Speed Skating ISU World Cup 2018 - 2019

[heywoodu 16,434]

1:06.18 WR for Kjeld Nuis on the 1000m   

 

RIP Shani Davis' ten year old WR

[heywoodu 16,434]

And 1:11.61 for Bowe in the 1000m to close out the day with another WR....after Miho Takagi (an allrounder!) went sub-1:12 as first woman ever in the race before

 

What a day, unbelievable. This was a historic day for speed skating  

[phelps 8,638]

WADA, where are you?

[heywoodu 16,434]

Just now, phelps said:

WADA, where are you?

Yeah, test that 'ice master' who created some absolutely perfect ice in perfect conditions on perfect altitude  

[heywoodu 16,434]

1:06.18 by the way, exactly a second faster than Gerard van Velde's legendarily epic 1000m WR and Olympic gold on the same track in 2002  

[phelps 8,638]

Just now, heywoodu said:

Yeah, test that 'ice master' who created some absolutely perfect ice in perfect conditions on perfect altitude  

 

I know they're in altitude and in SLC they have a magician as the ice master...but let's be serious...this is the last competition of a very long season, with most of the athletes already off their supposed peak period...and world records (even those 10 years old) are falling like the leaves in autumn?

maybe I'm a bit too suspicious, but this epic day can't be all "mother nature"'s result...

[heywoodu 16,434]

Just now, phelps said:

 

I know they're in altitude and in SLC they have a magician as the ice master...but let's be serious...this is the last competition of a very long season, with most of the athletes already off their supposed peak period...and world records (even those 10 years old) are falling like the leaves in autumn?

maybe I'm a bit too suspicious, but this epic day can't be all "mother nature"'s result...

Most athletes are right at their main peak period, end of February to early March. It's not the first time athletes try and get their peak a little later when the last competition of the season is in Calgary or Salt Lake.

[dcro 10,210]

These records are about as exciting as the swimming records from 2009. Meaning not. Outrageous inflation, they are almost meaningless.

[heywoodu 16,434]

1:42.9 or something for Roest tonight and he takes over first place in the Adelskalendern. Which would be a bit of a shame in my opinion, since Shani Davis apart from being cool was also incredibly allround (winning both allround and sprint championships in the post-80's era is incredible).

[OlympicsFan 860]

Lol @ Nuis not being disqualified. Easily the most scandalous decision of this winter sport season.

Also interesting that apparently 5-6 dutch athletes had very suspicious blood values, but noone was caught doping.