Skeleton IBSF World Cup 2019 - 2020

[heywoodu 16,468]

1 hour ago, dcro said:

 

Sungbin Yun was much more convincing two years before, plus he actually always had a strong start.

I am well aware and it ain't looking so bright, but I'm not one to give up on my hypes that easily

[heywoodu 16,468]

1 hour ago, Laraja said:

Is there any live streaming? I'd love to watch Skeleton, Luge and Bobsleigh competitions.

You, sir, have stumbled upon one of the world's best (groups of) sports in terms of watching it both live AND on-demand    As phelps explained

Edited December 9, 2019 by heywoodu

[dcro 10,211]

What terrible driving from Yan.

[heywoodu 16,468]

Watching today's competitions in La Plagne, where they're back after quite some years. I don't remember seeing this track before but I love it

 

It's so....smooth, big, fast, awesome!

[dcro 10,211]

3 hours ago, heywoodu said:

Watching today's competitions in La Plagne, where they're back after quite some years. I don't remember seeing this track before but I love it

 

It's so....smooth, big, fast, awesome!

 

I guess it was just more romantic (like all tracks) back when it wasn't fully hidden under the roof.

 

[heywoodu 16,468]

1 minute ago, dcro said:

 

I guess it was just more romantic (like all tracks) back when it wasn't fully hidden under the roof.

 

 

No doubt about that, much like in speed skating where the tracks that are the best to watch are the rare outdoor tracks. I just very much like the whole layout though, roof or not.

[NearPup 4,188]

4 hours ago, heywoodu said:

Watching today's competitions in La Plagne, where they're back after quite some years. I don't remember seeing this track before but I love it

 

It's so....smooth, big, fast, awesome!

Ya, it’s a good track. They went a couple years before Sochi but they had to stop for a while because the Sochi track hired the La Plagne icemaster for the 2014 Olympics.

[heywoodu 16,468]

On 08/12/2019 at 19:07, dcro said:

Victory for Jungk. Future Olympic champions were off the pace, even with Lake Placid supposedly being like their home track.

 

And there's Geng Wenqiang's first ever podium, tied with Yun for 3rd. 

 

Spoiler

 

[NearPup 4,188]

5 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

 

And there's Geng Wenqiang's first ever podium, tied with Yun for 3rd. 

 

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I am just waiting to see which Italian will win gold in 2026.

Edited January 11, 2020 by NearPup

[heywoodu 16,468]

2 minutes ago, NearPup said:

I am just waiting to see which Italian will win gold in 2026.

 

Amadeo Bagnis. Italy might have a slightly smaller advantage compared to South Korea and China, because I'm guessing an Italian track is going to be used for more international competitions than those two, but still. Bagnis is on fire lately, very impressive 11th in his World Cup debut and yesterday he won his second consecutive Europe Cup race. Plus he's still really young.