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Martin "Roadblock" Sundby at the end, Vyleg had about 5 attempts to get around him, but Sundby was not having any of it...
cologna produced almost exactly the same win as in the last 2 skiathlons he won in val di fiemme and in sochi...the freshest legs for a decisive attack on the last hill.
objectively, i think sundby was the strongest and vyleg was the least lucky...with legkov who broke a pole with 1 km to go.
but the moral of the story is really that they have cracked the northug puzzle and his games of playing positions are used to hurt him.
duerr excellent, hellener excellent, cologna - a TRUE CHAMPION !
objectively, i think sundby was the strongest and vyleg was the least lucky...with legkov who broke a pole with 1 km to go.
but the moral of the story is really that they have cracked the northug puzzle and his games of playing positions are used to hurt him.
duerr excellent, hellener excellent, cologna - a TRUE CHAMPION !
Are those lanes just dotted on for show? Surely Sundby should be relegated for blatant and crucial blocking of a home athlete, which was the only way he stayed ahead.
Apart from Olsson it seems the favorite tactic for major mass start events is to do very little until the last hill and hope for the best.
roundabout said:
yea, luckily for Cologna, Northug doesn't seem to have what it takes, but guys like Sundby should really have tried earlier
Waterloo Sunrise said:
Well, Norwegians can always do what they want. If it was the other way round, there would have been a relegation for sure.
Impressive win by Cologna. Norwegians didn't look to good at all. All of a sudden it seems that Sweden could win the relay.
This one's in front of a Russian crowd though. It was a bit daft but I guess if he gets away with it he gets a medal, if he doesn't get away with it he loses nothing.Bavarianrider said:
as i have consistently predicted - including several posts in this very thread - we are witnessing the 1st step in the undoing of the over-hyped norwegian man's team (dont get me wrong - they still the example and will recover, but not in soch)
only 1 norwegian - the true hard core sundby as i can't get tired stressing - in top 15 ! yet all 4 swedes
3 russians and 2 germans and 2 french
lets the whining begin
only 1 norwegian - the true hard core sundby as i can't get tired stressing - in top 15 ! yet all 4 swedes
3 russians and 2 germans and 2 frenchlets the whining begin
Bavarianrider said:
So far he hasn't disapponted in relays. He was rubbish already 4 years ago in the Skiathlon, and look what he did on his loop in the relay.
kingjr said:
No, you are wrong.
He was in the top-6 group with Hellner and Legkov but broke his pole in the last kilometer or so.
Bavarianrider said:
Think he got the most problem with the distance, so a relay will suit him better than say 30 or 50km, but yea, they should consider Rothe or something.
Walkman said:
I know that but everyone with two working eyes in his head could see that he was stuffed. The last climb wasnt as hard as in Sochi that's why he didnt come in as far behind as today.
Wow Impressive from Dario and Hellner.
And we were beaten by the Swedes. NOOOOOO! The Pain is unbearable.
Sundbys finish looked a bit questionable. He was apparently called to a meeting with the jury, and received a written warning. They didn't change the result, so they probably did not view it as a game changing maneuver. Or rather. Norway owns FIS and decided to award the medal to Norway despite Putins anger. Norway strong! Russia weak, even at home!
Northug was disappointing, I thought he would be better. If his form doesn't improve, I don't see him being a factor in the 50k, and I'm starting to worry about the Relay. Then again, I can't remember him getting off to a good start before either, so I still have hope.
I'm impressed with how Hellner and Dario found their form at the right time. 2 weeks ago I would have thought they needed a few more races to find their mojo, I guess not.
And the Swedish team has really impressed. The whole team were supporting Hellner the entire way. I didn't expect that either.
And we were beaten by the Swedes. NOOOOOO! The Pain is unbearable.
Sundbys finish looked a bit questionable. He was apparently called to a meeting with the jury, and received a written warning. They didn't change the result, so they probably did not view it as a game changing maneuver. Or rather. Norway owns FIS and decided to award the medal to Norway despite Putins anger. Norway strong! Russia weak, even at home!
Northug was disappointing, I thought he would be better. If his form doesn't improve, I don't see him being a factor in the 50k, and I'm starting to worry about the Relay.
Then again, I can't remember him getting off to a good start before either, so I still have hope.I'm impressed with how Hellner and Dario found their form at the right time. 2 weeks ago I would have thought they needed a few more races to find their mojo, I guess not.
And the Swedish team has really impressed. The whole team were supporting Hellner the entire way. I didn't expect that either.
The pictures clearly show martin almost cutting off vyleg in the last meters..and winning by .1 sec
the russians launched a protest. the norwegian TV2 expert fredrik aukland admitted what sundby did was strictly illegal.
http://www.tv2.no/2014/02/09/sport/sotsji/langrenn/ol/5300432#
The result ?
martin broke rules, gets a written warning but….. keeps his medal.
if a russian broke any rules at the finish, would he keep his medal ?
perhaps it is time to revive conversations about lack of favouritism in fis lead by a norwegian ?
the russians launched a protest. the norwegian TV2 expert fredrik aukland admitted what sundby did was strictly illegal.
http://www.tv2.no/2014/02/09/sport/sotsji/langrenn/ol/5300432#
The result ?
martin broke rules, gets a written warning but….. keeps his medal.
if a russian broke any rules at the finish, would he keep his medal ?
perhaps it is time to revive conversations about lack of favouritism in fis lead by a norwegian ?
the biggest loser of todays race - petter - who was more than 1:20 behind and who was outsprinted by vyleg this year in a relay, keeps giving lessons in how to lose:
'vyleg has to learn how to finish..'
http://www.tv2.no/2014/02/09/sport/vintersport/ol/sotsji/5300958#.Uvd46_spvwd
'vyleg has to learn how to finish..'
http://www.tv2.no/2014/02/09/sport/vintersport/ol/sotsji/5300958#.Uvd46_spvwd
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