Cross-Country Skiing FIS World Cup 2019 - 2020

[Monzanator 5,124]

I've basically stopped watching cross country events two years ago. I have zero interest in watching the Norwegian national champs week in & week out

[Federer91 3,386]

Skiathlon should be in more events during the season. At least 3-4 for me, we don't need a sprint and 15k in every round.

[hckošice 16,622]

Stage 2 in Lillehammer (NOR)

 

Women´s 7.5km+7.5km Skiathlon:

 

1. Therese Johaug    42:35.3

2. Jessica Diggins    43:43.6

3. Heidi Weng    43:54.4

 

Full Final Result HERE

[hckošice 16,622]

Stage 2 in Lillehammer (NOR)

 

Men´s 15km+15km Skiathlon:

 

1. Alexander Bolshunov      1:17:42.4

2. Hans Christer Holund    1:17:44.6

3. Emil Iversen    1:17:50.3

 

Full Final Result HERE

[Monzanator 5,124]

20 minutes ago, Federer91 said:

Skiathlon should be in more events during the season. At least 3-4 for me, we don't need a sprint and 15k in every round.

 

You need two courses for this though. And then watch the bitching about the classic speciallists being screwed due to the course being too easy. Just too much trouble for the organizers while at the end of the day those poor sick Norwegians will still dominate. Why bother? Bolshunov represents the wrong country for anyone to get excited about him

[heywoodu 16,464]

43 minutes ago, Federer91 said:

Skiathlon should be in more events during the season. At least 3-4 for me

 

With the order being switched around every other time, finally. Always classic and then freestyle is old, nothing wrong with going freestyle and then classic once in a while.

[heywoodu 16,464]

20 minutes ago, Monzanator said:

 

You need two courses for this though. And then watch the bitching about the classic speciallists being screwed due to the course being too easy. Just too much trouble for the organizers while at the end of the day those poor sick Norwegians will still dominate. Why bother? Bolshunov represents the wrong country for anyone to get excited about him

 

Wrong.

[Monzanator 5,124]

10 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

 

Wrong.

 

Russia has some fans outside of Russia? Like where? People want them permabanned from the Olympics for the next 20 years and you tell me Bolshunov brings excitement? No way, Jose

[heywoodu 16,464]

7 minutes ago, Monzanator said:

 

Russia has some fans outside of Russia? Like where? People want them permabanned from the Olympics for the next 20 years and you tell me Bolshunov brings excitement? No way, Jose

 

Bolshunov brings me excitement, so yes way Jose. No, not among a majority of people - it doesn't help that a majority of people is so nation-focussed instead of athlete-focussed.

[Monzanator 5,124]

12 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

 

Bolshunov brings me excitement, so yes way Jose. No, not among a majority of people - it doesn't help that a majority of people is so nation-focussed instead of athlete-focussed.

 

Yeah, you probably missed the anti-Russian hoopla over the last few years? The further West the bigger it gets. Every single Russian athlete is suspicious these days. I bet there are thousands of Nordic sports fans who only wait until Bolshunov gets caught and banned too