Winter Youth Olympic Games 2024

[Olympian1010 7,551]

I like the "two wave" accommodations scheme, but the last two days have felt a bit empty scheduling wise. I could live with one slow day, but two days like this seems a little excessive.

[Grassmarket 2,811]

50 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said:

I like the "two wave" accommodations scheme, but the last two days have felt a bit empty scheduling wise. I could live with one slow day, but two days like this seems a little excessive.

Yeah, but even in the full Summer Olympics second Monday is always a slow day.

[Olympian1010 7,551]

8 minutes ago, Grassmarket said:

Yeah, but even in the full Summer Olympics second Monday is always a slow day.

Right, and I'm fine with a slow day here or there in schedule (everyone needs to catch their breathe after all, and logistics needs to be considered), but two in a row really kills the pace and flow of the schedule.

[Fly_like_a_don 975]

On 1/25/2024 at 8:31 AM, Olympian1010 said:

I don't mind the actual format in the speed skating Mixed Relay, there's certainly been worse events created, but the competition format needs to be tweaked. I don't like the qualification from heats being based strictly on time. Speed Skating's obsession with time is just strange to me as someone who enjoys short track and inline skating. I don't mind time deciding the individual distances (variety is important to me), but things like the Team Pursuit or Mixed Relay should be head-to-head racing. I would be fine with the three heat winners and fastest runner-up advancing to the final as a compromise.

 

Also,  advancing despite a very suspect incident with  (which cost them any chance of advancing) hasn't left me feeling great about this event. The replay isn't definitive, but it didn't look great for  (in my opinion).

I too agree head on format would be good. And yeah I don't enjoy speed skating due to the format and events.

 

If I had to set the events for winter Olympics it'd be:

 

1.500m

2.1500m

3. Pursuit

4. Mass Start (no points and all) 

5. Points Race 32 laps, Sprint every 4th lap, 5-1 points for all sprint and 8,6,4,2,1 for final sprint.

6. Elimination Race 12 laps 3,6,9,11 lap elimination and maximun 8 skaters in 1 heat. QFs SFs Finals format

7.Mixed Relay - Short track system of heats and finals. 

8. 5000m

 

Total 15 events.

 

[Fly_like_a_don 975]

For Winter YOG - 1,2,6,7.

[Olympian1010 7,551]

I don't mind the timed distances really. It helps distinguish the discipline from short track and inline. I just think they shouldn't use individual times as the barometer for every event. It's okay to have some head-to-head stuff too.

 

The mass start remains one of the dumbest (in my opinion) formatted events in international sports. It should a straight race, or use a points format similar to inline skating or track cycling. I don't think speed skating needs a elimination race.

Edited January 26 by Olympian1010

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They are showing the Hockey 

 

USA with an early lead over Slovakia

[hckošice 13,319]

Never saw Murica need such help from referees in my life 4 (four) literally 4 power-plays (any of them not being replayed on TV) in the last 5 minutes to save the Olympic Channel gang main stars against Slovakia. But the refs made it and saved yuesey. Well done USA black-white jersey forwards

Edited January 27 by hckošice

[hckošice 13,319]

Event 56/81

 

 

FREESTYLE SKATING

 

Women's Dual Moguls
Final Results

 

Elizabeth LEMLEY

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Lottie LODGE

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Abby McLARNON

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Gold Medal Match

 

Elizabeth Lemley  22 - 13  Lottie Lodge

 

Bronze Medal Match

 

Abby McLarnon  19 - 16  Manuela Passaretta 

Full Final Result HERE

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Event 57/81

 

 

FREESTYLE SKATING

 

Men's Dual Moguls
Final Results

 

LEE Yoon-Seung

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Porter HUFF

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Takuto NAKAMURA

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Gold Medal Match

 

Lee Yoon-Seung  18 - 17  Porter Huff

 

Bronze Medal Match

 

Takuto Nakamura  19 - 16  Jiah Cohen 

Full Final Result HERE