Skeleton IBSF World Cup 2024 - 2025

[Federer91 2,810]

2 hours ago, Grassmarket said:

Not often that people here congratulate sports governing bodies, but the IBSF have really done a good thing for skeleton this month.  Three Asian Cup races and then three World Cup races all in Asia have really brought out all the athletes - 38 in the women's race and 34 in the men's today, great start to the Olympic qualifying campaign. 

 

But on the other hand, I felt transported back to the pandemic era it seems. Watched the second women's race today and there were literally 2 people in the stands... If it wasn't for the different teams and TV staff It would look like a slide through a cemetery. 

[phelps 7,706]

4 hours ago, Grassmarket said:

It is like  in cycling after the year 2000.  All of a sudden WE were the DDR! 

nice (curious) description of what happened  

[Josh 10,654]

Skeleton WC Pyeongchang, South Korea 

 

Women

Gold-  Freya Tarbit (1:44.68)

Silver-  Hannah Neise (1:45.64)
Bronze-  Janine Flock (1:45.70)

 

Full Results

 

Men

Gold-  Christopher Grotheer (1:42.81)

Silver-  Marcus Wyatt (1:42.87)
Bronze-  Matt Weston (1:43.31)

 

Full Results

[copravolley 274]

On 11/16/2024 at 9:04 PM, phelps said:

nice (curious) description of what happened  

I`m a bit disappointed with the starts of the Italian team. I was counting on progress from last year. And here it looks like Bagnis is still very uneven. In Cortina there will be 3 competitions with medals to win and it would be a shame not to use our track to win 1-2 medals. The same goes for luge.

[phelps 7,706]

On 11/19/2024 at 9:16 AM, copravolley said:

I`m a bit disappointed with the starts of the Italian team. I was counting on progress from last year. And here it looks like Bagnis is still very uneven. In Cortina there will be 3 competitions with medals to win and it would be a shame not to use our track to win 1-2 medals. The same goes for luge.

don't be disappointed...this is the team and it won't change our perspective

 

Bagnis is (very) good only in Skt. Moritz and Margaglio is always herself, she just can't drive, she's only good at the start and after the first curve she's already gone

 

no way she gets a medal (and not even a good placing) when it really matters, not even at home

 

we can only hope that Bagnis finds the feeling with the Cortina track like in SKTM, and it's all but easy

[copravolley 274]

2 hours ago, phelps said:

don't be disappointed...this is the team and it won't change our perspective

 

Bagnis is (very) good only in Skt. Moritz and Margaglio is always herself, she just can't drive, she's only good at the start and after the first curve she's already gone

 

no way she gets a medal (and not even a good placing) when it really matters, not even at home

 

we can only hope that Bagnis finds the feeling with the Cortina track like in SKTM, and it's all but easy

If you hire someone like Wilfried Schneider, your ambitions must be very high. We didn't hire him to take 14th or 15th place in the World Cup or not win a at least one single medal at the Olympic Games in Cortina. The first average Italian coach who would be several times cheaper than a German could guarantee such results. In my opinion we simply miss the final step and a decisive qualitative leap forward, also in terms of technology. The same has been happening in luge for many years, that we are technologically behind Germany, Austria and recently also Latvia.

 

btw., Margaglio was the 3rd competitor in the general classification of the last World Cup. 

 

Edited November 20 by copravolley

[Grassmarket 3,449]

Skeleton Tour moves on to Yanqing  this weekend.  Asian Cup races tomorrow, then the World Cup on Saturday, and then possibly more Asian Cup next weekend before everyone moves over to Altenberg for the start of the full Skeleton / Bobsleigh tour again. 

[Grassmarket 3,449]

Just an early warning if you are in catchup mode - one heat race in the women's skeleton today, action starts at about 1h50m in the YT clip.  Heavy snow!

[Fly_like_a_don 1,091]

Just finished watching all skeleton races this season. 4 winners in 4 women's race and still no winner from Germany,cool.  seems to be the most improved team so far.