Marion Wiesensarter (nee Deigentesch) ends her career aged 30. Apparently it was an CEP after all.

Mommy Fede gives an update on the injury she suffered during the Italian Championship at the end of the season: multiple fractures of both, fibula and tibia, and a ruptured ACL Considering she says she focuses on walking again, the participation in the upcoming Winter Olympics don't look too promissing for the Worldcup winner of 2025.

19yo French prospect quits leaving only a cryptic message on her sm stating that doesn't feel the drive to continue not having accomplished what she aimed for.

Anna Gandler who ended the season early due to multiple health issues recovering on the Maledives.

According to German news, FIS still investigating the Norwegian suit rigging incident. According to Sport1, FIS still haven't ruled out to DSQ Marius Lundvik which would leave Andreas Wellinger with the Gold medal in the normal hill.

Another sad news from the French skiing team: Alpine Skiing talent Margot Simond died at 18 after suffering leathal injury during a training run. F btw.: I still need to figure out at what pace I will need to bump the thread. I hope this doesn't have to more than once a week.

German Ski jumping legend Max Borkart passed away aged 92. He was the first former BRD athlete to win the 4-hills tournament (1960). F

Robert Johansson announced his immediate reirement from professional ski jumping. 35-year old Norwegian team jumping gold medal winner from 2018 couldn't finish his career as he was one of the athletes who got banned following the Norwegian staff suit rigging scandal. He will probably be most notably remembered as the "30 minutes world record holder" for breaking the World record for the farthest jump at 252m, only for his set mark to be beaten by Stefan Kraft barely half an hour later.

Following the retirement of Robert Johansson, Poland's Kamil Stoch has announced his own. In contrast to Johansson who definitely said goodbye, the 37yo winner of 39 individual WC competitions announced his retirement after the upcoming season.

Another shocking news for the French Alpine Ski Federation: Swiss-born jungster and 2025 Junior Championship gold medal winner June Brand (20) announces her immediate retirement from professional sport.

According to krone.at Austrian slalom talent Maria Niederndorfer quits skiing due to cronic pain in her knee which resulted from multiple injuries in the past. She was cited to now focus on her medical studies.

2025 developes into a full blown horror year for Norwegian 2-times World Cup winner Heidi Weng. After a crash of a her Finnish rival Jonna Sundling stripped her off the chance to win the Gold medal ahead of her team mate Therese Johaug at the World Championships in March this year, she suffers another personal defeat as she split from her boyfriend of 10 years, Kjetil Nygaard - Swiss tabloid Blich.ch confirms.

Finnish cross-country skiier Anni Lindroos (23) came out as a fag.

Austria's Stephanie Venier announced her retirement from professional sports. She won't be representing her country in the Winter Olympics in early 2026.

Another unexpected retirement announcement emerged from the Alpine Skiing circus as Canada's Roni Remme informed the public that she has made the decision to leave her sports career behind and move on to focus to other projects.

Former German biathlete, 2 time Olympic gold medal winner and 7 times World Champion Laura Dahlmeier has died in a climbic accident at Laila's Peak in the Pakistanian Himalayas aged 31. Rip

>>2058 City Biathlon Dresden (August 31st) has announced the list of the athletes competing.

Marita Kramer declares her retirement from professional sports aged 23 and only months before the Olympic Winter Games. Favourite Kramer was set for a sweep in the past Olympic Games in 2021 before a Corona infection ended her Olympic dreams only weeks before start. As she explained in her retirement statement she struggled to keep herself motivated during training ever since. And indeed, her poor performance ever since left many experts puzzled about the reasons. She has now decided to draw a line.

This one should alarm all amateurs of the Biathlon Individual format: The German Federation changed the rules for the Short Individual in the upcoming national championships (5.-7. September) so that instead of the penalty times there will be penalty laps as well. While there is no official statement to try to make this change in the World Cup, keep in mind that simply because of the market shares, with Germany providing by far the biggest viewership, the national federation's influence on the International Federation is quite significant. Maybe this is a change that we will also encounter on international stage in a few years.

Chinese freestyle skiing superstar Eileen Gu suffered a "horrible" accident during training in New Zealand. Further details has not been published yet, but eye witnesses saw her being transported on a litter from the track before being brought to the hospital in Christchurch. According to South China Morning Post she appeared to be severely injured.