Speed Skating at the Winter Olympic Games Beijing 2022

[Dennis 759]

Just now, ruben said:

Any of you think that any country will reject any spot on 500 and 1000m?

Some countries only have 1 skater who met the qualification time. So let's say  Marten Liiv or  Cornelius Kersten gets injured/COVID or they decide to focus only on the 1.000m (unlikely), then there's no one from Estonia or GB who can replace him on the 500m. In that case, the quota will go to   Nil Llop.

 

On the 1.000m the same can happen with  Mathias Vosté,  Marten Liiv, Cornelius Kersten or potentially someone from .

[ruben 0]

11 minutes ago, Dennis said:

You were a little quicker haha

I hope Nil Llop can get a chance…

[Dennis 759]

3 minutes ago, ruben said:

I hope Nil Llop can get a chance…

In 2018. Norway gave up an event quota in the men's 500m and the quota from Russia were taken away because of the doping scandal. Four reserves replaced them. So keep your hopes up. 

[NearPup 3,496]

20 minutes ago, ruben said:

So it’s not possible that Nederlands may rejected any quita for example un 500 m?

Pretty sure if  did that they could only send 8 male skaters.

[Olympian1010 8,230]

First gold medal for  at the Four Continents Championships.

 

[ruben 0]

On 12/14/2021 at 8:12 PM, intoronto said:

They did it in short track... so I think it will happen here.

 

[ruben 0]

So what does this rule mean or what is it for if it is simply that they can use 9 skaters?

[NearPup 3,496]

13 minutes ago, ruben said:

So what does this rule mean or what is it for if it is simply that they can use 9 skaters?

They can send a maximum of nine skaters, however to be able to send nine skaters an NOC has to enter the maximum number of athletes in every event.

[heywoodu 16,004]

And no, there is no chance the Netherlands will refuse speed skating quota  

[NearPup 3,496]

@heywoodudoes it look like the new COVID restrictions in will affect the Olympic trials?