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Originally Posted by GirlySports
Biathlon question. Why do they get spare bullets in the relay? That's no fun.
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Similar to the Snowboard Cross relay having a maximum offset start interval, it's manufacturing drama. Relays aren't as fun when there's no competition, and the spare bullets will make or break a team.
I haven't watched the Women's relay yet, but in the Men's relay you can see this in action as ROC had a big lead going into the final shooting and with the spares there was a chance they could still win despite the ridiculously poor shooting.
On a related note, in the Men's Relay Scott Gow was amazing again at shooting and was the reason Canada finished 6th. They should be extremely happy with that result given that the medal positions are pretty much a lock with the powerhouse teams.