Speed Skating at the Winter Olympic Games Milano Cortina 2026

[Agger 1,823]

5 minutes ago, Federer91 said:

You need to be special kind of morons to let this happen... Do any of these people know what is the distance, how the race is going.. 

Well. Leading the hunt could cost the chance for medal. It's a tough distance 

[hoversaBR 834]

4 minutes ago, Joshi said:

The battle for 3rd place on the medal table between  and  is still on. 

And the final decision will probably be made in the next race.

[Matteo92 330]

Just now, Agger said:

Well. Leading the hunt could cost the chance for medal. It's a tough distance 

 

That's true for individuals, but just like in cycling, all it takes is a few athletes taking turns. Basically, half the pack threw away a chance at a medal to avoid doing a grand total of two turns.

 

[phelps 8,616]

what a bunch of idiots!

even the squirrel jumping around in my garden knew that Bergsma was going to try that

and still they let him do it

🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

Edited 1 hour ago by phelps

[Matteo92 330]

2 minutes ago, hoversaBR said:

And the final decision will probably be made in the next race.

The decisive race was the men's mass start, because it was the one the Netherlands could lose (actually, I did not expect them to win at all). They are not losing the women's race.

[NearPup 4,102]

 a 40 year old Bergsma wins the only men‘s speed skating gold medal for the Dutch, just as we all predicted.

[Noorderling29 226]

Worst thing: It was completely predictable that Bergsma would try this tactic, since it’s the only way he can win. He has done it more than once in the past. 

[Matteo92 330]

1 minute ago, Noorderling29 said:

Worst thing: It was completely predictable that Bergsma would try this tactic, since it’s the only way he can win. He has done it more than once in the past. 

 

Exactly, that's what makes the other skaters's tactics even more indefensible.

[Federer91 3,353]

Doesn't matter who it is, you should never let anyone take such a lead in a mass start. You only need to follow, follow, follow from the start.

[Agger 1,823]

3 minutes ago, Noorderling29 said:

Worst thing: It was completely predictable that Bergsma would try this tactic, since it’s the only way he can win. He has done it more than once in the past. 

Which is without doubt why Viktor decided to follow at once