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

[copravolley 657]

15 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

Yep, going into the history books and collective memory as one of the very best skaters of the entire decade 

For today, who would rank higher? Ghiotto or Fabris? 2 Olympic golds or 3 World Championship 10km golds?

[heywoodu 16,475]

Nuis after being DQ'd in the World Cup in Heerenveen last season:

 

Spoiler

 

Everybody, hide yo kids, hide yo wife, hide yo furniture.

[Dennis 849]

Just now, Dennis said:

Tim Prins maybe also not sure. Who’s going to skate the team pursuit now? Huizinga, Van de Bunt and Wennemars?

Oh wait, I forgot about Bergsma. A bunch of long-distance skaters might work. 

[heywoodu 16,475]

4 minutes ago, Dennis said:

Oh wait, I forgot about Bergsma. A bunch of long-distance skaters might work. 

Just don't select anyone for the team pursuit and use whichever three skaters are there, they've never taken it seriously anyway. Prins is going to be screwed now for a mediocre Bosker.

[heywoodu 16,475]

8 minutes ago, copravolley said:

For today, who would rank higher? Ghiotto or Fabris? 2 Olympic golds or 3 World Championship 10km golds?

As an overall skater? Certainly Fabris. As more of a one-trick rider? Certainly Ghiotto. Just can't really compare the two.

[Noorderling29 238]

If only Prins had skated 0,006 seconds faster yesterday, all this s… was not necessary

[copravolley 657]

15 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

As an overall skater? Certainly Fabris. As more of a one-trick rider? Certainly Ghiotto. Just can't really compare the two.

And Ghiotto-van der Poel? They 2 only counted for the same distances.

[heywoodu 16,475]

3 minutes ago, copravolley said:

And Ghiotto-van der Poel? They 2 only counted for the same distances.

Van der Poel, no doubt.

[Monzanator 5,136]

1 hour ago, Dennis said:

This result opens the door even more for Jutta Leerdam to skate the 1.000m in Milan as the number 3 on that distance (Naomi Verkerk) is falling out of the team, though Rijpma might also want to claim that spot.  
 

Also easy job for the head coach to select the skaters for the mass start and team pursuit with the skaters that qualified. 

 

What's the prefered Women relay line-up? I have no clue how the Matrix works 

[heywoodu 16,475]

Naomi Verkerk misses out on the Olympics by one spot.

Tim Prins will likely miss out on the Olympics by 0,005 seconds.

Marrit Fledderus misses out on the Olympics with a double false start.

 

Jutta Leerdam makes the Olympics in one distance, but not her favourite (which she'll likely skate anyway) due to an own fault and Joy Beune makes the Olympics in two events but not in her favourite one (due to not being fast enough, fair and square).

 

The media, all the time: Leerdam and Beune are victims of this system!

 

 

Puhlease, just stop it