Darcie Morton’s World Cup campaign continues early in the New Year in Oberhof, Germany. Trimester 2 kicks off on New Year’s Day with the competition office open and a ski training session. Darcie will be looking to improve on her Personal Best World Cup performances at Oestersund, Sweden despite the super cold (around minus 15 degrees Celsius) conditions. You may recall Darcie was 73rd in the Individual with 4 mistakes and 71st in the Sprint with 2 mistakes, 30 seconds off qualifying for the Pursuit and achieved a Personal Best in IBU Qualifying Points of 113.03 at WC1. Darcie finished World Cup Trimester 1 on 122.39 IBU Qualifying Points. For our AUS NF members aspiring to get to the World Cup level you should note that eligible athletes are those who have qualified personally under the IBU Event and Competition Rules point 1.5.3.3. See link and extract below. #1.5.3.3 World Cup (WC)  The World Cup season consists of three trimesters generally made up of three WC events each, usually WC 1-3, WC 4-6 and WC 7-9. As the minimum qualification requirement to compete in WC events, a competitor must have 150 IBU qualifying points or less at the end of the last trimester, or fulfil one of the following criteria:  a. Compete in at least one competition, earning 125 IBU qualifying points or less at an IBU Cup, OECH, WC, WCH or OWG in the Sprint or Individual during the current or preceding trimester, or  b. One finish in the top half at the most recent JWCH (not Youth).  All members of Relay teams must also have met this individual qualification requirement.  As biathlon for 2023 starts to wrap up for Christmas and the New Year, rest easy knowing biathlon for 2024 is only just over a week away.    And be sure to follow Darcie during Trimester 2 at:   · World Cup 4 (WC4), 01 Jan - 07 Jan 2024 Oberhof, Germany   · World Cup 5 (WC5), 08 Jan - 14 Jan 2024 Ruhpolding, Germany   · World Cup 6 (WC6), 15 Jan - 21 Jan 2024 Antholz-Anterselva, Italy