Speed Skating Discussion | Qualification to Winter Olympic Games Milano Cortina 2026

[TeamGB 216]

 Incidentally, Kok is guaranteed a top-three finish. - Translated from NOS live blog. Is this correct or a translation error. If so how?

 

Original: Kok is overigens sowieso zeker bij een plek in de top drie

 

 

[heywoodu 16,465]

26 minutes ago, TeamGB said:

 Incidentally, Kok is guaranteed a top-three finish. - Translated from NOS live blog. Is this correct or a translation error. If so how?

 

Original: Kok is overigens sowieso zeker bij een plek in de top drie

 

 

That's an error indeed

 

Better translation would be: "By the way, Kok is guaranteed a spot in case she finishes in the top-3."

[Noorderling29 238]

That’s the way The Matrix works: Given that she

37 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

That's an error indeed

 

Better translation would be: "By the way, Kok is guaranteed a spot in case she finishes in the top-3."

That’s how the matrix works.

[Noorderling29 238]

Short track relay Olympic champion Selma Poutsma at the start, but disappointing time

[Noorderling29 238]

[copravolley 644]

5 hours ago, heywoodu said:

Meanwhile  is on course for I guess it's worst speed skating results, at least among the men, in many, many years. Zero chance for gold in the 500, 1000 and 1500 meters, obviously no chance in the 5000 as well and not even a remote chance in the 10k. Team pursuit is also very mediocre. Perhaps a miracle in the mass start, who knows.

Thanks to the women, you'll still win 4-5 gold medals+ probably 2 in short track, and you'll be easy in the top 10 in the medal standings. Italy has no chance of winning 7-8 gold medals, and the only time they've done that was in 1994. The Netherlands simply don't have a phenomenon like Stolz in men right now, but even the greatest power can come to a time when some outstanding individual from another country begins to dominate.

Edited December 28, 2025 by copravolley

[copravolley 644]

5 hours ago, Topicmaster1010 said:

Meanwhile, it wouldn't surprise me at all if you guys swept the golds in the women's events. 

Of course, they will land on all fours paw and win their own along with short track: 7-8 gold medals, which is much more than we have won in the last 4-5 winter editions

Edited December 28, 2025 by copravolley

[heywoodu 16,465]

12:36 for Stijn van de Bunt, arguably even more impressive than his 5k, wow. Just wow, nearly a national record! 

 

What a guy.

[Noorderling29 238]

6 hours ago, Topicmaster1010 said:

Meanwhile, it wouldn't surprise me at all if you guys swept the golds in the women's events. 

12.36 for van de Bunt, 7th fastest ever in Heerenveen. Now mopping break

[heywoodu 16,465]

41 minutes ago, copravolley said:

Of course, they will land on all fours paw and win their own along with short track: 7-8 gold medals, which is much more than we have won in the last 4-5 winter editions

But let's keep it to speed skating in the speed skating thread