Luge 2019 - 2020 Discussion Thread

[TomJa 64]

43 minuty temu, heywoodu napisał:

Wow, now someone non-German could win the title!

 

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Lol.

 

The last time the toboggan won was non-German Gerda Weissensteiner in the 1997/98 season. But I also hope that this season in women's singles will be groundbreaking and new forces will come to the fore.

[dcro 10,210]

Relax guys. Taubitz will sweep the whole season.

[TomJa 64]

6 minut temu, dcro napisał:

Relax guys. Taubitz will sweep the whole season.

Taubitz for me is not an equally riding player, so if he wins it is not clear, like Geisenberger in the best years.

[heywoodu 16,010]

2 minutes ago, TomJa said:

Taubitz for me is not an equally riding player, so if he wins it is not clear, like Geisenberger in the best years.

She's sort of in the position Geisenberger had when she was still the second-ranked German behind Hüfner, Taubitz seems like the perfect bet to dominate the winter. I'm hoping Eitberger can challenge her and possibly win though, and who knows, if they take each other's points away in Europe, maybe Summer Britcher can do something with a good run in North America.

[LowerSaxony 205]

32 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

I'm hoping Eitberger can challenge her and possibly win though

That'll be hard as she is also pregnant

[heywoodu 16,010]

Just now, LowerSaxony said:

That'll be hard as she is also pregnant

Missed that

 

Doesn't sound like it was planned  

 

Spoiler

 

 

[heywoodu 16,010]

Right, time to find a bookmaker with luge season bets. I'd like this on Taubitz please.

 

[TomJa 64]

Taubitz does not drive evenly, but maybe Papa Loch worked with her before the season and will be mentally stronger. I quietly hope that someone from the Britcher, Ivanov, Vötter rate will mix up. In particular, an American who mixes up on tracks on the American continent.

Are these bookmakers where you can bet sleds? Probably only in Germany, because in Poland, even during the Games, there was no such opportunity.

[heywoodu 16,010]

29 minutes ago, TomJa said:

Taubitz does not drive evenly, but maybe Papa Loch worked with her before the season and will be mentally stronger. I quietly hope that someone from the Britcher, Ivanov, Vötter rate will mix up. In particular, an American who mixes up on tracks on the American continent.

Are these bookmakers where you can bet sleds? Probably only in Germany, because in Poland, even during the Games, there was no such opportunity.

Nah, betting on luge (and bobsleigh/skeleton) is usually only possible during the Olympics at the international bookmakers and even then only on a few of them. During World Cup seasons I've only ever seen it at Russian Marathonbet. Taubitz might not drive as perfectly as Geisenberger, she'll be the top German athlete which is always an advantage and she's still just better than most others.

[Olympian1010 8,230]

44 minutes ago, TomJa said:

Taubitz does not drive evenly, but maybe Papa Loch worked with her before the season and will be mentally stronger. I quietly hope that someone from the Britcher, Ivanov, Vötter rate will mix up. In particular, an American who mixes up on tracks on the American continent.

Are these bookmakers where you can bet sleds? Probably only in Germany, because in Poland, even during the Games, there was no such opportunity.

Yeah I wouldn’t count Ivanov out, but she can be inconsistent. The same goes for Britcher. Americans love throwing away perfect opportunities in ice sports. I’ll always be happy that Mazder won silver, but deep down I always struggle with the fact he should’ve had gold.