On Saturday, the second set of medals of the new biathlon season will be played by men at a 20-kilometer distance. We bring to your attention the forecast for the men's individual race in the first stage of the World Cup, which takes place in the Swedish Ostersund.
Last season for men turned out to be incredibly spectacular. Unexpectedly, Johannes Boe had a more than worthy competitor in the fight for the Big Crystal Globe in the person of another Norwegian, Sturla Legrade. The young guy showed impressive stability in shooting, while on the ski trail conceding quite a bit to the recognized favorite. As a result, Johannes managed to beat Sturla by only 13 points at the end of the season. In the new season, Be Jr. may well be left with a nose if Legrade continues to progress. In this race, we see Sturla as the favorite, because last year he was first twice in three individual races during the season, and second once. Legrade knocked out 58 targets out of 60 in the "individuals", while Johannes - only 53 targets. Of course, any other biathlete can shoot in the opening race of the season, but we are still betting on a young Norwegian. After the first shooting, you can try to bet on Johannes, since he always strives to start powerfully, setting the highest possible pace for all competitors.
Sebastian Samuelsson, an "amateur" of Russian sports, looked solid last season on the home track in Ostersund. He prepared for the Olympic season with special enthusiasm, and the fruits of his work should be immediately noticeable. We are waiting for him at the flower ceremony.
Of the Russians, of course, our main hope is for Eduard Latypov, who added a lot last season, losing only 50 points to Loginov at the end of the season. In this Olympic season, Edik should become the leader of the team. In the French national team, the greatest chances should be with Kentin Fillon-Maillet, who knocks out almost 92% of his targets in individual races. Slovenian sniper Yakov Fak in the last Olympic season in individual races missed only 1 time out of 60 shots. We expect that he will be higher than Hofer, who does not differ in the stability of work on the firing lines. You can also try to play Eric Lesser against Simon Eder for a good coefficient. The Austrian will be 39 years old right after the upcoming Olympics. Endurance problems have been observed already in the last two seasons, and he will probably reach the peak of form only by February. Yes, Eder remains a sniper, but the Lesser is also able to work quite cleanly on the borders.
