Speed Skating at the Winter Olympic Games Beijing 2022

[Monzanator 4,611]

Schouten wins! Great skate by Blondin for silver though. Lollobrigida bronze.

[NearPup 3,253]

Disappointing Olympics in speed skating for

[Dennis 746]

SCHOUTEN! What a deserved winner.
 

Queen of the speed skating tournament with 3 golden and 1 bronze medal. 

[orangeman 2,027]

  On 2/19/2022 at 9:10 AM, NearPup said:

Disappointing Olympics in speed skating for

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It's not even top 5 disappointing sports for Canada at these Olympics.  

[heywoodu 15,355]

  On 2/19/2022 at 9:06 AM, Monzanator said:

This is basically madison or points race from track cycling on ice

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With the difference being that the sprints make literally no possible difference in the medal positions.

[NearPup 3,253]

  On 2/19/2022 at 9:14 AM, orangeman said:

It's not even top 5 disappointing sports for Canada at these Olympics.  

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As a unit it's disappointing. Canada won four events they were favoured to win, lost events they were favoured to win and didn't win anything where they weren't the favourite.

[hckošice 15,130]

Holly mother of Jesus ! That was one of a last lap from Schouten ! what a speeeeeeeeeeed

 

once again, any single reason why dutch don´t play hockey ? the normal one I mean

[NearPup 3,253]

  On 2/19/2022 at 9:15 AM, heywoodu said:

With the difference being that the sprints make literally no possible difference in the medal positions.

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Hey now, every kid dreams of finishing sixth at the Olympics.

[NearPup 3,253]

  On 2/19/2022 at 9:16 AM, hckošice said:

Holly mother of Jesus ! That was one of a last lap from Schouten ! what a speeeeeeeeeeed

 

once again, any single reason why dutch don´t play hockey ? the normal one I mean

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It's a gesture of goodwill towards

[Olympian1010 8,074]

  On 2/19/2022 at 9:06 AM, Monzanator said:

This is basically madison or points race from track cycling on ice

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Except those still have better formats. You can actually go off the front or contest intermediate sprints and win the race still.