Monzanator 3,593 Posted December 29, 2019 #21 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Tour de Ski has completely lost its lore. Plus the Norwegian dominance doesn't attract new fans whatsoever. Obviously I'm not gonna watch even 5 secs of this crap this season. I've been critical of mass starts since day one and 10km mass starts is the most stupid idea ever. However it's all down to TV and FIS tries to sell crap that "fans love mass starts". It's complete bullshit. PS. Long individual races in Tour de Ski make no sense since half of the starters (and sprinters) would withdraw before that stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,470 Posted December 29, 2019 #22 Share Posted December 29, 2019 2 minutes ago, Monzanator said: Tour de Ski has completely lost its lore. Plus the Norwegian dominance doesn't attract new fans whatsoever. Obviously I'm not gonna watch even 5 secs of this crap this season. I've been critical of mass starts since day one and 10km mass starts is the most stupid idea ever. However it's all down to TV and FIS tries to sell crap that "fans love mass starts". It's complete bullshit. PS. Long individual races in Tour de Ski make no sense since half of the starters (and sprinters) would withdraw before that stage. *Sighs*, knowing that he’ll regret the next words to come out of his mouth because of the chaos they’ll bring: “I like the sprints and mass starts.” “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monzanator 3,593 Posted December 29, 2019 #23 Share Posted December 29, 2019 3 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said: *Sighs*, knowing that he’ll regret the next words to come out of his mouth because of the chaos they’ll bring: “I like the sprints and mass starts.” You're too young to remember 50 km interval starts so I don't blame you. How can you like something you've never watched? 10 km mass start is utter bullshit, period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hckošice 13,217 Posted December 29, 2019 #24 Share Posted December 29, 2019 Tour de Ski was something great and fun to watch during the first editions, it was something new and fans loved it. I´ll never forget the Lukáš Bauer era, I was excited about this months before it started. Now it´s just one crap. I definitely lost any interest 2 seasons back and this year with the newest idea of a mass start final climb I am not going to watch it as well (not interested anymore). Wish FIS will remove this farce from the calendar soon. winter sports are going the very wrong way last years I am affraid Kirkpatrick, Monzanator and dcro 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,540 Posted December 29, 2019 #25 Share Posted December 29, 2019 1 hour ago, Kirkpatrick said: Huh? The final climb is not a pursuit anymore? Yep, wiki... That's some thrill gone from the last day. Also, two sprints. (ok, that's not new - used to be one or two last couple of years) Yeah even for FIS there seems to be absolutely no reason whatsoever to remove the pursuit and put a mass start in there. I mean, what on earth does it gain? It only makes for less excitement in terms of fighting for positions. If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,540 Posted December 29, 2019 #26 Share Posted December 29, 2019 1 hour ago, hckosice said: Tour de Ski was something great and fun to watch during the first editions, it was something new and fans loved it. I´ll never forget the Lukáš Bauer era, I was excited about this months before it started. Now it´s just one crap. I definitely lost any interest 2 seasons back and this year with the newest idea of a mass start final climb I am not going to watch it as well (not interested anymore). Wish FIS will remove this farce from the calendar soon. winter sports are going the very wrong way last years I am affraid Well since it's the cross-country skiing World Cup, I'll watch it no matter which format they use If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,179 Posted December 29, 2019 #27 Share Posted December 29, 2019 10 minutes ago, heywoodu said: Well since it's the cross-country skiing World Cup, I'll watch it no matter which format they use If you are that willing to settle, you shouldn't ever complain about anything. #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,540 Posted December 29, 2019 #28 Share Posted December 29, 2019 2 minutes ago, dcro said: If you are that willing to settle, you shouldn't ever complain about anything. There's a difference between wanting something to be better and just entirely ignoring it. It's part of the World Cup, I want to know how the World Cup unfolds, and just checking results is even less fun. If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirkpatrick 144 Posted December 29, 2019 #29 Share Posted December 29, 2019 I don't understand how semi-finals are drawed? I mean, all the best are in semi-final 1, SF2 with the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Federer91 2,132 Posted December 29, 2019 #30 Share Posted December 29, 2019 2 hours ago, hckosice said: winter sports are going the very wrong way last years I am affraid How is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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