LITHUANIA18-1 r LESCINSKAITE Gabriele18-2 g KOCERGINA Natalija18-3 y RASIMOVICIUTE-BRICE Diana18-4 b PAULAUSKAITE Natalija

19 SVK - SLOVAKIA 19-1 r CHRAPANOVA Martina19-2 g GEREKOVA Jana19-3 y MAJDISOVA Alzbeta19-4 b ßPREKOPOVA Natalia

LEGEND r red g greeny yellow b blue

Please Note• There is a heated spectator tent at the

bottom of the walkway where you can go to get warm.

• The silent zone in the shooting range area is for coaches... you are encouraged to cheer on the athletes from the stands.

• Port-a-potties are located near the spectator tents at the bottom of the walkway.

• Please do not stop and watch the races from the bridge. Please continue up the bridge to the bleachers or other spectator areas.

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Local EventsSaturday, February 13th Winter Carnival Events (Caribou) - For more info: www.facebook.com/cityofcaribou• 8-10am Pancake Breakfast - Caribou

Rec Center Free. Donations accepted.• 8am-1pm - Kid’s Activities - Caribou

Rec Center Inflatables, face painting, music, games, and much more!

• 8-10am Book Sale - Caribou Rec Center Donate your used books, and look to purchase a new read!

• 10am-12pm Whoopie Pie Baking Contest - Caribou Rec Center Try out a variety of homemade Whoopie Pies and vote on your favorites. Cash prizes. Pre-registration required for bakers.

• 2pm Sled & Canoe Downhill Races - Caribou Country Club Bring your

sleds, toboggans and canoes for an afternoon of fun!

• 2-10pm Snow Sculpture Contest - Teague Park B-Ball Court Snow

provided. Judged on creativity, effort, and theme relevance (“The County”). Winners announced Sun. 1pm during Broomball Tournament. Pre-Reg required.

•Sunrise-Sunset Ice Skating - Collins Pond Open from sunrise to sunset. Bring your own skates. Skating is at your own risk.

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All lined up to take their shots.