Cross-Country Skiing at the Nordic Skiing FIS World Championships 2025

[Swewi 460]

1 minute ago, Grassmarket said:

Still think the 50km should be Individual Start at the Worlds.  Yes to mass start at the Olympics, but at the Worlds you need to find the single toughest skier.

Agree about the worlds but why would it be less important in the Olympics, the event with the highest status?

[Grassmarket 4,028]

1 hour ago, Swewi said:

Agree about the worlds but why would it be less important in the Olympics, the event with the highest status?

Because with the Olympics you are catering for a general audience who don't understand the technicalities.

[Swewi 460]

Awful conditions, but exciting race! 

[Swewi 460]

Haha that was some interesting tactics, everyone stops to see if someone changes skiis or not

[phelps 8,281]

1 hour ago, Grassmarket said:

Because with the Olympics you are catering for a general audience who don't understand the technicalities.

no way, if people don't understand, just study! or, at least, listen to the broadcasters (hoping that they're good enough to explain those technicalities)

 

the Olympics are the highest point of a sport, it's time to stop those idiotic decisions that make it easier to win an Olympic Gold than a National Championship

 

in this specific case, at the Olympics there should be the 50km time trial and it should always be in classic style (meanwhile sprint events should always be in freestyle technique, as you have to show the maximum speed as the key factor)

[Monzanator 4,768]

Yes, I'd rather see time trial 50 km. Still remember Lillehammer OG when Jordi Ribo & Sami Repo got plenty of screen time leading at the intervals

[Monzanator 4,768]

4 woman sprint for 50 km medals so probably Johaug will be the odd one out...

[Monzanator 4,768]

Ebba Andersson falls while trying to pass Karlsson... Yikes.

[Monzanator 4,768]

Frida Karlsson finally wins individual WCh gold medal

[Swewi 460]

56 minutes ago, Monzanator said:

Ebba Andersson falls while trying to pass Karlsson... Yikes.

Johaug would probably only have one individual medal from this championship without the fall from Sundling/Weng in Skiathlon and this.