Nordic Skiing/Biathlon Thread

[Mayomaniac]

The classic legs will be easier, so I expect Gimmler to hang on with the leaders. If she does, then Carl will be the one that makes or breaks their medal aspirations. She was in a battle for bronze two years ago, but couldn’t quite hang on on the 2nd lap, the Burgstall hill was tough. Just like two years ago, the skate legs will be harder, so we’ll see how she’ll cope this time round.

I am not too high on the Finns. Matintalo isn’t in form. If she can hang and give Niskanen a chance to ski with the leaders or doesn’t lose too much time, they could fight for the medals.

For the Americans it’s simple, don’t lose too much in the classic legs. Also I am not convinced Kern will have the strength to respond to pace changes on the harder lap.

Last year Stupak pushed the pace early in the opening leg and only Germany was able to stay close. That proved to be decisive. Wonder if anyone will try something similar. I hope so.

Yeah, you're pretty spot on about the Americans. I thing they also should have gone with Brennan-Diggins in the teamsprint, if they wanted to have an actual chance to fight for gold. That said, it was a small chance and it was probably smart to rest Brennan after that Skiathlon crash, after all she's gonna ski all other races.

Will be funny if the Italians of all people turn out to be the ones who wanna push the pace in the first leg.

 

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The classic legs will be easier, so I expect Gimmler to hang on with the leaders. If she does, then Carl will be the one that makes or breaks their medal aspirations. She was in a battle for bronze two years ago, but couldn’t quite hang on on the 2nd lap, the Burgstall hill was tough

to be fair, she was dropped by Diggins and Parmakoski back then, so that's a bit of a different kind of competition. Not sure about Kalvaa, but Dahlqvist's and Kern's pace won't be an issue for her, I think. Beating them may be a different story, though.

 

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Amazing from Alexandria Loutitt. The Canadian Olympic medal was bigged up as them building something when in reality it was a default success à la Steve Bradbury because of a huge number of suit DQs, and in reality they would have been around 7th without it... conditions may have helped Loutitt, but she's a young star, junior champion, and she still had to deliver a big pressure jump in round 2 beating Lundby who is vastly more experienced and holding Althaus - who has been the form jumper through these competitions - at bay. Lundby's comeback after the complete trainwreck that was last season is a nice story, but Loutitt winning gold is a better one.

 

[Lequack]

Amazing from Alexandria Loutitt. The Canadian Olympic medal was bigged up as them building something when in reality it was a default success à la Steve Bradbury because of a huge number of suit DQs, and in reality they would have been around 7th without it... conditions may have helped Loutitt, but she's a young star, junior champion, and she still had to deliver a big pressure jump in round 2 beating Lundby who is vastly more experienced and holding Althaus - who has been the form jumper through these competitions - at bay. Lundby's comeback after the complete trainwreck that was last season is a nice story, but Loutitt winning gold is a better one.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1631058596308844544

View: https://twitter.com/FISskijumping/status/1631058596308844544?s=20

 

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Would you take Niskanen winning the 50km, if it meant Diggins winning a gold, and the commentary team losing their *** over it?

I would like to revisit this offer now that I have no choice in the latter part plzkthx

 

[BigCoward]

I would like to revisit this offer now that I have no choice in the latter part plzkthx

I'm pretty sure it was your fault she won.

 

[meat puppet]

If either Niskanen wins, the upside is that the races are almost certainly very good. But the cost is reinforcing the shoegazer nation forever looking backwards mentality. Otherwise there might be room for some healthy reflection given the results.

 

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[Mayomaniac]

If either Niskanen wins, the upside is that the races are almost certainly very good. But the cost is reinforcing the shoegazer nation forever looking backwards mentality. Otherwise there might be room for some healthy reflection given the results.

They do have Anttola to carry the flag in the coming years and one the women's side Tossavainen is actually a top sprinter in the junior ranks, while being a capable distance skier.

 

[Lequack]

Downfall, disqualification, insulting gestures, doubts, apologies. The women's sprint caused a lot of emotions. Even those who have nothing to do with sports

From Polish Eurosport page (use Google Translate)

Niemka nie zapanowała nad emocjami. Obraźliwy gest pod adresem Polki

Izabela Marcisz do dziś nie może pogodzić się z dyskwalifikacją w ćwierćfinale sprintu stylem klasycznym podczas mistrzostw świata w Planicy. Polska biegac...

eurosport.tvn24.pl

 

[meat puppet]

Difficult waxing conditions for the classic legs: icy and warm at the same time, and it may or may not snow/rain. Seems that at least the Finns consider using zero-type skis (grip in the base itself, not in the wax).

May generate randomness.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Italy with really slow skis on the flats and downhills.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Yeah, Comarella really has to hunch over the skis to get any sort of grip...

 

[BigCoward]

Slind is struggling uphill.
Anderson just fell over untouched. Amatuer hour, so did USA.

Come on the underdogs.

Diggins is taking some time back. Unnecessary fawning incoming in 3.2.1.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Slind is struggling uphill.
Anderson just fell over untouched. Amatuer hour

Come on the underdogs.

Diggins is taking some time back. Unnecessary fawning incoming in 3.2.1.

Looks like both Andersson and Slind had less kick wax. Hennig probably had the best skis.

 

[BigCoward]

Didn't expect Karlsson to get dropped by Oestberg. She looks great, good for her.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Silver Frida shatting the bed once again?
She already looked bad on the long climb, at to switch to v1 much earlier than Fink and Östberg.

 

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If either Niskanen wins, the upside is that the races are almost certainly very good. But the cost is reinforcing the shoegazer nation forever looking backwards mentality. Otherwise there might be room for some healthy reflection given the results.

This had better not be a suggestion that Finland move on from their well-documented policy of being better at distance and classic. Praise be to Finland!

Slind is struggling uphill.
Anderson just fell over untouched. Amatuer hour, so did USA.

Come on the underdogs.

Diggins is taking some time back. Unnecessary fawning incoming in 3.2.1.

Followed by crestfallen hunt for excuses as said time is then lost and she tags out at more or less the same timegap from the front as she tagged in. Even though that means she gained on everybody bar Østberg - although obviously Diggins being stronger than Pia Fink or Eveliina Piippo is not exactly earth-shattering news, Karlsson's struggles are noteworthy though.

 

[BigCoward]

Sweden might not even get a medal. Not as big a surprise as Norway in olympics with Johaug and Bjoergen, but still a huge shock.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Sweden might not even get a medal. Not as big a surprise as Norway in olympics with Johaug and Bjoergen, but still a huge shock.

If Krista drops her on the long climb I'm gonna mark out.

 

[Mayomaniac]

Perkele!

Looks like Karlsson closed that gap too fast and payed for it afterwards.

 

[BigCoward]

No idea who wins the 30km, but I doubt it's Karlsson.

 

[BigCoward]

Didn't even realise there was biathlon on today, JTB to pick uo where he left off?

 

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Silver Frida shatting the bed once again?
She already looked bad on the long climb, at to switch to v1 much earlier than Fink and Östberg.

too bad Fink didn't notice, and stayed behind forever... could have been a nice fight for gold

 

[Mayomaniac]

too bad Fink didn't notice, and stayed behind forever... could have been a nice fight for gold

Yeah, one could already see it on the long climb. That said, I doubt Carl could have stayed with Kalvaa if she went full gas on the long climbs.
I don wonder, was it just Karlsson being to eager at the start and going too fast or did the really have a bad day? Can't blame the skis for this one...