Speed Skating 2023 - 2024 Discussion Thread

[Grassmarket 2,761]

Always a great story - a look back at what might be the most gruelling sports event ever held - the 1963  Elfstedentocht.

 

Elfstedentocht: The famed, frozen race that may never return - BBC Sport

[Dragon 1,706]

3 hours ago, Grassmarket said:

Always a great story - a look back at what might be the most gruelling sports event ever held - the 1963  Elfstedentocht.

 

Elfstedentocht: The famed, frozen race that may never return - BBC Sport

Interestingly, back in 1895 there was a 36 mile race held on the River Cam at Ely

[Grassmarket 2,761]

46 minutes ago, Dragon said:

Interestingly, back in 1895 there was a 36 mile race held on the River Cam at Ely

They still do skating there, I think there are specially-built shallow lakes.

[Dragon 1,706]

Back in the days when   and  were the super powers of speed skating.... 

https://www.littleportsociety.org.uk/local-history/fen-skating/

[Jinzha 529]

Hachinohe City, Japan hosted the junior world championship this weekend:

 

Women:

500m: 1.  Angel Daleman 2.  Huidan Jung 3.  Hana Noake

1000m: 1.  Angel Daleman 2.  Emika Miyagawa 3.  Meike Veen

1500m: 1.  Angel Daleman 2.  Emika Miyagawa 3.  Meike Veen (yes, it's the exact same podium for 1000m and 1500m)

3000m: 1.  Aurora Grinden Lovas 2.  Hana Noake 3.  Akane Iida

Team Pursuit: 1.  Japan 2.  Netherlands 3.  Kazachstan

Team Sprint: 1.  Netherlands 2.  Kazachstan 3.  Canada

Mass Start: 1.  Angel Daleman 2.  Patricia Koot 3.  Hana Noake

 

Men:

500m: 1.  Kyungmin Koo 2.  Yuta Hirose 3.  Issa Gunji

1000m: 1.  Kyungmin Koo 2.  Issa Gunji 3.  Finn Sonnekalb

1500m: 1.  Didrik Eng Strand 2.  Finn Sonnekalb 3.  Szymon Wojtakowski

5000m: 1.  Sigurd Henriksen 2.  Metodej Jilek 3.  Didrik Eng Strang

Team Pursuit: 1.  Canada 2.  Norway 3.  Japan

Team Sprint: 1.  Norway 2.  Canada 3.  Poland

Mass Start: 1.  Yuta Fuchigami 2.  Daniel Hall 3.  Taiki Shingai

 

 

Another dominant performance for Daleman. And a rather anonymous tournament for the Dutch boys.

[Dennis 600]

And Daleman is still a junior for two more seasons as she was born in March 2007. 

 

[OlympicsFan 783]

So many 4th places for Germany ... Maira Jasch finished 4th three times. Sonnekalb looks like the biggest male talent at the moment, he was very close to winning 2 individual golds (1000 m and 1500 m). I don't think that Germany ever had a talent like him. He can come back next year and finish the job. At this rate he could qualify for the olympics in 2026 as an 18 year old and make some waves there. Hopefully he can improve to something like 35.5/1:09.5/1:46.5 next season.