Speed Skating ISU World Cup 2022 - 2023

[heywoodu 16,434]

1 hour ago, dcro said:

Interesting to see Jordan Stolz entered in the 5000 m... In the B division of course.

Less hyped than I would have been early in the season, his 1500m yesterday was, let's say, less than impressive  

[heywoodu 16,434]

Huge Spanish record for young Nil Llop, going from 34.97 to 34.52 and winning the B division in doing so  

 

Seriously, the kid's starting to count for real.

[heywoodu 16,434]

On 12/10/2022 at 6:10 PM, dcro said:

Interesting to see Jordan Stolz entered in the 5000 m... In the B division of course.

If you thought that was interesting, here is the entry list for next weekend...he's on it for the 10k  

https://www.isu.org/docman-documents-links/isu-files/event-documents/speed-skating-8/2022-23-2/world-cups-23/announcements-133/30294-isu-world-cup-speed-skating-4-calgary-2022-entry-list/file

 

Also Sigurd Henriksen of course, who we might expect to do a very, very serious attack on Sven Kramer's by now ancient world junior record (13:09).

[dcro 10,210]

41 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

If you thought that was interesting, here is the entry list for next weekend...he's on it for the 10k  

https://www.isu.org/docman-documents-links/isu-files/event-documents/speed-skating-8/2022-23-2/world-cups-23/announcements-133/30294-isu-world-cup-speed-skating-4-calgary-2022-entry-list/file

 

Also Sigurd Henriksen of course, who we might expect to do a very, very serious attack on Sven Kramer's by now ancient world junior record (13:09).

Clearly a new Eric Heiden.

 

Well, at any rate, it would be fun if he was to reach anything remotely close to that success.

[dcro 10,210]

Merel Conijn has a very pleasing technique to watch. I love it.

[rybak 3,421]

Poland wins mens team sprint  Second placed Dutch teams was beaten by 0,03 seconds.

Edited December 16, 2022 by rybak

[Dennis 845]

On 12/10/2022 at 7:21 PM, heywoodu said:

Huge Spanish record for young Nil Llop, going from 34.97 to 34.52 and winning the B division in doing so  

 

Seriously, the kid's starting to count for real.

And during the first ever race for a skater from in the A division, he skated another national record (34.50), finishing just outside of the top 10 (#11)!  Behind two Dutch skaters (#8 and #10), the third-highest European skater in the results today. 

 

He also got quite a lot of attention on the Dutch tv with an interview before the race. Wondering if he will skate the European Sprint Championships in Hamar next month, because he also keeps improving his 1.000m week after week.

 

 Stolz finishing 2nd on the 500m, improving his junior WR to 34.08. 

 

He's not on the 10k starting list anymore btw.

 

Edited December 17, 2022 by Dennis

[Dennis 845]

On 12/14/2022 at 12:03 AM, heywoodu said:

If you thought that was interesting, here is the entry list for next weekend...he's on it for the 10k  

https://www.isu.org/docman-documents-links/isu-files/event-documents/speed-skating-8/2022-23-2/world-cups-23/announcements-133/30294-isu-world-cup-speed-skating-4-calgary-2022-entry-list/file

 

Also Sigurd Henriksen of course, who we might expect to do a very, very serious attack on Sven Kramer's by now ancient world junior record (13:09).

13:02.53 for Henriksen

[heywoodu 16,434]

Sven Kramer moved the world junior record into a new era:

 

 

And now Henriksen shattered it, as expected, but what a race  

 

[heywoodu 16,434]

Ghiotto - one of my favourite skaters - with his first World Cup win after a fantastic race in 12:45,10

 

16 years after Enrico Fabris won a 10k in the World Cup, it's been a while for Italy