Speed Skating 2018 - 2019 Discussion Thread

[Gianlu33 4,750]

Some news from the Utah Olympic Oval Race in Salt Lake where  Larissa Paes improve the 500m Brazilian record (48,96) and the 1000m Brazilian record (1.34,57)

[Gianlu33 4,750]

1:56,80 for Lollobrigida in the 1590m, that's amazing!

[heywoodu 15,355]

  On 10/14/2018 at 8:44 PM, Gianlu33 said:

1:56,80 for Lollobrigida in the 1590m, that's amazing!

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Imagine her time in the 1500m  

[heywoodu 15,355]

Miho Takagi is on fire. 37.97 in Nagano, breaking her PB (38.15) and moving her to only a few hundredths of a second behind Anni Friesinger on the Adelskalendern

http://evertstenlund.se/adeld.htm

[heywoodu 15,355]

6:51.02 for Esmee Visser in Inzell, only a second or so slower than her Olympic gold medal time

 

[phelps 7,862]

  On 10/21/2018 at 8:32 AM, heywoodu said:

6:51.02 for Esmee Visser in Inzell, only a second or so slower than her Olympic gold medal time

 

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yeah, but the track in Inzell has become very fast...all those PBs smashed by the Italian skaters are there to show there's a technological improvement in that track...I just can't imagine all of them becoming that fast in a year's time because of their training...

[heywoodu 15,355]

  On 10/21/2018 at 8:51 AM, phelps said:

 

yeah, but the track in Inzell has become very fast...all those PBs smashed by the Italian skaters are there to show there's a technological improvement in that track...I just can't imagine all of them becoming that fast in a year's time because of their training...

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Sure, but still 6:51 by a woman is insanely fast, let alone in October  

[heywoodu 15,355]

The Dutch marathon (mass start, but for real instead of the international joke) competition started last night, with mass start Olympic champion Lee Seung-hoo as one of the new guys, he signed a contract for this season for one of the bigger teams. One problem....he forgot his skates, so couldn't start

 

[Olympian1010 8,074]

  On 10/21/2018 at 11:15 AM, heywoodu said:

The Dutch marathon (mass start, but for real instead of the international joke) competition started last night, with mass start Olympic champion Lee Seung-hoo as one of the new guys, he signed a contract for this season for one of the bigger teams. One problem....he forgot his skates, so couldn't start

 

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What are the chances for the king of marathon races to take place this year. There’s never been one (that I can remember) in my life time. I want that eleven cities

[heywoodu 15,355]

  On 10/21/2018 at 2:40 PM, Olympian1010 said:

What are the chances for the king of marathon races to take place this year. There’s never been one (that I can remember) in my life time. I want that eleven cities

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It's nearly impossible to make an accurate prediction of the weather in January and February this early