Speed Skating at the Winter Olympic Games Beijing 2022

[JoshMartini007 2,533]

38 minutes ago, Dennis said:

 Sven Kramer -  Viktor Hald Thorup

With Kramer going first, will the Dutch media talk more or less about him during the rest of the event?

[Dennis 712]

11 minutes ago, JoshMartini007 said:

With Kramer going first, will the Dutch media talk more or less about him during the rest of the event?

Hahaha, it will be his final 5k ever, so probably they won't talk about anyone else.

[Dennis 712]

40 minutes ago, Sindo said:

Your predictions?

Just for fun, a complete 'prediction' including times, including surprises :

 

1. Nils Van Der Poel - 6:06.01  

2. Patrick Roest - 6:10.12 

3. Ted-Jan Bloemen - 6:11.26

4. Davide Ghiotto - 6:11.44

5. Jorrit Bergsma - 6:12.10
    

6. Sergey Trofimov - 6:12.81

7. Ruslan Zakharov - 6:13.03

8. Bart Swings - 6:13.53

9. Alexander Rumyantsev - 6:14.40

10. Hallgeir Engebråten - 6:14.54
     

11. Emery Lehman - 6:14.99

12. Patrick Beckert - 6:15.54

13. Michele Malfatti - 6:15.87

14. Ethan Cepuran - 6:15.91

15. Sven Kramer - 6:15.94
     

16. Seitaro Ichinohe - 6:16.70

17. Felix Rijhnen - 6:16.77

18. Livio Wenger - 6:16.82

19. Andrea Giovannini - 6:17.45 

20. Viktor Hald Thorup - 6:24.54 

[Topicmaster1010 4,107]

So I'm guessing that everyone in the fantasy league has Nils van der Poel in their lineup today right ?  (and giving him a star)

[phelps 7,664]

3 hours ago, Dennis said:

Just for fun, a complete 'prediction' including times, including surprises :

 

1. Nils Van Der Poel - 6:06.01  

2. Patrick Roest - 6:10.12 

3. Ted-Jan Bloemen - 6:11.26

4. Davide Ghiotto - 6:11.44

5. Jorrit Bergsma - 6:12.10
    

6. Sergey Trofimov - 6:12.81

7. Ruslan Zakharov - 6:13.03

8. Bart Swings - 6:13.53

9. Alexander Rumyantsev - 6:14.40

10. Hallgeir Engebråten - 6:14.54
     

11. Emery Lehman - 6:14.99

12. Patrick Beckert - 6:15.54

13. Michele Malfatti - 6:15.87

14. Ethan Cepuran - 6:15.91

15. Sven Kramer - 6:15.94
     

16. Seitaro Ichinohe - 6:16.70

17. Felix Rijhnen - 6:16.77

18. Livio Wenger - 6:16.82

19. Andrea Giovannini - 6:17.45 

20. Viktor Hald Thorup - 6:24.54 

once again, I have to repeat myself... 

 

[phelps 7,664]

jokes aside, I'm so, so happy for Francesca (aka "Lollipop") Lollobrigida...

 

unfortunately, it's highly unlikely she would keep such kind of shape in the next 4 years...probably, she won't even be competing by the time of Milano-Cortina...

 

and I hope she has something left in the tank for both the 1500m (the slow ice could help her) and the mass start...

[dcro 10,210]

11 hours ago, NearPup said:

Exciting race, but in the end I think this podium really represents who was the strongest this season.

Well, Antoinette deserved better.

[CCB 563]

Today's prediction:

 

1.Nils van der Poel  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.Davide Ghiotto  

3.Bart Swings  

 

No medal for the Dutch men today. A goodbye for the best Dutch speedskater ever, Sven Kramer. 

 

[dcro 10,210]

Thorup got a late reallocation. First male skater from Denmark to race a classic distance since Innsbruck 1964.

[NearPup 3,031]

It took less than am minute for the OBS commentators to bring up Kramer's disqualification in the 10k.