NearPup 2,335 Posted November 14, 2023 #21 Share Posted November 14, 2023 1 minute ago, Olympian1010 said: Maybe a format similar to the madison could work for long track? Skaters could either push or hand sling on exchanges over a longer distance points race. Oh over a distance longer than SIX (abridged because it's a mass start) LAPS maybe interesting tactics could come into play. There was actually an arm sling this week-end, but that was because someone missed the proper handover (a push is just more effective). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto 4,528 Posted November 14, 2023 #22 Share Posted November 14, 2023 At one point the Madison was tested in short track and it has never returned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,663 Posted November 14, 2023 #23 Share Posted November 14, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, Olympian1010 said: Maybe a format similar to the madison could work for long track? Skaters could either push or hand sling on exchanges over a longer distance points race. Or we just ditch all the new-fashioned nonsense altogether and have five individual distances, like we had for decades and was always more than fine Team pursuit is okay...ish. Team sprint, meh. The current mass start format is still just nonsense and maybe at best 20% of the distance a real mass start race should be, mixed events just don't work well at all. Nah, 500, 1000, 1500, 3000/5000 and 5000/10000 are more than fine. Edited November 14, 2023 by heywoodu Josh 1 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 13,663 Posted November 16, 2023 #24 Share Posted November 16, 2023 This weekend it's Beijing time and in terms of entry lists we went back to normal: they were already there on Wednesday, as used to be the case but wasn't for Obihiro. Now the draws are there as well for tomorrow, with the main thing being Olympic 500m champion Gao Tingyu being back in competition for the first time since he took gold in the Olympics almost two years ago. https://live.isuresults.eu/events/2024_CHN_0001/schedule Josh and maestro 2 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...
Josh 7,050 Posted November 17, 2023 #25 Share Posted November 17, 2023 (edited) Speed Skating World Cup Beijing, China Day 1 Women’s 1500m Gold- Miho Takagi (1:55.52) Silver- Mei Han (1:55.92) Bronze- Qishi Li (1:57.01) Men’s 500m Gold- Wataru Morishige (34.72) Silver- Yuma Murakami (34.82) Bronze- Junho Kim (35.00) Women’s 500m Gold- Erin Jackson (37.91) Silver- Kimi Goetz (37.92) Bronze- Minsun Kim (38.00) Men’s 1500m Gold- Kjeld Nuis (1:44.80) Silver- Patrick Roest (1:45.36) Bronze- Zhongyan Ning (1:45.51) Full Results Terrible start to the WC season for Canada, only two podiums (1 gold, 1 silver) so far, and a very disappointing silver last week in Obihiro in the women’s team pursuit (hadn’t lost a race since before the pandemic) Edited November 18, 2023 by Josh orangeman and maestro 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NearPup 2,335 Posted November 17, 2023 #26 Share Posted November 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Josh said: Terrible start to the WC season for Canada, only two podiums (1 gold, 1 silver) so far, and a very disappointing silver last week in Obihiro in the women’s team pursuit (hadn’t lost a race since before the pandemic) There was certainly a lot of luck involved there re: the Olympic final. But ya, it's not been a promissing season so far. Josh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh 7,050 Posted November 18, 2023 #27 Share Posted November 18, 2023 Can’t find a thread that suits what I have to say, so I’ll just post it here. From now on I’ll be updating all winter sport results (if I have time) in the following sports: curling (slams and any major events ex. European Championships), bobsleigh/skeleton/luge, speed skating, freestyle skiing, and snowboarding. I know that @hckošice does alpine skiing, ski jumping, and hockey, @phelps does ski mountaineering,@maestro does figure skating, and @Dennis does short track speed skating. Can anyone do biathlon, cross country skiing, and nordic combined? maestro and hckošice 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,663 Posted November 18, 2023 #28 Share Posted November 18, 2023 (edited) Jutta Leerdam has been beaten in the 1000m for the first time since she took Olympic silver in Beijing almost two years ago. Both Miho Takagi and Kimi Goetz were faster today. https://live.isuresults.eu/events/2024_CHN_0001/competition/13/results Later today it's the men's 5k, with a fantastic draw: Sander Eitrem vs Davide Ghiotto could be a truly epic race to watch, both are excellent riders who get even way more excellent when they've got a straight-up fight. Edited November 18, 2023 by heywoodu Josh, maestro, phelps and 1 other 4 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...
phelps 7,214 Posted November 18, 2023 #29 Share Posted November 18, 2023 5 minutes ago, heywoodu said: Jutta Leerdam has been beaten in the 1000m for the first time since she took Olympic silver in Beijing almost two years ago. Both Miho Takagi and Kimi Goetz were faster today. https://live.isuresults.eu/events/2024_CHN_0001/competition/13/results Later today it's the men's 5k, with a fantastic draw: Sander Eitrem vs Davide Ghiotto could be a truly epic race to watch, both are excellent riders who get even way more excellent when they've got a straight-up fight. I'm in mourning... I'm already KO because of a flu, and now this (and the women's DH cancelled)...definitely not my best weekend p.s. let's hope that Eitrem vs Ghiotto doesn't end up like in last season's world cup final maestro and Josh 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,663 Posted November 18, 2023 #30 Share Posted November 18, 2023 By the way, like last weekend it seems there are no live speeds and time gaps being shown...finally, not having that improves the viewing experience a lot maestro and Josh 2 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...
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