Speed Skating at the Winter Olympic Games Milano Cortina 2026

[Josh 12,115]

1 hour ago, hckošice said:

Start List Pairing of the W 3000m

 Beune-  Weidemann and  Wiklund-  Groenewoud 

[De_Gambassi 1,295]

1 hour ago, hckošice said:

Start List Pairing of the W 3000m

Violette Braun will become the first   female olympic speed skater since 1988 

[Jan Linha 628]

Last international race for Martina Sáblíková in 3.000m race 🤞🤞🤞🙏🙏🙏💪💪💪

[Adriano 656]

1 hour ago, Jan Linha said:

Last international race for Martina Sáblíková in 3.000m race 🤞🤞🤞🙏🙏🙏💪💪💪

I will watch this for her! Great athlete! 

[Dennis 775]

3000m Women’s Prediction: My (Bold) Take for Today
 

Here is a slightly risky prediction for today’s 3000m. While my gold and silver picks align with the betting odds, I expect a few wildcards to crash the top five and shake up the final standings.

1.  Ragne Wiklund: Will set a benchmark time that gets inside Beune's head.

2. Joy Beune: Starts too aggressively and loses momentum in the final two laps.

3. Isabelle Weidemann: Will be motivated by seeing Beune fade in the distance ahead of her.

4. Valerie Maltais: Skating before the heavy favorites allows her to set a solid, pressure-free time.

5.  Nadezhda Morozova: A specialist on slower tracks like this one; expect a strong performance.

6. Marijke Groenewoud: Will attempt to match Wiklund’s pace in her pair but will ultimately collapse.

7. Francesca Lollobrigida: Driven by the home crowd, but her current form isn't quite there.

8. Martina Sáblíková: The legend sometimes struggles with the high-speed laps nowadays, but her grit keeps her in the top ten.

9. Sandrine Tas: Has shown impressive consistency throughout the season.

10. Jeannine Rosner: A massive talent, but these Games likely come a bit too early in her development.

11. Kseniya Korzhova: A wildcard; she won the B-group twice this season and should finish mid-pack.

12.  Violette Braun: Similar to Rosner—the focus is fully on 2030, but she’s here for the experience.

13. Merel Conijn: Drawing the first pair is tough; she’ll likely struggle with nerves and the unknown ice conditions.

14.  Marina Zueva: An experienced veteran, but clearly past her physiological peak.

15.  Josie Hofmann: Her finish will likely reflect her steady results from this season.

16.  Kaitlyn McGregor: Expected to finish in her usual World Cup range.

17. Yang Binyu:  Has struggled to find her rhythm and potential all season.

18. Momoka Horikawa: A huge talent who hasn't been able to translate her potential into results lately.

19. Laura Hall: Likely just soaking in the Olympic atmosphere.

20.  Elizaveta Golubeva: More of a 1500m specialist; she generally requires faster ice to be competitive at this distance.

[Dennis 775]

Ah I missed that  Sáblíková is sick and will not start 

[Dennis 775]

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[Bearas 616]

Dutch skating about to start 

[Josh 12,115]

Dutch are about to finish on the podium twice, aren't they? 

[heywoodu 16,267]

Oh fuck this, drones in the speed skating?! They haven't even tested it in competitions before, so now these skaters are at their big moment and suddenly hear some weird sound behind them all the time. Ireen Wüst is already, understandably, mad.