Skeleton 2018 - 2019 Discussion Thread

[Function CR Lee 468]

2 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

@Function CR Lee

https://www.ibsf.org/en/component/events/event/193299

Yes, I already know, Yan Wengang won the European Cup gold medal

[dcro 10,210]

12 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

@Function CR Lee

https://www.ibsf.org/en/component/events/event/193299

 

So I guess you are attempting to switch from Team Geng to Team Yan with nobody noticing?

[heywoodu 16,010]

1 minute ago, dcro said:

 

So I guess you are attempting to switch from Team Geng to Team Yan with nobody noticing?

Nope  

[heywoodu 16,010]

German 1-2 at the men's junior world champs, with Felix Keisinger as champion.

https://www.ibsf.org/en/component/events/event/193316

[heywoodu 16,010]

And there's Anna Fernstädt's expected first title for the Czech Republic  World junior champion, beating Kim Meylemans of Belgium.

https://www.ibsf.org/en/component/events/event/193317

[Olympian1010 8,230]

If you like supporting an underdog this may be for you. He’s a great guy by the way, gives great speeches

[heywoodu 16,010]

21 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said:

If you like supporting an underdog this may be for you. He’s a great guy by the way, gives great speeches

Battling with Bram Zeegers for being the main Dutch skeleton hope  

[Olympian1010 8,230]

1 hour ago, heywoodu said:

Battling with Bram Zeegers for being the main Dutch skeleton hope  

He’s privately funded and competes for Ghana (his birth country)

[heywoodu 16,010]

7 hours ago, Olympian1010 said:

He’s privately funded and competes for Ghana (his birth country)

I am aware, he has been doing so for quite some time now. It's pretty cool that he managed to convert his sprint training (from when he was in the Dutch athletics team, he's been having all his training here since he moved here when he was 8 and then was raised here) into a completely different sport.