Cross-Country Skiing 2019 - 2020 Discussion Thread

[heywoodu 16,142]

17 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said:

Good for Bruna. How were the skis? I’d imagine that was part of the issue with her not being able to keep speed with the American.

 

Since she's waxing her skis by herself, they're a lot better. It's like almost everyone there either doesn't know how to wax properly or just takes the easy (and less good) way out. Today, again, she did the exact opposite of the rest of the team and that worked out perfectly. Not winning the race was entirely on her (not meaning that in a bad way, she's very happy and rightfully so), her words were literally "I had nothing to complain about the skis today"

 

Which is not to say the problem is solved, this is still literally the only pair of skis she has now and that's just really problematic with still an entire European season to go.

Edited August 18, 2019 by heywoodu

[heywoodu 16,142]

Ushuaia Loppet video  Big focus on the men only, but I did manage to spot Bruna at the start (between the men) and saw both her and Gabi (2nd in the 25km Marchablanca) on the podium at the end  

 

 

[hckošice 15,802]

Alena Procházková won the roller skiing WC general classification, for the 3rd year in a row...summer biathlon gold, summer cross-country skiing gold, damn we are really good in this...at least until the snow starts falling

[heywoodu 16,142]

Just now, hckosice said:

Alena Procházková won the roller skiing WC general classification, for the 3rd year in a row...summer biathlon gold, summer cross-country skiing gold, damn we are really good in this...at least until the snow starts falling

Eurosport really needs to show more (or better: anything at all ) of the rollerskiing World Cup. The sound of rollerskis is relaxing  

[hckošice 15,802]

Just now, heywoodu said:

Eurosport really needs to show more (or better: anything at all ) of the rollerskiing World Cup. The sound of rollerskis is relaxing  

 

but it´s always interrupted by that awful sound made by the ski poles

[heywoodu 16,142]

Just now, hckosice said:

 

but it´s always interrupted by that awful sound made by the ski poles

That's the part I meant with 'relaxing'  

[Gianlu33 5,362]

Trondheim is actually the only candidate for host the 2025 nordic skiing world championship. The decision will be take on 21st may 2020.

[heywoodu 16,142]

The FIS races in São Carlos start tomorrow, 4 consecutive days. Tomorrow it's the classic sprint and all the best South American women were supposed to be there (for the first time basically), but sadly today we heard Claudia Salcedo and Maria Cecilia Dominguez (who are here since some days and hours respectively) won't start, they'll focus on the 5k and 7.5k later.

 

Wonderful place for some real winter FIS racing at roughly 30 degrees (and that's before noon) 

 

 

[Olympian1010 8,274]

Just now, heywoodu said:

The FIS races in São Carlos start tomorrow, 4 consecutive days. Tomorrow it's the classic sprint and all the best South American women were supposed to be there (for the first time basically), but sadly today we heard Claudia Salcedo and Maria Cecilia Dominguez (who are here since some days and hours respectively) won't start, they'll focus on the 5k and 7.5k later.

 

Wonderful place for some real winter FIS racing at roughly 30 degrees (and that's before noon) 

 

 

How many more months in Brazil before we see you in the men’s division 

[dcro 10,210]

3 hours ago, heywoodu said:

The FIS races in São Carlos start tomorrow, 4 consecutive days. Tomorrow it's the classic sprint and all the best South American women were supposed to be there (for the first time basically), but sadly today we heard Claudia Salcedo and Maria Cecilia Dominguez (who are here since some days and hours respectively) won't start, they'll focus on the 5k and 7.5k later.

 

Even Mourao?