Somebody tell Bolshunov to either go his hard tempo the whole way or let somebody else do the work. He's letting them just draft behind. If this continues, I am afraid he'll find it hard to medal.
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Great to see Clément Parisse fighting it out with the big boys. Backscheider 8th which isn't too shabby. Overall a great for the French given the absence of Manificat (sick).Cance > TheRest said:What a race!
frenchfry said:Great to see Clément Parisse fighting it out with the big boys. Backsheider 8th which isn't too shabby. Overall a great for the French given the absence of Manificat (sick).Cance > TheRest said:What a race!
I know that Clément has been working on the classic technique, and he has always been strong in skiathlon (2nd in U23 worlds, 13th in olympics). He also had a great result in the TDS mass start classic (12th with snowy conditions) before he exploded in the final weekend at Val di Fiemme (apparently very bad skiis in the classic where he finished 35th).BullsFan22 said:frenchfry said:Great to see Clément Parisse fighting it out with the big boys. Backsheider 8th which isn't too shabby. Overall a great for the French given the absence of Manificat (sick).Cance > TheRest said:What a race!
Had no idea that Parisse, and especially Bacscheider knew how to classic ski this well!
Cance > TheRest said:As weird as it may sound, Sjur Røthe actually seemed stronger in the Lillehammer opening than today. But he skied a perfect race, tactically.
Sundby was also very close to that first elusive individual championship gold, as he did manage to get a small gap on Bolshunov and Røthe (who I suspect was just following Bolshunov because of tactics when Sundby went for it). But eventually, Sundby's attack was not succesful because he had to take the slow slush ice descent in front with only a minor gap. On the run-in it looked like Røthe had control over things.
The goal is to win, is it not? They've won 4 of 4 so far. Maybe everyone else should learn or improve.BullsFan22 said:Cance > TheRest said:As weird as it may sound, Sjur Røthe actually seemed stronger in the Lillehammer opening than today. But he skied a perfect race, tactically.
Sundby was also very close to that first elusive individual championship gold, as he did manage to get a small gap on Bolshunov and Røthe (who I suspect was just following Bolshunov because of tactics when Sundby went for it). But eventually, Sundby's attack was not succesful because he had to take the slow slush ice descent in front with only a minor gap. On the run-in it looked like Røthe had control over things.
Perfect tactics for Norwegians seems to be not doing any work, even when others ask them to. That’s called being cowards. They sat there the whole way. Hardly deserved. They’ll probably do the same in the relay and the 50km.
kingjr said:No one forced Bolshunov to set the pace all the way.
Singer01 said:The goal is to win, is it not? They've won 4 of 4 so far. Maybe everyone else should learn or improve.BullsFan22 said:Cance > TheRest said:As weird as it may sound, Sjur Røthe actually seemed stronger in the Lillehammer opening than today. But he skied a perfect race, tactically.
Sundby was also very close to that first elusive individual championship gold, as he did manage to get a small gap on Bolshunov and Røthe (who I suspect was just following Bolshunov because of tactics when Sundby went for it). But eventually, Sundby's attack was not succesful because he had to take the slow slush ice descent in front with only a minor gap. On the run-in it looked like Røthe had control over things.
Perfect tactics for Norwegians seems to be not doing any work, even when others ask them to. That’s called being cowards. They sat there the whole way. Hardly deserved. They’ll probably do the same in the relay and the 50km.
You need to let it go, coincidentally the film was based on Norway
Had Bolshunov not worked, the others might have lost their nerve and started to pull.BullsFan22 said:kingjr said:No one forced Bolshunov to set the pace all the way.
He set the pace because the Norwegians were skiing like cowards. Had Bolshunov not worked, there was a chance that the skiers behind would have latched back on. So Bolshunov helped tow the Norwegians to the medals, then they just sprinted the last couple hundred meters, and still Bolshunov almost won. If there is any justice, he'll get his gold before the end of the championship.
Singer01 said:So Johaug is definitely winning 4 golds right?
Libertine Seguros said:In defence of the Norwegians, they've had a decade of being told that Petter Northug is a tactical master. A few of them have just had to adapt said "tactical mastery" because they don't have the same sprint weapon that Northug does.
You said it yourself, he helped his chances by waiting. It would be suicidal to try a long range attack / pace setting strategy with today's sluggish snow conditions.zarnack said:Libertine Seguros said:In defence of the Norwegians, they've had a decade of being told that Petter Northug is a tactical master. A few of them have just had to adapt said "tactical mastery" because they don't have the same sprint weapon that Northug does.
The irony is that Bolshunov is probably the best sprinter of the three too, who went for gold today. I guess Norwegians saw that Bolshunov is in great form anyway and they wouldn't be able to break away from him. And then he would beat them to the line. So they rested their hope on Bolshunov doing the work and maybe tiring himself out a bit and then try to surprise somewhere later...
And if Sundby wants to win that elusive individual gold, I really don't see, how does he help his chances by sitting around. He should be the one going for it. But I guess he didn't "have it" today and Bolshunov was better anyway.
kingjr said:Had Bolshunov not worked, the others might have lost their nerve and started to pull.BullsFan22 said:kingjr said:No one forced Bolshunov to set the pace all the way.
He set the pace because the Norwegians were skiing like cowards. Had Bolshunov not worked, there was a chance that the skiers behind would have latched back on. So Bolshunov helped tow the Norwegians to the medals, then they just sprinted the last couple hundred meters, and still Bolshunov almost won. If there is any justice, he'll get his gold before the end of the championship.