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Speaking of war related things, Sundling eill commit warcrimes against Skistadt on such a course.
I am a fan and was super happy to see her win today, that was pretty fun.
This. I think a serious discussion needs to occur with respect to only holding the Tour in years with no Worlds or Olympics; this route is worse than a joke.
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Yes, Skistad will be destroyed in the Zorzi climb. For me, only peak Svahn can challenge Sundling in this course.
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yeah, and she was probably the biggest Norwegian hope for a gold medal on the women's side to begin with.
Also in general, they may need to settle for less this year, with most of their dominators gone. Or are they paticularly strong in one of the "lesser" disciplines now?
I though that before the race but the way it unfolded and the final podium i'm not so sure. Linn Svahn would do very well on this course.
Also notable today was the nearly complete absence of spectators; barely anyone cares about this.
- Jun 30, 2022
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Botn and Laegreid are out sick for Oberhof, tough luck especially for Botn because he might lose his lead in the Overall Standings.
Has any one checked in with Mike Dixon or is Campbell back to being a posh Aussie?
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Botn is also apparently the one that discovered Bakken's body and has been somewhat derailed mentally, quite understandably, so while it may be tough from an overall standings point of view, it's also potentially a good thing for him in the long term not to add that pressure to the cauldron.
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Random Francesca Franchi top 5 on the women's side.
According to Cologna the snoe is really cold, so more friction and shorter gliding phase.
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Credit to Klæbo for doing the classic Northug, but the advantage was always going to be too much for there to be any genuine jeopardy.
Joe Davies and Andrew Musgrave both in the top 10 a fair way up the climb. Davies even now passing guys like Krüger who came here more or less specifically for this one stage... Now does Lapierre take another French win on the Alpe?
Joe Davies and Andrew Musgrave both in the top 10 a fair way up the climb. Davies even now passing guys like Krüger who came here more or less specifically for this one stage... Now does Lapierre take another French win on the Alpe?
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Stenshagen was insane this Tour de Ski and would have won any at least slightly balanced edition.
- Feb 21, 2019
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Stenshagen needs to be in the Olympics, superb Tour de Ski and Iversen was surprising today too. Krüger felt badly at the beginning of the final flatter section but he was only 5th at the time.
Very good climb from Korostelev who manages to finish the overall in the top10.
Very good climb from Korostelev who manages to finish the overall in the top10.
Stenshagen was only 0.02 seconds from a place in the sprint final yesterday, those extra bonus seconds would have made today much, much tighter.
In the end the extra 92 bonus seconds Klaebo got from the sprints was the diffrence. Fair play to Emil Iverson, hard to believe he could end up with a podium up the hill.
In the end the extra 92 bonus seconds Klaebo got from the sprints was the diffrence. Fair play to Emil Iverson, hard to believe he could end up with a podium up the hill.
Ski jumping judges completely off their nut. You must be drunk to give an 18.5 for Nikaido and a 19.5 for Hoerl.
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Simpson-Larsen and (as was predictable) Weng the best climbers today it seems unless the former has overstepped things too early. The Finns looking to drop away as you'd expect. Would expect Diggins-Weng-Andersson to be the GC podium by the end, Jess is hanging on well so far, tailed off slightly but staying with the pace of those ahead and holding her (small) gap whereas those she had been with are tumbling backward considerably. Stadlober is doing a good job of holding things but she only has 4" or so over Andersson at the moment and I can't see that holding unless Ebba blows.
That said, Andersson starting to struggle a little as KSL pushes the pace, but Weng seems comfortable. Or at least as comfortable as one can be on Alpe Cermis. Actually looking decent for Stadlober at the moment, she's pulling time back on Andersson if anything.
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Stadlober has made contact with Diggins, and she's close to catching onto Ebba, who is struggling on the start of the steepest sections, and this is actually potentially pulling Theresa ahead of Weng on the GC, it's now very close between them. I feel like Heidi may well be able to jump Simpson-Larsen though, who I am wondering now if - seeing as she's 28 years old at this point - whether she's going to be a late-blooming revelation or if this is going to be a one-season wonder like Anne-Kjersti Kalvaa was.
Darya Nepryaeva through in 6th, which is a strong time but notably around 30" behind the actual GC battle. Simpson-Larsen starts to gap Went, which suggests that actually Heidi has been struggling a bit more than anticipated. Stadlober has sprinted up past Ebba and Diggins at the climber points but that might have cost her - however she may lose positions at the finishing line but gain the GC time as Heidi's dropped a few seconds to Simpson-Larsen in the run to the line.
And now Diggins goes fot the last couple hundred metres sprint at the top of the mountain like a true Roglič/Valverde type, smelling blood as Weng blows up. Diggins passes Weng, she won't catch KSL on the little ramp up to the line, but it's a comprehensive win in the GC. She looks a LOT better on this climb than in previous years too, pulling the usual Northug histrionics at the line (considering Weng of all people hasn't dropped from standing position at all) but she was composed and in something approaching normal style all the way to the top, whereas in her previous wins she was flailing her head like Paula Radcliffe and hanging her mouth open like a guppy for the last kilometre or so. Of course, it's been a much easier and shorter route this year which will obviously play a factor in that, and also the climb wasn't hell for leather right from the bottom because the main climbers present weren't really bothered about the sprinters in the GC, so Diggins didn't have to respond to moves until some way further into the stage than usual, but nevertheless I think it is well worth noting how much more composed she was looking and how well her technique held up this year compared to normal.
That said, Andersson starting to struggle a little as KSL pushes the pace, but Weng seems comfortable. Or at least as comfortable as one can be on Alpe Cermis. Actually looking decent for Stadlober at the moment, she's pulling time back on Andersson if anything.
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Stadlober has made contact with Diggins, and she's close to catching onto Ebba, who is struggling on the start of the steepest sections, and this is actually potentially pulling Theresa ahead of Weng on the GC, it's now very close between them. I feel like Heidi may well be able to jump Simpson-Larsen though, who I am wondering now if - seeing as she's 28 years old at this point - whether she's going to be a late-blooming revelation or if this is going to be a one-season wonder like Anne-Kjersti Kalvaa was.
Darya Nepryaeva through in 6th, which is a strong time but notably around 30" behind the actual GC battle. Simpson-Larsen starts to gap Went, which suggests that actually Heidi has been struggling a bit more than anticipated. Stadlober has sprinted up past Ebba and Diggins at the climber points but that might have cost her - however she may lose positions at the finishing line but gain the GC time as Heidi's dropped a few seconds to Simpson-Larsen in the run to the line.
And now Diggins goes fot the last couple hundred metres sprint at the top of the mountain like a true Roglič/Valverde type, smelling blood as Weng blows up. Diggins passes Weng, she won't catch KSL on the little ramp up to the line, but it's a comprehensive win in the GC. She looks a LOT better on this climb than in previous years too, pulling the usual Northug histrionics at the line (considering Weng of all people hasn't dropped from standing position at all) but she was composed and in something approaching normal style all the way to the top, whereas in her previous wins she was flailing her head like Paula Radcliffe and hanging her mouth open like a guppy for the last kilometre or so. Of course, it's been a much easier and shorter route this year which will obviously play a factor in that, and also the climb wasn't hell for leather right from the bottom because the main climbers present weren't really bothered about the sprinters in the GC, so Diggins didn't have to respond to moves until some way further into the stage than usual, but nevertheless I think it is well worth noting how much more composed she was looking and how well her technique held up this year compared to normal.
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Alison Mackie with the impressive top 10, 20yo Canadian prospect. Eiduka just outside the top 10, nevertheless pleasing to see her back at something approaching the right level - that's still a bit off her best but after a tough couple of years it's something that approaches the kind of level we might reasonably expect from her.
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Strong races from Nepryaeva and Korostelev. The thing is, they are not even the strongest skiers in Russia at the moment. Had Ardashev and Stepanova or Krupitskaya or Pekletsova been there, they would have contended for the overall.
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Imo Korostelev also payed a bit for his inexperience, he could have paced the final climb a bit better. Still a good result for him, even if the whole race looks a bit weird, Northug's co-pilot finishing 3rd on Alpe Cermis being the icing on the cake.
Also, the Scandinavian media is hailing Iversen as the ‘savior’ for not letting Korostelev on the podium 🤦🏻♂️
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I mean, what do you expect. Korostelev is probably having a nice party with his buddy Barp right now, both finished inside the top 10 on the gc.
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