Speed Skating 2019 - 2020 Discussion Thread

[heywoodu 16,137]

Just now, dcro said:

 

I think the fans mostly miss their names.

 

 

Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann

Monique Garbrecht-Enfeldt

Karin Enke-Richter-Kania-Busch

Christa Luding-Rothenberger

Andrea Ehrig-Mitscherlich

Gabi Schoenbrunn-Zange

Anke Baier-Loef

Daniela Anshuetz-Thoms

 

When I think about Gunda Niemann or Daniela Anschütz, and Anni Friesinger(-Postma ), I mostly just think about the good times of watching speed skating as a kid   Much like Gianni Romme, or Hiroyasu The Emperor Shimizu

Edited November 9, 2019 by heywoodu

[Dennis 765]

An update of the National Records skated so far this season. Not much has changed compared to the last update two weeks ago:

 

Women
500m
	Victoria RODRIGUEZ	38,84	Salt Lake City (USA)	16-nov-19
	Stien VANHOUTTE	39,83	Inzell (GER)	12-okt-19
	Luisa GONZALEZ SALAZAR	41,45	Inzell (GER)	2-nov-19
	Katarina JANKOVIC	47,66	Heerenveen (NED)	20-jul-19
	Niginabonu JAMOLIDDINOVA	49,19	Minsk (BLR)	1-nov-19
1.000m
	Victoria RODRIGUEZ	1.19,83	Salt Lake City (USA)	16-nov-19
	Larissa PAES	1.26,24	Salt Lake City (USA)	19-sep-19
	Katarina JANKOVIC	1.40,79	Heerenveen (NED)	20-jul-19
	Niginabonu JAMOLIDDINOVA	1.42,00	Minsk (BLR)	1-nov-19
1.500m
	Larissa PAES	2.13,77	Milwaukee (USA)	27-okt-19
	Niginabonu JAMOLIDDINOVA	2.39,38	Minsk (BLR)	3-nov-19
3.000m
	Saskia ALUSALU	4.07,43	Inzell (GER)	13-okt-19
	Gemma Cooper	4.21,14	Inzell (GER)	8-nov-19
	Larissa PAES	4.47,12	Milwaukee (USA)	25-okt-19
5.000m
	Isabelle WEIDEMANN	6.47,37	Calgary (CAN)	18-okt-19
	Valentina ESPINOSA	7.54,94	Salt Lake City (USA)	12-okt-19
Men
500m
	Nil LLOP	36,42	Heerenveen (NED)	6-okt-19
	Miodrag POPOVIC	43,79	Heerenveen (NED)	20-jul-19
	Azizmurod SHABAZOV	43,88	Minsk (BLR)	1-nov-19
	Rory MCCARTHY	46,31	Breda (NED)	26-okt-19
1.000m
	NING Zhongyan	1.07,73	Calgary (CAN)	20-sep-19
	Stefan DUE SCHMIDT	1.12,21	Salt Lake City (USA)	31-aug-19
	Azizmurod SHABAZOV	1.27,66	Minsk (BLR)	1-nov-19
1.500m
	NING Zhongyan	1.43,35	Calgary (CAN)	21-sep-19
	João Victor DA SILVA	1.57,04	Salt Lake City (USA)	21-sep-19
	Miodrag POPOVIC	2.12,43	Heerenveen (NED)	20-jul-19
	Azizmurod SHABAZOV	2.17,63	Minsk (BLR)	3-nov-19

[heywoodu 16,137]

Victoria Rodriguez is doing an excellent job in improving herself, again.

[intoronto 6,599]

2 hours ago, heywoodu said:

Victoria Rodriguez is doing an excellent job in improving herself, again.

 

That time is under the Olympic standard. Maybe 2 South American countries in speed skating in Beijing 

[Olympian1010 8,272]

1 hour ago, intoronto said:

 

That time is under the Olympic standard. Maybe 2 South American countries in speed skating in Beijing 

Except that Speed Skating is expecting a hard quota cut from the ISU 

[Dennis 765]

At the first Junior World Cup weekend of this year, some highlights for me:

 

•  Diego Amaya and  Nil Llop were the two best male skaters in their age category (B2 = born in 2003) in the men's 1.000m. Amaya finished in 11th place behind 10 juniors all at least one year older, but most of them two years older. So that's a good thing. Llop finished in 11/59 in the 500m
•  Szymon Wojtakowski is also a very exciting prospect, born in 2005 finishing 15/60 on the same 1.000m for boys, in 1.15.21, which is an impressive time for a 14 year old on an outdoor rink.
• On the womens side, I noted more and more skaters from non-traditional speed skating countries such as    and especially . If the Spanish skaters keep progressing, we might see a solid Spanish team pursuit / team sprint team in the future.
• On the girls' side,   is (too) dominant, winning all events, on the men's side had the highest number of podium places and wins, even in the longer distances.

Edited November 20, 2019 by Dennis

[Olympian1010 8,272]

23 minutes ago, Dennis said:

At the first Junior World Cup weekend of this year, some highlights for me:

 

•  Diego Amaya and  Nil Llop were the two best male skaters in their age category (B2 = born in 2003) in the men's 1.000m. Amaya finished in 11th place behind 10 juniors all at least one year older, but most of them two years older. So that's a good thing. Llop finished in 11/59 in the 500m
•  Szymon Wojtakowski is also a very exciting prospect, born in 2005 finishing 15/60 on the same 1.000m for boys, in 1.15.21, which is an impressive time for a 14 year old on an outdoor rink.
• On the womens side, I noted more and more skaters from non-traditional speed skating countries such as    and especially . If the Spanish skaters keep progressing, we might see a solid Spanish team pursuit / team sprint team in the future.
• On the girls' side,   is (too) dominant, winning all events, on the men's side had the highest number of podium places and wins, even in the longer distances.

Wojtakowski will be too young for the youth Olympics, and actually becuase of the way the ISU creates their age criteria, he will never compete at a Winter Youth Olympics (which absolutely defeats the entire purpose of such an event)

[heywoodu 16,137]

And that's the 10th 500m national record for Larissa Paes in under one and a half year  

https://speedskatingresults.com/live.php?p=4&e=1&r=1

[heywoodu 16,137]

For those interested, second of four stages in the Dutch Trachitol Cup, a sort of stage race with four marathons (AKA real mass starts).

https://nos.nl/livestream/2311628-studio-sport-ontknoping-trachitol-trophy-v.html

Edited November 24, 2019 by heywoodu

[heywoodu 16,137]

Shani Davis is back in the world of speed skating...he's a coach for China, training young short track skaters to go to the long track version and win medals in 2022  

 

Dutch NOS had a chat with him at the Junior World Cup in Enschede this weekend, if the video works outside of the country, you can watch it here:

https://nos.nl/video/2311881-shani-davis-duikt-op-in-enschede-altijd-blij-in-nederland-te-zijn.html

 

Also: that's the first time he has actually said he is retired. He didn't skate anymore after Pyeongchang (they show part of what we now know is his final race), but had never officially retired. Something the reporter says in Dutch at the end will always hold very true though: "Davis likes the Netherlands and Dutch habits and the Netherlands likes Davis. It used to be like that, it still is like that and it will always be like that." 

 

Shani  

Edited November 24, 2019 by heywoodu