Short Track Speed Skating ISU World Cup 2021 - 2022

[SalamAkhi 323]

5 teams in the semi-final, you need to finish 3rd ou 4th to get to the B final and guarantee a top 8 (and be in a qualifying spot for the Olympics), you're battling for 3rd place but you have a comfortable lead to at least finish 4th. The team in 4th tries to overtake you in the last lap, what do you do :

- let go, you've ensured your qualification ;

- make a block, get DQed.

If you chose the second option then you're probably French 

[Gianlu33 4,693]

Arianna Fontana, at 32 years and 192 days, just become the oldest athlete to won an individual medal at WC

[intoronto 5,771]

What a disaster for Canada.... as expected. Jfc.

 

Kazakhstan has 2 medals lol...Poland has one. This sport is super competitive.

[Gianlu33 4,693]

The judges are completely drunk, evidently there is too much sake in the VAR room. The Netherlands not only had to be penalized, it was a dangerous action from direct YC. Shame on you!

[dcro 10,210]

Admittedly, our athletes have raised their level in this sport, especially the girls (Aščić did a great job to advance from the preliminaries as the next fastest skater).

 

Still, the Olympic qualification will only happen with some Bradbury-esque outcomes.

[Gianlu33 4,693]

Yuri Confortola won the 1500m with a lap ahead

 

[heywoodu 15,253]

Haha, that 1500m final  Confortola, sir, you are magnificent  

[SalamAkhi 323]

Aurélie Monvoisin, who qualified for her first A final in the 500m suffered a broken shin in the same race  Gutted for her ...

We only have two good women and one of them is now out of the picture 

[phelps 7,746]

3 hours ago, SalamAkhi said:

Aurélie Monvoisin, who qualified for her first A final in the 500m suffered a broken shin in the same race  Gutted for her ...

We only have two good women and one of them is now out of the picture 

yeah, she had a very bad fall...but normally you get away with that with no major injuries...she's very unlucky...hope she gets well soon...

[dcro 10,210]

Why is ISU hiding the World Cup standings in 500/1500 m events?

 

At any rate, Valentina Aščić advanced today and secured top 35 (min 10 points). Probably not enough by itself, but she gave herself a fighting chance for tomorrow...