Cross-Country Skiing FIS World Cup 2019 - 2020

[dcro 10,211]

2018-19 Ottepaa WC (10 km classic) - 2:45 behind Johaug

2018-19 Seefeld WCh (10 km classic) - 2:45 behind Johaug

 

One summer later...

2019-20 Ruka WC (10 km classic) - 0:45 behind Johaug

 

Not bad for your regular 28-year old. In one summer she improved by over 72%! There is a hope for all of us!!

Edited November 30, 2019 by dcro

[heywoodu 16,464]

Would have been the first Czech podium since Neumannova's 49th podium in 2007  

[heywoodu 16,464]

4 minutes ago, dcro said:

2018-19 Ottepaa WC (10 km classic) - 2:45 behind Johaug

2018-19 Seefeld WCh (10 km classic) - 2:45 behind Johaug

 

One summer later...

2019-20 Ruka WC (10 km classic) - 0:45 behind Johaug

 

Not bad for your regular 28-year old. In one summer she improved by over 72%! There is a hope for all of us!!

 

Bjornsen:
2018-19 Ottepaa WC (10 km classic) - 3:11 behind Johaug
2018-19 Seefeld WCh (10 km classic) - 1:41 behind Johaug

One summer later...
2019-20 Ruka WC (10 km classic) - 0:45 behind Johaug

Brennan:
2018-19 Ottepaa WC (10 km classic) - 3:09 behind Johaug
2018-19 Seefeld WCh (10 km classic) - 1:45 behind Johaug

One summer later...
2019-20 Ruka WC (10 km classic) - 0:57 behind Johaug

 

 

 

I share your feelings, don't get me wrong, but at least part of the difference is due to Johaug not having destroyed everyone as much as in those races.

[phelps 8,714]

yeah, I think Therese today was absolutely in control of the operations and didn't want to waste too much energy (tomorrow there's another race)...

 

p.s. Scardoni yesterday won the qualification race of the sprint event...today, after 1.2km, she was 23 secs behind Johaug...

 

and at the end of the race she's "only" 2.05 behind the Norwegian (currently in 35th place, best Italian girl of the day)...

Edited November 30, 2019 by phelps

[heywoodu 16,464]

3 minutes ago, phelps said:

yeah, I think Therese today was absolutely in control of the operations and didn't want to waste too much energy (tomorrow there's another race)...

 

p.s. Scardoni yesterday won the qualification race of the sprint event...today, after 1.2km, she was 23 secs behind Johaug...

 

and at the end of the race she's "only" 2.05 behind the Norwegian (currently in 35th place, best Italian girl of the day)...

 

Which only means for a sprinter she dealt with her energy very well for the distance. No reason at all to try and blow everyone away in the first kilometer even if you're a good sprinter  

[phelps 8,714]

7 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

 

Which only means for a sprinter she dealt with her energy very well for the distance. No reason at all to try and blow everyone away in the first kilometer even if you're a good sprinter  

 

she's supposed to be an all-round skier...not only a sprint specialist...

 

but today she started slow like a turtle...with a better start, she could have made the top 30...but probably she's not mentally ready to face the pain you need to feel to achieve good results (at least, that's what Fulvio valbusa said during Eurosport's broadcast here in Italy)...

[heywoodu 16,464]

2 minutes ago, phelps said:

 

she's supposed to be an all-round skier...not only a sprint specialist...

 

but today she started slow like a turtle...with a better start, she could have made the top 30...but probably she's not mentally ready to face the pain you need to feel to achieve good results (at least, that's what Fulvio valbusa said during Eurosport's broadcast here in Italy)...

Or, at least as likely, with a faster start she'd have fallen back more than only two minutes. But I guess it's easier to just say someone isn't mentally ready to face the pain  

[Grassmarket 4,302]

Another race with very odd seeding coming up, should be exciting.

[heywoodu 16,464]

24 minutes ago, Grassmarket said:

Another race with very odd seeding coming up, should be exciting.

My eye is on everything until bib 70, Bolshunov seems to normally be the last one who can go for the win.

[Grassmarket 4,302]

Looks like another Russo-Norwegian war this season.  No love lost....