Speed Skating at the Winter Olympic Games Beijing 2022

[Dennis 712]

1 minute ago, NearPup said:

It looks like this is the Olympic debut for in speed skating.

 

It also looks like and will both miss out on these Olympics entirely - is first reserve in the 10000m and was 3 points away from qualifying in the 5000m

Yeah, really happy with  being in. I saw it coming for a few years when her times became more and more competitive, but it was always going to be close. 

 

Sad about Peter Michael missing out, he's such a fun skater.

 

Colombia has some talented juniors, for example the reigning national champion on the women's 500m and 1.000m is a 15-year-old and I wouldn't be surprised if Diego Amaya is going to win a medal during the Junior World Championships this year (if they won't be cancelled). He got a silver medal and two 4th places during the 2020 Youth Olympics. So let's hope for some Colombian skaters in Milan.

 

[NearPup 3,044]

7 minutes ago, Dennis said:

Yeah, really happy with  being in. I saw it coming for a few years when her times became more and more competitive, but it was always going to be close. 

 

Sad about Peter Michael missing out, he's such a fun skater.

 

Colombia has some talented juniors, for example the reigning national champion on the women's 500m and 1.000m is a 15-year-old and I wouldn't be surprised if Diego Amaya is going to win a medal during the Junior World Championships this year (if they won't be cancelled). He got a silver medal and two 4th places during the 2020 Youth Olympics. So let's hope for some Colombian skaters in Milan.

 

If Michael sneaks into the 1500m he will also be able to start the mass start, fwiw. He's guaranteed to be a reserve in the mass start, and up to six reserves can enter the mass start if they are already skating another event.

 

A sad outcome from today: Haralds Silovs was 0 points away from qualifying for the mass start (lost out on best result to Tai)

[Dennis 712]

Men's 1.500m quota for now. The top 20 of the Olympic qualification ranking is fixed. 10 more skaters will be added after the B-Group has finished.

 

Qualified based on ranking:

 

 x2  x2  x1  x3  x1  x1  x3  x3  x2  x2

[Dennis 712]

4 minutes ago, NearPup said:

If Michael sneaks into the 1500m he will also be able to start the mass start, fwiw. He's guaranteed to be a reserve in the mass start, and up to six reserves can enter the mass start if they are already skating another event.

 

A sad outcome from today: Haralds Silovs was 0 points away from qualifying for the mass start (lost out on best result to Tai)

Yeah, it's sad. I like Silovs a lot. However, I wouldn't be surprised if Ning Zhongyan will kick  Tai back to position 25. Ning decided to skip the 1.500m to focus on the mass start final.

[Dennis 712]

Women's 1.000m quota for now. The top 20 of the Olympic qualification ranking is fixed. 10 more skaters will be added after the B-Group has finished.

 

Qualified based on ranking:

 

 x3  x1  x2  x1  x2  x3  x2  x3  x1  x2

[Dennis 712]

Final quota men's mass start:

 

 x1  x1  x2  x2  x1  x1  x1  x1  x2  x2  x2  x2  x2  x1  x2

 

Host quota:  x1

 

Reserves:        

 

 

Rule D.2.6 of the qualification document may be applied:

 

Additional competitors for the Mass Start event, up to a maximum of 30 competitors, may be entered during Games time. Additional starting positions will then be made available to athletes who have been entered and participated in at least one (1) distance/event. The allocation of these additional starting positions will be done according to the Reserve list for the Mass Start event (as per D.2.5), with priority to NOCs without an already entered athlete in the Mass Start event

 

 However, the Belarussian guy has not qualified for any individual distance and  have 0 quota on individual distances. So this rule may only be applied to  Peter Michael who JUST missed out on a qualifying spot on the 5k and might fall out of the qualification spots after the B-group 1.500m later tonight.   

Edited December 11, 2021 by Dennis
Forgot the host quota for Ning Zhongyan

[Dennis 712]

Women's team pursuit quota, unless a miracle happens in the B-group:

 

       

[NearPup 3,044]

3 hours ago, Dennis said:

Women's 1.000m quota for now. The top 20 of the Olympic qualification ranking is fixed. 10 more skaters will be added after the B-Group has finished.

 

Qualified based on ranking:

 

 x3  x1  x2  x1  x2  x3  x2  x3  x1  x2

Point ranking remained unchanged after the B group.

 

Time qualifiers:

x2 x2

[NearPup 3,044]

Still a lot of skaters left in the B group, but Silovs has moved himself up from 50th to 36th in the time ranking. Currently he is making the Olympics with three places to spare. In the live ranking Michael the last time qualifier, but he is yet to skate.

[NearPup 3,044]

Six pairs to go in the 1500m B group but I think both Silovs and Michael are assured qualification!