Speed Skating at the Winter Olympic Games Beijing 2022

[SalamAkhi 313]

2 hours ago, Dennis said:

Not taking the quotas into account for the distances that will be skated tonight, we have a total of 25 countries already secured of at least one quota:

 

                         

 

In 2018, 29 different countries competed. Differences so far:

 

• No participation in 2018, but quota secured for 2022:   
• Participated in 2018, no quota secured for 2022 (yet):        

 

 will send its first ever skater to the Olympics (women's 500m) and no skater from  had qualified since 1992 and now they qualified both a male and female speed skater. 

 

 Marten Liiv will almost certainly qualify tonight for both men's 500 and 1.000m, so Estonia will be the 26th country added to the list.

 

 Loubineaud is now 2nd reserve on the men's 5.000m, 3rd on the men's 10.000m and 4th on the men's mass start. 

 

No reasonable hope for any of the other countries to qualify. I'm most disappointed by . They also don't have any talents coming up in the junior circuit. 

Oh what a surprise See you in 4 years (no).

[intoronto 5,635]

Looks like Nil Llop   is into a qualification position in the 500m!

[Dennis 712]

4 minutes ago, intoronto said:

Looks like Nil Llop   is into a qualification position in the 500m!

 

Great news! Did not expect this anymore!

[dcro 10,210]

Aaaand he got DQ'ed.

[intoronto 5,635]

1 minute ago, dcro said:

Aaaand he got DQ'ed.

unbelievable... jfc

[Dennis 712]

Nooooo! 

 

He also got disqualified on Friday. 

[intoronto 5,635]

6 minutes ago, Dennis said:

Nooooo! 

 

He also got disqualified on Friday. 

Hoping he appeals the DQ if there is grounds for it... what tough luck is this damn.

 

 

[intoronto 5,635]

missing a team pursuit spot by 0.659 seconds 

[Dennis 712]

It's very unlikely  will qualify a team pursuit team on points, unless they finish and one of the following teams does not finish or gets disqualified:      

 

They will most likely not qualify on time.

 

It would be a very lucky qualification because they get a lot of points just by starting in the A group. They should have been demoted to the B group twice, had it not been for the disqualification of the Russian team during World Cup 1 (for a very stupid reason btw), or the fall of the Japanese team last week. 

[intoronto 5,635]

Poor guy... Maybe he can try for the 1000m quota.