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if they bothered to look close enough, he did well enough in a number of non sprint/mass start races. That being said drink drivers can *** right off.kosmonaut said:The Northug haters must really hate that 15k in Val di Fiemme. Sort of ruins the narrative.
Exactly, I hate valverde bit I'm not going to doubt his talents. Also a lot of the blame for his success should be on the shoulders of others. There has always been enough opportunity to work together and blow him away before the last 1km in a 50km race.jsem94 said:I hate Northug, but I still recognize that he was a great skier in individual too. Don't see what the problem is in holding both of those views simultaneously. His mere presence in mass starts made those races sometimes unwatchable. During his peak, no one could touch him.
jsem94 said:I hate Northug, but I still recognize that he was a great skier in individual too. Don't see what the problem is in holding both of those views simultaneously. His mere presence in mass starts made those races sometimes unwatchable. During his peak, no one could touch him.
Oude Geuze said:Well someone took a sip of the hatorade today lol Northug is the greatest skier of our generation, the sport will sorely miss him and the drama he created. No one comes even close to the spectacle of Northug. Even Swedes watched xc skiing during his time. Now interest will fall hard in Norway at least, such a shame but he gave us the best years of skiing the sport ever had and transformed how it was raced for modern times. Now if only Klæbo can up his showmanship and personality a few notches we might be ok![]()
python said:the men's race to start in 10 min and should be exciting...
iversen and klaebo are NOT in the start list, BUT ustiougov is. his 1st race after the injury and he loves the davos course. the fact he passed the skate sprint yesterday - his fave - speaks of his special goals today. right after him start harvey and manificat, both likely podiomers. sundby will start another 5 min back. all of them to be followed the the cup leader, bolshu. i somehow dont expect from him a podium today. parisse is in great skating condition and may surprise. as could spitsov....
Libertine Seguros said:Spitsov's sprint for the line was so graceless that I would rather watch Susan Dunklee skiing.
Just the sprint. The rest of the time he's clearly a more elegant skier than Dunklee, who always looks like she's in great pain, but that sprint to the line made my eyeballs hurt.BullsFan22 said:Libertine Seguros said:Spitsov's sprint for the line was so graceless that I would rather watch Susan Dunklee skiing.
Definitely not pretty skiing, but I think his technique is easier on the eyes than Dunklee's. Dunklee's is...not sure what to say...
just to chip in...i was watching most of the korean olympic races on nrk. though i typically mute the norge commentators - cant stand their yelling - sometimes i listened. and guess what, they spoke very highly of the spitsov skating style, calling it very efficient. as to how he looked in the sprint, dont over interpret it. everyone has their own last gasp...few looked as ugly as northug and look what he achieved.Libertine Seguros said:Just the sprint. The rest of the time he's clearly a more elegant skier than Dunklee, who always looks like she's in great pain, but that sprint to the line made my eyeballs hurt.BullsFan22 said:Libertine Seguros said:Spitsov's sprint for the line was so graceless that I would rather watch Susan Dunklee skiing.
Definitely not pretty skiing, but I think his technique is easier on the eyes than Dunklee's. Dunklee's is...not sure what to say...